Blogs from Auxerre, Burgundy, France, Europe - page 3

Appoigny 11th August It is 8:30 and very hot. We were up at 3:30 am this morning to catch a taxi to Luton airport. Mohammed ripped through the empty streets, past Hemel Hempstead, along the M1 and into Luton in 25 minutes; try doing that at 8:30 in the morning. We tried to act like easyjet passengers from airport reality shows but were way too tired. We were very impressed with the lads on a football trip knocking back the pints of lager at the airport bar at 5:30 in the morning—mind you they have probably tasted the airport coffee. Anyway the plane was good. 50 minute flights are the way to go eh Henry?? Yeah fifty minutes is slightly better than 22 hours Apart from we didn’t see the Eiffel tower poking above the clouds. ... read more

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31st August Started the day with school work - wow! We left Epernay which was a little sad because we had really enjoyed it. We were leaving behind the fields of grapes and the river. One thing we have begun to notice is that the French are always out exercising. They play soccer, ping pong, they run, cycle ... quite a lot actually. We tried to stock up on food and diesel but unfortunately nothing was open - it was Sunday. That’s taking a little time to get use to. Nothings open on Sunday and come 12 o’clock everything’s shut until 3. It’s like having two short days instead of one long one. It’s amazing travelling through this part of France. It is predominately a cropping area so the fields appear seamless. There a no fences ... read more