This morning we woke up really early to go to Paris...but we still missed the train :-( Instead we spent the day wondering around some local towns including Compiegne and Pierrefonds, but first we went into Soissons. Soissons is one of the most ancient towns in France, so there were lots of cool old buildings to look at, including a huge cathedral. It was also full of gorgeous looking bakeries and I got to try my very first pain-au-chocolat! It was delicious, though I was a bit messy with it :-) We spent an hour or so just wandering around the town and looking at the local market stalls. My favourite stall had lots of chickens, ducks and rabbits for sale - unfortunately daddy wouldn't let me have one. Next we headed to Compiegne. Just a
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