Currently, I write this while sitting in our room at Hotel Jehan de Beauce in Chartres, and am thinking that we are going to probably have to pare down on a few things we are lugging around (we chose this hotel as it was downtown AND had parking only to find out afterward that the parking was down the street and the only parking spot available was on the 7th floor!) Since this is likely to be a common experience we need to pare down.
Now, I know what you're thinking. You think that I don't need my Restoration Hardware fun-fur lined slippers. You would be wrong!!!!! I am wearing them right now and they are so comfortable and comforting that I cannot part from them! It feels as if Hayley is sitting on my feet.
Maybe we are just feeling luggage weary because we carted everything from our flat in Paris 23 metro stops to the Renault Car Leasing office. It was fun. Actually it went very smoothly, if you ignore that fact that our large suitcase trolley handle actually broke. Picking up the Mégane was a breeze. All the paperwork was pre-done. We just picked up the keys and took off.
Our itinerary for the next few days is to hang out in Chartres as we explore the town and the cathedral here, the Cathedral of our Lady of Chartres, and possibly head back towards Versailles to spend a day there. There is a English scholar who does daily tours of the Chartres cathedral. He's been studying it for 50 years which makes we wonder how he can limit his tours to only 75 minutes. We'll found out tomorrow.
Marcus can't decide whether or not he is coming down with a cold. Let's hope not!
Bye for now!
3 comments:
Hi K&M - I'm enjoying the daily updates on your journey. Makes me want to go to France and eat chocolate mousse... I have sent you some info on the city of Tours; pls check your email. :)
Hey Marcus,
This is Carmen's daughter Sandra. Our mom's are quite computer illiterate... so I'm helping out as well. I guess your mom is concerned about contacting you via this blog. She is worried that everyone will see her correspondence with you. Is this a secure way of contacting you? I think that she is going to get an email address using Sympatico... I figure if her laptop has wireless then she could steal someone elses connection and get a hotmail acct instead. Do you know if her laptop has wireless capability?
Take care,
Sandra
If you are thinking of paring down.....hmmmm maybe a yoga mat or two. How is that going anyhow? I think a bottle of French Red will relax Marcus as much as an hour of yoga. Enjoy Portugal.
Laura
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