Novotel Chartres

Tres bien...<br><br>Drove down from Dover and pulled in at the Relais Beaucoeron Hotel and restaurant which is actually an upmarket truck stop. 10E for the nigh unless you dine in and then camping is free.<br><br>What value...for the grand total of 13E pp we were treated to a three course meal ...

... that we hired would incur an extra 60 Euro fee for returning it to destination (Charles de Gaulle Airport) different to our hire origin (Eurodisney). The different car proved to be a problem mainly for Aunty Ann. She had to suffer the overload of bags on her lap, and as such lost circulation in her legs for most of the trip. She was, in fact, surrounded by three backpacks while trying to keep comfortable over the long trip.<br ...

... Paris). When we arrived we met Sylvie who is now a principal, her husband Jean Michel who works with the military and speaks very little English, and her daughter Helen, who is 27ish and an accountant. <br><br>We were so thankful to them for making us a fabuous meal with a variety of wonderful wines and delicious French food. The dinner started around nine and ended close to midnight, but that didn&#8217;t stop us ...

Today we woke early in order to pick up our car from Orly airport. As we were checking out at 8am, the young guys who had been out all night at the discotheque turned up singing and laughing. I can vaguely recall doing that in my youth but that is so long ago now, and I was glad not to have the hangover. When we arrived at Orly we had found that they had given us a big ugly Ford and as we prepared to leave discovered it was a manual. Having driven a manual in Europe once before we ...

Will fill you in on the story of Chartres later!.....<br><br>...(writing this from Carcassonne, Fri 12th)<br><br>From Versailles we drove to Chartres, in the rain. We got a little lost trying to find our campsite (French road signs SUCK!) when I saw a sign for the tourist office. Forgetting it was Sunday &amp; it wouldn't be open we followed the sign. It turns out it was just a ...

... diggers in the region during The Great War.  While all Australian's are aware of the battle fought at Gallipoli, more and more are starting to turn their pilgrimage to Villers-Bretonneux.  Despite the military like planning that goes into a trip to VB it is well worth the journey.<br><br>After finally arriving at the VB station, we looked around for a taxi to take us out to the Memorial.  There was barely a car, let alone a taxi so we began ...

... 10,875 square meters Height of south-west tower: 105 meters Height of north-west tower: 113 meters. 176 stained-glass windows We had a look around the town, and had lunch, and i had escargots for lunch. On the way there i we stopped so i could post my postcards so i had to test out my french as the lady spoke no english. so i hope they arrive ok.

... Paris time" makes New Orleanians look almost anal about being on time! More than half of the party was there, but certainly not all. The priest showed up a little after 3:00 to get things started, but the Best Man, a groomsmen, and a bridesmaid who were all in the same cab together didn't get there until like 3:30 (apparently there is an American Church that is on the other side of town from the American Cathedral), which was fine ...

... month and was going home the next day so we arranged to meet on the Champs d'Elysees at 8PM. We had dinner at McDonalds. It must have been the busiest and the fastest one I've ever been in. There is something very French about having a beer or du vin avec le BigMac. After that we found them across the street and had ice cream at the Hagen Daz store. Jordan was amazed - "A whole ...

... you can guess the carriages are quite expensive so it's best to go with a group and split the cost (they can take up to 7 and the prices range from 45 to 200 euros), that's why Nessa and I decided to split the cost when our friends come and visit later in the year. Another option to see the gardens and other areas is to rent a little golf cart for about 30 euros, not bad if you split it up between 4 people and you can also get little audio guides as well and you ...