Day 6: dieppe to vimy

Today was a nice day for us as we didn't have to drive very far!  We woke up in dieppe and spent the morning in dieppe touring around.  Dieppe is a very historical spot especially for Canadians and there is a big war Memorial there.  It is a very charming town, very old and right on the English channel.

Breakfast was a funny story.  The French don't like eggs and bacon like Mike does and seem to prefer a lighter option like croissants.  So we wandered and found a place with Canadian flags on it and a sandwich board outside with a menu so we went on in!  Inside we weren't greeted very warmly by a very french man! he poured mike a coffee and then didn't talk to us!  So mike went over and asked him if they served breakfast(in French!) and his reply was something along the lines of, "croissants?!". We said oui and he ran out the door!  We were a bit puzzled but then he returned with 2 croissants.  He ran out to the bakery next door to get them!

Mike and I split up for a couple hours.  He went touring the war Memorial and I went shopping of course (didn't buy anything yet!). After lunch which was a sandwich on a baguette... They take their white bread seriously here!  We headed off to vimy ridge.

Vimy ridge is a place mike has wanted to see for a long time.  It was a pretty humbling experience to be there.  We took a tour of the tunnel system and trenches and it was so interesting.  There are so many Canadians up there too which was nice to talk to others about their travels.  I am definitely going to do more reading about vimy,  especially as a Canadian.

We are now sleeping in the town of Estrees.  It's very small and quaint, all houses made of brick and beautiful countryside.  The family we are with is just unbelievable.  They have set us up with some great room, booked our train tickets to Paris and even got us a place to stay with their friend.  She is making us breakfast in the morning and taking us to the train station in the morning and picking us up again on Sunday.  It's just crazy how much they have done for us.

Bed now, Paris bright and early tomorrow!!!!  Au revior!!