We travelled through the Eurotunnel... We gave ourselves a lot more time to get down to Folkestone because of Operation Stack - a procedure set up to park or stack lorries on the M20 because of disruption caused by the migrant crisis in Calais.
We made good time ... When we arrived they managed to get us on a slightly earlier train. We were really impressed with the experience we had.
We had a wonderful time together. We visited Dunkirk, Disneyland Paris, Paris, Utah & Omaha beach, La Coupole....
Disneyland Paris was scorching! The hotel we stayed at in the evening on the outskirts of Paris was an Ibis Budget hotel - never again. The windows wouldn't open so we couldn't get any fresh air. Josh, Ryan & Ethan were in a separate room to Colin, Soohie & I - Josh couldn't sleep. At midnight him and Colin were out on the streets looking for a pharmacy so they could buy sleeping tablets - shows their desperation .... They managed to get some sleep eventually.
Whilst in Paris we visited Notre Dame, the Louvre (except we went on a day it was closed and the Eiffel Tower.... Ethan want feeling fab so we didn't manage to go up - the top was shut anyway sadly - a good reason to return.
The journey back to Fruges took us around the L'arc de Triomphe - oh my! French Parisian drivers are crazy - it appears no one follows any road rules. Colin took a video - I'll try and post it soon....
It was a 4 hour drive to Utah beach - Josh had expressed a desire to visit this location - we're glad we went.... Very humbling experience....
Notre Dame
Disneyland Paris
La Louvre
CalaisMore pictures on my FaceBook page....
Moment spent with my family are the most precious and are stored in the receptacles of my heart and soul. Here's to making a many more memories together.
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