With a couple of good friends from Wey Road we left on Friday morning for Lille and crossing the channel with P & O Ferry. Arriving in Lille where we stayed in an old Convent which has been converted in to a Hotel called Alliance Hotel- Couvents au Minimes and its really rather beautiful inside with some strange artworks as well.
see link to Hotel
http://www.alliance-lille.com/en/
The journey down to Dover was amazing as we left Wey Road at about 09.00 and pulled up in to Dover Harbour shortly after 10.35 and it was of the quickest times that I have been able to do this route but just no traffic. We checked in and after a short wait we boarded the P & O Ferry ‘Spirit of Britain’ and then headed up to the lounge for a sandwich and tea and for the non driving people , glasses of Champagne. The drive from Calais Port to the Hotel took about 90 minutes and it was also good to try and understand the new car navigation system and it did get there OK, which was a bit of luck.
After a brief rest we met up in the Hotel lobby bar for a few quick ones before dinner and then headed of the the restaurant via an Uber Driver.. The restaurant was called ‘Au Diable Des Plaisirs’ and was very good indeed, see link
https://www.audiabledesplaisirs.fr/
Then back to the Hotel for a couple of good night drinks and then off for a well earned rest.
