Interactive France and Germany
Trip Start
Dec 18, 2004
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Trip End
Jan 09, 2005
St. Omer, France
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Fortunately, we went back to one of his friends' apartments, and they let me sleep for a bit while they went out shopping for supper ingredients. Then a whole bunch of people came over, and they made a potato, cheese and bacon dish that used the stinkiest cheese ever but was absolutly delicious in the end. I also enjoyed cheating and talking to a few people in English because it was all I could manage. I was so, so glad to get back to Guillaume's house to sleep, which I did until about 2 pm the next day.
After I'd recovered a bit, wew took a trip to La Coupole, which is a great concrete dome that was built to launch German rockets at England although it was never used in the end. They have an extensive museum there, and we only got through maybe half of it, although that was enough really because I was mostly reading and listening in French although once or twice I tried German just for kicks. It's amazing how much things can change for the better in the span of only about 50 years. From bitter enemies in the two wars, their troubles are now completely behind them and I'm told they sometimes represent the other in negotiations now too!
After a few more days of relaxing, and one cheese-fondue session, we headed back across the Channel to England, this time with Guillaume's cousin as well, who spoke about as much English as I spoke French. I drove in his car so that I could talk to customs people, etc., and we got back to Loughborough with no problems except the fact that my ears were by now very stuffy.
