Our morning view
3 March 2008: From Amsterdam, we arrive halfway between Brussels and Tournai to Saint Saveur, Belgium. As we left the Brussels area, it was rush hour and we seemed to miss our exit. Again, things go by faster than the US. So, we turned off at a gas station to get our bearings again. In that part of Belgium, everyone speaks French and my 2 years of high school French definitely did not come to me quickly! Luckily, it’s starting to come back. After a couple minutes of figuring it out with hand signals, we were in the right direction again. We have a GPS in the vehicle, but somehow can’t figure it out. I think the system’s not recognizing the data CD that it needs.
When we arrived to the campground, it’s dark and we were up a hill. We parked and looked out to an awesome view of the lights of a valley. It was a great view while eating our late dinner. But, it was just as beautiful when we woke the next morning. There was a little snow on the ground, but also we had a view of this beautiful valley full of farm fields. We would have loved to stay longer, but we were already a day “late” to Paris. Just driving through the South Belgium countryside was a great way to start the morning. The farms there are so absolutely pristine, it’s amazing! There were no broken down cars and trash on the side of the fields like in the states. I’d definitely love go back there, stay a while and live like a local.
We arrive in Paris to the campground in the Bois de Boulogne. This park seems much like San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. It’s the only campground actually in the city of Paris. It was a wake-up call to leave the quiet Belgium countryside for driving IN the city of Paris. No matter how easy it was to get to, we were happy we made it all in one piece! For dinner, we didn’t have time to venture anywhere far, just the closest place - Chinese. It was definitely not my favorite place. But, Sean seemed to really enjoy the food. I’m sure it was his empty belly talking.
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