Meaux, France: 30 June 2016
Day .5
Last day of work for DoDDS...forever.  First day of our retirement.
I tried to avoid the goodbyes.  With an empty in-box, I wrote a short note to the DSO staff and to the Kaiserslautern administrators as I headed out the door.  Justin and Gemma were waiting.  After hectic running of last minute errands and packing the car, we were on the road and in France by 4:30pm.  It was about a four hour drive to Meaux which is very near Paris Disney -- our first night on the road -- no Mickey or Minnie at all.

 

Our little hotel room at Premier Classe Chambers was funky and something out of the Jetsons.  Very small but fine for one evening.  We shared a bottle of wine and a crumbly and fragrant 12 year old cheddar.  Perfect!

After breakfast in the morning, we will head to Giverny and visit Monet's garden.  Perhaps we will see water lilies as we walk through the area that served to inspire the artist.