We were up early today (6 am!), had breakfast, and drove to Calais France. There we boarded a ferry to Dover England, a trip that took about 90 minutes. These ferries are so big. I can't count how many semi & cars drive in before the several hundred foot passengers.
It was sunny when we left France but gloomy & foggy before we were half away across the English Channel.
Our return hotel in London is near Heathrow, making it handy for my early morning flight home. I was glad to be able to talk to people who spoke English, but at dinner I said "Merci" instead of "thank you"!
It's been a grand time & I'm so glad I took this trip. What an experience! I'll be a few weeks sorting through all my photos and I'll upload some of them on my blog in the coming days. I hope you've enjoyed the blogging:)
Got an early wake up again tomorrow as I have to be at the airport at 5 am...thats 11 pm tonight for all of you.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Farewell Dinner
Wednesday might we had our farewell dinner. Some are staying in Paris while most of us returned to London today to then go our separate ways.
Our dinner was amazing as was the atmosphere. Two Frenchman played accordion & guitar & sang all evening while we dined.
For apertif, we were served a cherry champagne which is unique to this area apparently. Then there was a choice of shrimp cocktail, escargot or French Onion soup. I had the soup which was very good. Since we sampled each others, I was convinced to try the escargot. It was an ok but one bite was enough.
Main course was a choice of salmon, garlic shrimp or beef in burgundy sauce. I chose the beef but, as with other courses, we shared bites of each others.
Next course was a plate of several cheeses.
Dessert choices were peach Melba, chocolate mousse or creme brûlée. Mine was peach Melba.
The perfect topping for our last night was seeing the Eiffel Tower lit up. The lights go on @ dusk, then at the top of the hour the tower glitters for 5 minutes. You could hear the oohs & aahs for blocks.
Au Revoir Paris! Thank you for the cooperative weather.
Our dinner was amazing as was the atmosphere. Two Frenchman played accordion & guitar & sang all evening while we dined.
For apertif, we were served a cherry champagne which is unique to this area apparently. Then there was a choice of shrimp cocktail, escargot or French Onion soup. I had the soup which was very good. Since we sampled each others, I was convinced to try the escargot. It was an ok but one bite was enough.
Main course was a choice of salmon, garlic shrimp or beef in burgundy sauce. I chose the beef but, as with other courses, we shared bites of each others.
Next course was a plate of several cheeses.
Dessert choices were peach Melba, chocolate mousse or creme brûlée. Mine was peach Melba.
The perfect topping for our last night was seeing the Eiffel Tower lit up. The lights go on @ dusk, then at the top of the hour the tower glitters for 5 minutes. You could hear the oohs & aahs for blocks.
Au Revoir Paris! Thank you for the cooperative weather.
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