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[erk]

So I bought this tiny plastic car 9 years ago, and you know how it is, you get married, have children, and the plastic car gets forgotten in the garage. So I convince SWMBO that it is a good idea to dump the children at my parents and spend the weekend in France and fitting in some Champagne tasting whilst we are at it. (Can you guess at which point she agreed?) Oh and she hadn't even sat in the car since she was pregnant with anklebiter no.1 which was 4 years ago.

So day 1, the drive from Staffordshire to Amiens, via the tunnel.


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Sunset, still not at the hotel yet


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Day 2, Sunrise/moonset in Amiens


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I should add I am still working out my new camera


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The city at night


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Day 3, arrived at the Champagne tasting house


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Its only a tiny plastic car built in Norfolk, whats the fuss


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The fantastic clear french roads


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Day 4, the journey home, and a beautiful sunrise


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Back on the tunnel again


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The debris of a driving weekend


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Oh and it made it all the way there and all the way back entirely under its own steam (except the tunnel obviously), and didn't miss a beat the whole time.

[JonS]

Some nice photos there. Always like to see these cars being used on Euro trips

[Martin R]

The French love the plastic from Norfolk. We got used to a crowd around it when we returned to the car. They were probably trying to work out how Liz and i got in and out at our age.

[Greg.g]

Nice one Dave

Did you manage to bring back any bottles of bubbly or was it just a case of try this.. and this..this..this.. hic,,,    er, no thanks

[erk]

SWMBO has a bit of a thing for the bubbly so we went mad and got 1 bottle, and filled every orifice of the elise with bottles/boxes of wine from the eurotunnel shop. We filled the shelf behind the seats then it got very warm on the way home so we wedged the roof behind the headrests, it fits- just!

It felt a bit like the magicians hat when we got home, I kept on reaching into the car and bringing out another wine bottle/box.

[gklair]

Fantastic pictures Davey- reminds me of road trips to Europe.  Long over due another.

Let me know if you fancy doing another trip over? May take the spit over there (larger boot)-lol

[ExigeLaura]

Some really great photos there. Already looking forward to our euro trips next year - LeMans and Spa are calling again! want to do a big trip one day too - not sure if we would be able to fit that much wine in though, one of us brings too many shoes ;-) lol

[Martin R]

    Le Mans trackday on a scorching August day, What more could a man or woman want. Even if i did spend half the day going backwards. Im counting the pennies already.

[scatty]

great arty pics.....oh for some of that sunshine...

[MrSimba]

Looks like you had a great time

gotta say I love this picture!



The colour and form of your Elise sitting between two bland 'euroboxes' it just screams 'pick me' 'pick me'