We left Oxted around 6:00 in the morning and
drove to Dover while listening to the audio book “Carrie’s War.” We got on the
ferry and quickly ran to get seats in the cafeteria area upstairs. While the
kids took off to explore, we adults had some of the breakfast we’d brought and
tried (not very successfully) to get forty winks before disembarking for
France. When we got off the ferry in Calais, we went to the nearest Carrefour
supermarket to stock up on provisions, including a seemingly unlimited amount of
bread, cheese, pate, and Bonne Maman strawberry jam. Then we drove for several
more hours until we reached Chartres. After dumping our stuff at the hotel, we
headed into the town to walk around and find something to eat. We took some
photos outside Chartres Cathedral and then meandered through the medieval
streets at our leisure. We enjoyed a pizza dinner at a small restaurant
where I
ordered my first ever menthe a l’eau – I’ve been wanting to do that since 8th
grade! When we got back to the hotel, the twins and the parents and I walked
over to the nearby McDonalds for flurries and a coffee. A nice American ending
to a multicultural day!
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