Calais, FranceTuesday, March 31, 2009
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Trip Across Europe DAY #2The signs soon turned from Flemish to French, and our GPS showed us that we were crossing over into France. It is neat to scan the FM radio stations as you cross into different countries. Only a few hours ago, we were hearing music and talk radio in German, then in Flemish, and now we were listening to it in French. Pretty cool. It didn’t take us long to arrive in Calais from the border. We had heard about being able to put our car onto a train, and take what is called, “the Eurotunnel,” from France to England, underneath the English channel. This blew our mind and we were excited to give it a go. We got our passports stamped at the border (which is a huge reason why we made the trip), and then was directed to literally drive our car, in a line of other cars onto a train. We were told to put the emergency brake on and keep it in first gear, and roll down the windows half way. Then, we began to speed into an underground tunnel. Within 35 minutes as advertised we had traveled, by car/train from France to England. Amazing!
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Christian Young
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