Hello from Bourges. We collectd our Eurolease car this morning and made our first mistake in the first five minutes. We are now quite familiar with some of the outskirts of Paris having spent one hour getting totally lost and eventually having to find our way back to Orlay airport, where we collected the car, before starting all over again. Had a brief visit to Versalles - an amazing Chateau and very pretty town centre. We then got lost again finding our way out of the place. As you can imagine, stress levels were very high and Ella was very quiet in the back seat! The car is great, a Pugeot 307 wagon with a glass roof, meaning that you have a fantastic view, even from the back seat. We experienced the toll roads twice to get here, speed limit is 130 km/hour and 110 km/hour when it is raining. Don't think our NZ roads would handle it. It is an amazingly quick way to cover lots of distance in a short time.
We also had our first supermarket 'experience'. I love looking at all of the different things available and trying to make myself understood. David and Ella were very surprised that I understood the directions given to us by the man at the hotel tonight - and we didn't get lost this time.
David can't believe how cheap the wine is - bought a bottle of Merlot for less than $3.00! (made in France - not China!)
4 comments:
Morning the Youngs. Sounds as though the trip is going well and the weather looks good to. Cheap wine - if its that cheap dont just buy one bottle get sloshed on a whole lot more!!
Weather here is cold - snow on the Maungatuas.
Julia is now at her mothers she has not bought a sim card just texting on her moobile.
Enjoy, no fighting in the car, keep to the right side of the road and fly the flag high.
Chris
Try not get too stressed in the car. Whish I was in Paris such a beautiful city. Richard said to take Ella down le Pigard,although David might like to stay longer !!
Annette and Richard
Wow, sounds like you are having an awesome time. Weather here is crap and the holidays are dragging. Destiny says to say 'hi' to Ella and asks if there any chance of her bringing home a couple of 5 or 10cent foreign coins home for her collection (will pay you in NZ money equiv). Hope all goes well and that you continue to have a safe trip. Naomi
Greetings the Youngs. A lovely sunny day in Dunners but not nearlly as exciting as your goings on.No surprise that Ella was very quiet when the terse remarks were flying when you were 'lost'.Its times like these that build family relationships.
Love the idea of wine for $3 a bottle. I would have got 63 bottles for the equivalent of the case I brought last week through the wine club.
Christina did you see Dr Marie Clay died last week. Will be interesting to see who advocates for RR now.
Cheers
Peter
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