Day Six Calais

Sorry it is out of order.  Don't know how that happened. :)

Today was wonderful.  We got up early and after a delicious breakfast of yes, croissants, regular and chocolate filled, hard boiled eggs, brie cheese and some other faint cheese, orange juice and blood oranges, we were full. :)  We packed some stuff for lunch and we went to the beach.  The beach was amazing and it was my first experience with the ocean.  I mean real ocean.  It was wonderful.  I still am still a mountain person if I have a preference, but it was awesome to see.  I picked up shells and took pictures of the sea gulls.  There were a ton of French Fishermen out there too, with large nets that they used to catch shrimp and crab.  I took a ton of their pictures.  One other Frenchman was using a strange tool and sucking up wet sand out of it and extracting sea worms that he then sold to deep sea fisherman.  Many people say that the French are rude or impolite etc. But so far my experience has been the complete opposite.  The English in London were far more rude than the French have been.  These people are wonderfully nice and in spite of a language barrier try their best to help.  After eating leftover fruit, rolls and cheese for lunch, Jennifer and I found a Patisserie, or pastry shop.  They are all over here actually and each one has a different variety of confection.  I posted pictures of these delicious treats on Facebook and believe me, they were as tasty as they are beautiful.  Then we went to the town hall where we saw Rodin's sculpture, the bourgoise de calais, and then we went to Le Muse de Rodin,(museum) and we spent the afternoon there.  We saw a lot of great art and it was a fun experience.  The receptionist spoke English and was very helpful.  We then went to this beautiful French park and garden by the old fort in Calais.  They have taken the moat and turned it into a gorgeous walking path with a river and lush gardens.  It is really nice.  We took lots of pictures and then went back to the pastry shop to get more pastries and Quiche's for dinner.  It was really tasty.  In Paris we might actually eat at a real restaurant but we don't want to spend all of our money in Calais.