One more morning in the Kingsettle Stud.
We broke out Sally Lunn's Famous Bath Bunn for breakfast. Check out those cool boxes.
I was extra cautious.
We were driving towards Folkestone, which is where the Channel Tunnel terminates in England. On our way we made a visit to the Hampton Court Palace in East Molesey. This palace is where Henry VIII and his many wives lived.
A good chunk of the palace has been restored and is open to visitors. Check out those smokestacks and the brickwork.
Open air corridors towards the kitchens.
The kitchen gardens.
The kings loved their chocolate. Enough to have a dedicated chocolate kitchen.
I don't know who this dude is. Looks like a punk to me.
There is a famous hedge row maze in the palace gardens. We went and got lost in the maze.
After the maze, the girls played in the Magic Garden, which is simply a children's park, then we hopped back in the car to head to France.
In the UK we drove our car onto the transport train that would take us through the Channel Tunnel, a 31.35 mile tunnel that links the UK and France. The ride was around 30 minutes. We followed the car ahead of us onto and off the double-decker train and then we just hung out in the car during the crossing.
In France you exit the train and change to driving on the right side of the road like normal people again. This was especially a challenge because I was still sitting on the right side of the British car and shifting with my left hand all while navigating the streets from the right.
We made it to Lille and met up with my good friend Robbie and his sweet wife Lyndee. They were gracious hosts and made for a far better stay than any of our airbnbs. We went with them to a delicious crepe restaurant. The adults all got savory crepes for dinner (we shared a sweet crepe for dessert) while the girls went straight for the chocolaty sweets.
Tomorrow we go to church in French and then Paris!
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