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After a trip to the South coast to pick up my son, France here we come!
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Rest Area at the Channel Tunnel in the UK.
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France this way.
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View back to England from Calais.
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No trip to Germany from Calais is complete unless you visit the old Reims grand Prix Pits.
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Lots of People taking photos, a few drivers 'exploring' the speed limit on the long straight.
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There are a few old building and signs scattered around the place.
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There is free access to all areas, so you can get the photos you want.
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The old main straight is very long.
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While the Boys may like it, there are usually a few bored wifes / girlfriends around.
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View down the pits.
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The French toll roads can be very quiet.
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Every few miles there are many strange geometric shapes at the side of the road.
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The signs point the way.
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A tower of Smart cars.
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The Hotel in Germany.
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The Hotel is on an Island in the River!.
- Hotel location in google maps
That Night I ordered a beer, the barmaid said " Rough Arse? ". Yep they have a beer called Rothaus.
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Even better, fancy a Rough Arse pils?.
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Its a small village, but has a Cinema.
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The street furniture is stylish.
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And as is usual, in Europe, there are several Statues and sculptures.
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A couple of days were spent at Europa-park.
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it has the usual queues.
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and the Usual crowds.
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The Usual clichés.
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And another cliché.
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We went sightseeing around the area.
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When we got back to the car park after lunch by the lake, couple of cars had parked next to mine. I think they were trying to tell me something.
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Did a dry toboggan, they even had a speed trap that logged your speed on a photo ( which you could buy ).
- Toboggan run location in google maps
There's a reason everything is very Green in the black forest, it rains a lot. So make sure you can quickly add a canopy to your dry toboggan.
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As you would expect everything in well run and very clean around here.
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Saw a bear ( and Wolf ) in the Woods. ________________________________________________ I can be contacted at smf@smfpics.com |