Monthly Archives: October 2012
Versailles
“I’ve seen more famous works of art in the last 24 hours than I have in my entire life” – Ian It was a bit of a late start but that gave the sun time to break through the clouds as we set off on the RER train to Versailles for a full day of […]
Paris FlanerO
Dull grey skies greeted us but we stuck to our flanering plan, setting off to explore the area surrounding our apartment – Bastille, Opera, and the Marais. These areas used to be a bit seedy but now they’re trendy – the Brunswick of Paris. Starting out from Place de la Bastille and the Colonne de […]
Life In A Tin Can
Thirty hours, three airports, two flights and five airline meals after leaving home, we’re actually in Paris! Our adventure started when Pete drove us to the airport. I am not allowed to mention the en-route cordial incident. We duly checked in and boarded our plane. We flew on A380s and they were pretty comfortable with […]
Gluten free adventures
Only a week to go before we (the d-i-d part of d-i-p-i-d-y) depart and Deb is too busy making lists to add to the blog. So now its my turn to join the blogosphere. Deb gets excited by lists – she says this isn’t true but we know better! Am I (Ian) excited too – […]
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