Traveling to Dunkerque

On Saturday we packed up and Marie picked us up and took us to the Starbucks at Disneyland. Since there is a train station there also, we caught that train to Gare du Lyon. Got on the train and, lo and behold, it was not going all the way there because of the Bastille Day preparations. Figured we could get off at the trains last stop and catch a cab Gare du Nord. We did so, but there were no cabs to be found. So we walked a ways to the tourist office and they called a private cab for us. Just so you know, the price of an Uber is the same as a cab in Paris and surrounds. I guess Uber is no longer a good deal. In fact, when we got to Paris upon arrival, we took a cab and paid $56 USD to get to Serris. I checked on Uber after the fact and saw that it would have been 60+ Euros ($67 USD) had we taken an Uber instead.
Anyway, the Mercedes Benz large van came and took us to Gare du Nord, where our train to Dunkerque was departing from. He was blocked by hundreds of riot police, etc., so we got off about a half block from the station. We had first class tickets, but had to go to the second to last car to get on. Nice and comfortable. Got to Dunkerque around 3PM and Marie’s father, Christophe, was there to pick us up and take us to our AirBnB.

Nice place, ground floor and airy. Lilia and I went to the grocery store and stocked up with the basics, then off to sleep.