Category Archives: Paris 2014

Au revoir…again

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Gary

The final day of our short Paris break arrived all too soon. After waking, slowly (I do love the midday checkout), we wandered to La Beaujolais for the final time then went for a walk around the Eiffel Tower and … Continue reading →

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Architecture

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Gary

After a glorious sleep in, we finally emerged from our luxurious hotel room in an actual sunny day. Each day so far has been quite grey with occasional drizzle but today was beautiful…cold, but beautiful. Of course, we took breakfast … Continue reading →

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Maritime

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Gary

Following a second, perfect breakfast at La Beaujolais, we headed for the Eiffel Tower, walked under it and made for the bridge over the Seine, taking in the Palais de Chaillot. This building is described in the Rough Guide as … Continue reading →

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Wandering the streets

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Gary

Up bright and early at about 10 this morning. Such a gloriously comfortably undisturbed sleep in we had. At first the day was a bit blue but it quickly went grey when we decided to head out. Not that that … Continue reading →

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Nice journey, shame about the flat

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Gary

Why is it that when a human being gets behind the wheel of a car, his (and it’s generally a male) IQ drops by at least 50 points? I always tend to wonder about this when I’m in a big … Continue reading →

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