On Saturday we left our cosy little house outside Paris and headed to an island an hour away from Saint Malo. At about 10:00 AM, my family had the car packed, and we were ready to leave on a five hour drive and one hour boat trip. Because all the schools in Paris had been let out to have spring break on Friday, and because of the rain, we thought it would take longer to get tot he port in Saint Malo, where we were getting the ferry, than usual. But actually the drive took four hours as usual. The longest traffic jam on the road was only 5 minutes.
When we got to Saint Malo, of course we looked for a crêperie. Once we did find one, we realized that we had been there before and I remembered that the crêpes were delicious. I had remembered correctly, the crêpes had been better than before. I had a oeuf, champignon (egg and mushroom) crêpe for starters and une chocolat (chocolate) crêpe for dessert.
Once we had finished our delicious crêpes, we walked down the road and went into a store with hand knitted and quilted blankets, toys and barretes all done by the lady who owned the store. We bought a knitted turtle for our new baby cousin. Once we walked out of the store, we saw some people walking down the road with costumes and masks on. I asked my mom why they were dressed in costumes and walking down with people taking pictures of them and then she explained to me that there would be a carnival in Saint Malo the next day and they were obviously advertising the event.
Finally we got on the ferry and were in Jersey. Once we were in Jersey, we drove for 10 minutes at the most and got to the house we were renting for the week. When we got there, we saw our grandmother and a woman waiting outside for us. The woman was to show us around the house. Once we saw all of the bedrooms my family had decided that my baby sister should have a small bedroom with a crib in it, my twin sisters should have a room with twin beds in it, my parents should have a room with a bathtub and four post bed in it and I should have the room at the top with a bathtub, desk and queen size bed with a view of the ocean.
Soon after we had settled in the house, my aunt and uncle came with our new baby cousin. Since she was only one moth old, she was very tiny. She was very cute and she seemed to really like me.
Then we ordered Chinese food for dinner. It was great! We had noodles, duck, chicken, ribs and many other things. We then cleared up and got ready for bed. My first day was a mix of a fun and boring time.
Soon after we had settled in the house, my aunt and uncle came with our new baby cousin. Since she was only one moth old, she was very tiny. She was very cute and she seemed to really like me.
Then we ordered Chinese food for dinner. It was great! We had noodles, duck, chicken, ribs and many other things. We then cleared up and got ready for bed. My first day was a mix of a fun and boring time.
