Category Archives: Paris 2005

Getting a wake up call at 6, showering, packing, getting into a taxi, arriving at the station and boarding the train by 7 is a hell of an experience, I can tell you. Still, it’s just like catching an early … Continue reading →

A very exhausting day. It started sedate enough. Mirinda decided we’d catch an open topped tour bus and hop on and off as we pootled around Paris. We wandered over to the Place de la Concorde where a lot of … Continue reading →

Mirinda was determined to visit a Parisian department store and her wish was fulfilled. Walking up to the Galeries Lafayette was nice enough until you get outside the three huge corners of shopping bedlam. Thousands of people had decided that … Continue reading →

Up at 9 to enjoy breakfast in our room. The shower’s not very strong but then again it’s probably normal and we’re now so spoilt we can’t tell the difference. After Mirinda had finished another two hour grid, we left … Continue reading →

Left work early to get to Waterloo for the Eurostar. Why anyone would catch a plane is well beyond me. OK, it’s sometimes cheaper but 30 minutes before leaving, 2 hours 20 minutes traveling then straight out at the other … Continue reading →