Northern France

So the next morning we leave Paris and head to Château-Thierry and stop at a WWI memorial and cemetery. It was about an hour and a half from Paris, and I had some trouble staying awake from the cemetery. I was fine the day before in Paris, but those two hours of sleep in Oxford were definitely starting to catch up to me. I think it was the bus, though. Every time I got on it, I just wanted to fall asleep. It was a like a big giant cradle or maybe I'm a narcoleptic.









Paw-paw at the WWI cemetery...after I took this picture he told me that that is the best picture I'll ever take or have taken

Inside the chapel thing



After Château-Thierry we went to Reims where Eisenhower's headquarters were...this is the old school building that became Eisenhower's headuqarters and also where the peace treaty was signed to end the war...kind of amazing

All of the original massive maps are still up on the walls



The table where they signed the treaty...




Paw-paw and Mark looking on the maps to find where Paw-paw was stationed

An ancient Roman gate built during the reign of Augustus...karazee

Downtown Reims...

The restaurant we ate at... Paw-paw ordered pasta bolognese which set a trend for the rest of the places we went to. Pasta Bolognese in an Irish themed pub in France...


After lunch, we went to a .... CATHEDRAL! haha...I found this very interesting though, because it was the Notre-Dame de Reims...and it looked very much like Notre-Dame de Paris. The one in Paris was built first, though...so Reims really should've looked into getting a different architect. But I suppose imitation is the best form of flattery...so be flattered Notre-Dame de Paris. The one in Reims is where most of the French kings were crowned, so I guess that makes it special...haha. Oh and this one also had my favorite stained glass out of all the cathedrals I have seen thus far



Now that's just creepy



The coronation chair


Here's my favorite stained glass


I thought the drapery effect thing was neat-o.


Vineyards in Epernay, the capital of Champagne



That night, we stayed in Epernay in a nice little hotel overlooking the vineyards...