My daughter Charisse who joined us RVing in Europe for three weeks left from Charles de Gaulle International Airport located in Paris, France to go back home to Surrey, BC, Canada. She joined her graduation at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) a few days later and graduated with honors with a diploma in Marketing Management. She did not know she was graduating with honors, she found out only on the day of her graduation, perhaps an hour before she marched on the stage. I am sorry I was not there to witness this important event in our daughter's life. I just hope all the shopping in Europe and the free trip makes up for our absence.
Mar and I declared this day as a day of rest. We drove to the nearest aire and spent the day just relaxing, eating and sleeping.
The following morning, Mar drove out of the aire early to find a boulangerie to buy me some freshly baked chocolate croissants like he promised the night before. He got off from the highway and found a McDonalds instead but the shop was still closed. We found a supermarket which was also still closed. We drove to town and discovered Amiens, France about 120 kms. north of Paris. Likewise, no boulangerie was open yet for business. We found the cathedral also still closed but already, plenty of little children are there, to do what, we did not know.
Wikipedia:
Amiens Cathedral (a World Heritage Site) is the tallest of the large 'classic' Gothic churches of the 13th century and is the largest in France of its kind. After a fire destroyed the former cathedral, the new nave was begun in 1220 - and finished in 1247. Amiens Cathedral is notable for the coherence of its plan, the beauty of its three-tier interior elevation, the particularly fine display of sculptures on the principal façade and in the south transept, and the labyrinth, and other inlays of its floor. It is described as the "Parthenon of Gothic architecture," and by John Ruskin as "Gothic, clear of Roman tradition and of Arabian taint, Gothic pure, authoritative, unsurpassable, and unaccusable."
It was a nice early morning drive to anywhere. This was the kind of rving I have in mind - no schedule, no place we need to be, no pressure whatsoever, just exploring and finding treasures in Europe other than the popular tourist destinations.
We later spent a lot of money, Euros67, shopping for food and groceries from Auchan. Some of our favorite things to do in Europe was food shopping, cooking and eating.
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