Category France
Food Glorious Food
A week into our trip and I certainly haven’t starved yet! The keys to successful gluten free eating are research and always having a plan B. It does spoil most of the spontaneity that non-coeliacs routinely enjoy but c’est la vie! As Deb blogged, the flight to Paris took around 30 hours. The only food […]
Sunny Day
There’s only one thing to do in Paris on a mild sunny autumn day, and that’s head north to the hills of Montmartre. En route we did some reconnaissance at Gare du Nord, since we will be dragging suitcases through it at 7am tomorrow as we hunt down our train to Amiens. The most famous […]
Rainy Day
There’s only one thing to do in Paris on a dull, drizzly day, and that’s head indoors to some of the multitude of museums. The bonus is that many of them are housed in spectacularly ornate buildings so you can appreciate the art and the architecture all at once. Back on our Metrogaine for another […]
Paris Metrogaine
“Forty eight hours in Paris and I don’t have a single photo of the Eiffel Tower” – Debbie Today began with some local drama – we stepped through the door that separates our cobbled courtyard from the street, and noticed a pall of thick black smoke, billowing from a hotel a few doors up. Next […]
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 […]
What’s The Plan?
First up, Deb and Ian head to Paris, where we’ll stay in an appartement in Bastille. Armed with a map (what else) and Metro tickets, we’ll take a week to explore our surroundings, indulge ourselves at the patisseries and try and live a little like the locals. Deb knows how to say “un croissant s’il […]
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