Visit to Dieppe and the English Channel

On Saturday, yesterday, one of the English teachers, Sonia, took me to her house for dinner with her family.  Her husband is an English teacher at another nearby high school, so he brought his American assistant to lunch as well.  Their house is out in the middle of the country in a pretty farming area with lots of cows.  To get there, we had to drive on roads that were nearly less than one lane wide...slightly terrifying, especially at faster speeds!  They have a very pretty house there, and two children.

After lunch, we all, except for their son, hopped in the car and took a little drive over to the costal town of Dieppe.  This is my first view of the English Channel. I'm so happy it was blue with the sailing boats.

When we got there, we parked our car at the top of a hill so that we had the full view of the shore.

This is the chateau at Dieppe.  Since I couldn't pick my favorite picture, I will just post all three. Only in Europe can you mention "the castle" to someone and receive the reply, "which one?" 

Crossing the bridge, to walk through the castle. 

This is the other American assistant that teachers at the husband's school. Emily is really sweet. 

This is the actual beach.  It was rather hard to walk on since it's very stony and there's no sand whatsoever. 

Here I am with Sonia and her family on the beach. 

There seemed to be some sort of a sports complex right next to the beaches that included this swimming pool.  You could just stand there and watch people do laps. 

This very ornate chapel is connected to the biggest church here in Dieppe. 

We saw this on our way walking back to the car. It's an old, preserved sign for a person who carves ivory.  Happily that does not go on anymore, but it's striking to see such a sign now. 

So that was our day in Dieppe! Next edition will be a visit to the forest to see a private artist's show and their atelier.