FRANCE | Sunday, 13 Oct 2013 | Views [167]
Woke up with a 'champagne head' but still got out of bed early so I could get to the Eiffel Tower at least 30 minutes before it opened which is what I had been told I needed to do. Well fat lot of good that did me. The starting (and finishing) line for ... Read more >
FRANCE | Saturday, 12 Oct 2013 | Views [138]
Started today by flooding the bathroom. I stepped out of the shower into about two inches of water. It had been draining very slowly prior to that point. Not my fault that the drain was blocked. So after I fixed the plumbing (I am a woman of many talents) ... Read more >
FRANCE | Friday, 11 Oct 2013 | Views [113]
Bus tour today and we had to be at our meeting point by 8.15am so an early start, especially as we were allowing extra time to get there in case we got lost (always a possibility). We made it with heaps of time to spare which just gave us an excuse to ... Read more >
FRANCE | Thursday, 10 Oct 2013 | Views [143]
Our first trip on the Metro from Hotel de Ville to Palais Royale then a walk through the gardens behind the Louvre (Jardin des Tuileries) on our way to the Musee d'Orsay. The garden lawns are 'mowed' by curly-horned goats as we saw one hard at work (we ... Read more >
FRANCE | Wednesday, 9 Oct 2013 | Views [124]
As I predicted, I'm not very good at this blogging caper. And I haven't figured out yet how to upload photos. It was starting to feel a bit too much like work so I'm giving up for the time being and will just try to get my `stories` up-to-date before ... Read more >
FRANCE | Tuesday, 8 Oct 2013 | Views [118]
Everything went well on the way here. All my flights were on time. Getting upgraded to Business Class for the longest flight from Sydney to Dubai was definitely a bonus. Very nice G&Ts in the Qantas and Emirates Lounges! Although in Economy from ... Read more >
