Disneyland Paris

So where to start with the anti climax that was EuroDisney (or as I now call it EuroCrappy). Firstly it cost us 60 euro to get there on the RER. For you Sydney folks that is the equivalent of it costing $90 Australian dollars for a family to get from Central to Parramatta. Then we got there and the crowds were like the big day out. It cost us 244 euro for one day and after all of that we got to go on one mediocre rollercoaster after lining up for 2 hours!!! We left dissapointed but the kids handled it so well and there were only a few tears from Jarrah. I am so proud of them both.,

We woke up on Wednesday excited about heading to St Malo, which is on the English Channel. We got a cab out to Orly airport which ended up being cheaper than the train, only 25 euro. We then hired a car and I got to experience driving on the left hand side of the car on the right side of the road. It was great being back in a car again but the drivers in Paris make Sydney taxi drivers look tame.The distances displayed on French roads are very confusing but the roadside food is delicious. After a while we drove up to a toll booth that asked us to get a ticket. There were no signs even in French and we did not know what it was for. About 2 hours later we got to another toll booth where we had to pay 26 euro (FOR A TOLL!!!). Again there were no signs and we had no cash on us. Luckily we found that there was a option to pay by credit card. WE got there and found out that they would not accept any credit cards from outside of the EU. We panicked a little and the toll attendant spoke no English. We thought we could just get a fine, but they stood there shaking their heads, looking confused. After half an hour of english/french/bretton negotiations (which was hilarious for Maya and I) Callum managed to negotiate to pay in US dollars which we had on us. Jarrah continued playing DS the whole time and barely noticed what was going on.

We arrived in St Malo to drive past the walled city (IntraMuros). The kids were thrilled to find there was a fair nearby with rides, and we checked into our hotel. We were not meant to have a sea view but were stoked to find we had one from our balcony! We look across the English channel to the various islands in the area. This place is beautiful, and the people are so so nice. We love it here and are actually enjoying it more than Paris.