Stopped in for lunch at this amazing shopping centre with every designer imaginable in one store and then had champagne cocktails on the rooftop with views over the whole of Paris on our way to the airport. We wanted champagne cocktails and there were none on the menu but our waiter was the best and
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We have Scott and Gail (Michael’s uncle and partner) house sitting for us while we were away. It makes your trip so much easier knowing that your much loved pets are being cared for by great people. Being overseas is fantastic but homesickness does kick in, no matter how much fun you’re having. I emailed
The pavements in Paris are completely fascinating! Each one has a different story to tell. Even the back streets of little villages that look like simple paths are made from gravel from buildings from the 1700’s that have crumbled. And that last paragraph was a load of rubbish – they are just cement, my toes
The night before starting our canal boat leg of the trip we stayed in Louhans, a beautiful little town close to Branges where the boat was moored. Moulin de Bourgchateau, our accommodation for the night, is a former grain mill built in 1778 which operated until 1973 before being transformed into accommodation and a restaurant serving
Our best night in Paris! We went to the Louvre and a beautiful little cafe in the side streets of the Left bank, Cocorino (which will be a separate post) and then walked across the Pont des Arts which is not only the bridge linking the Louvre to the Insitut de France but is also
I know, everyone who has been to Paris has photos or blogs about the Eiffel Tower but its not just an icon, it is a presence, felt across the whole of Paris – you know that just over your shoulder or around a cobbled corner, that it is there, watching over the city like a
After leaving The Louvre and crossing the Ponts Des Artes, we headed to the Left Bank in search of dinner. Being late at night we didn’t hold out much hope to find anything open let alone serving but in Paris, it seems there is no such thing as too late! We came across Cocorico in
Montmartre, an area in the 16th arrondissement (district) sits high on a hill above Paris. Its known for its arty, bohemian lifestyle, having been home to some of France’s most well known artists – artists such as Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, Monet, Renois, Picasso – and the list goes on. Montmartre actually dates back until
I expected this to be a museum, albeit a large one with works of art that I have only heard about in history lessons at school so long ago. I expected to see the glass prism at its entrance, the long lines of people and a bit of artwork. What I didn’t expect was the
Wow! Not the best articulation of my feelings for Paris I know, and whilst I could use every superlative I can think of – words like magnificent, exciting, beautiful, overwhelming, awe inspiring, amazing, unique – not one of these words does justice to all of the feelings that being here invokes, so for now, a