Brekky with the boy :)

Time is running out...

We have decided that there is not enough time to absorb Paris so in our next life we are coming back as Parisiennes!
Today we all did Pompedieu to look at the Picasso's, Kadinsky's and the Chauval's...ah so wonderful. There was a women's exhibition on the 4th floor that was best avoided, the 3 metre high, brown wool knitted vagina and a video of Yoko Ono's buttocks .... if you get my meaning!

Went to Rue de Rossiers for famous falafel which was worth it's reputation and then visited the Paris Museum which was full of paintings and artifacts showing the history of Paris through the different centuries.

Megan is making dinner tonight - Nicoise salad no less and a bottle of bubbles to wash it down. Ah Paris...!

Bon Marche

The food hall at Bon Marche was tres bien the spaghetti and pastas were amazing, some in soft pastel stripes and licorice all sort colors, the eggs also were boxed in soft pastel cartons of six,and each egg costing $4 each. Ate at a small local restaurant last night recommended by our landlady,we had smoked duck salad, goats cheese salad a cassoulet of seafood and stuffed peppers. Not sure what was happening last night but the streets were partying we thought it must have been Napoleons birthday to be carrying on till the wee hours on a school night.

The views of Paris

Today we took the metro to Moncea park, a super posh local park just a few blocks from the Arc de Triomphe. Sat on a park bench watching the world go by. Walked then to the Arc de Triomphe and climbed the 284 step spiral stair case to the top, view spectacular. Walked home via the Champs Elysees - sun shining. At the moment we can't post any pics because our Ipad does not allow this function so will post some pics once we get to Helens on Sat. So stay tuned

Ah Paris....

What can we say? Paris is as beautiful as ever, if a little busier.

We made ourselves stay up last night (well to 7pm anyway) to try and beat the jet lag but all succumbed eventually. Dira was awake at 2am having cups of tea with Megan while I slept.

Today we went to the marche de rouge enfant (markets of the red children) to buy fresh food for dinner and beautiful pink hydrangas for our apartment. oh salad! Megan and I then went for a long walk on the Left Bank in search of places where the likes of Oscar Wild and others hung out. Came back through Luxemburg Gardens watching half of Paris enjoying a sunny Sunday afternoon. But no one is allowed on the grass so chairs are valuable commodities here. Tennis, pony rides, big band jazz and lots of couples smooching is the order of the day here. Oh and don't leave out the small boys with long sticks steering their rented antique sail boats in the Grand Basin! Tres bien!

Dira went walking to Places de Vogues and in search of French onion soup which She found in a square near Pompedieu. Again tres bien!

Paris via London!

After getting back on the plane a few hours later we landed in London dizzy from circling Heathrow a number of times.

Then a train ride and a cab we arrived at St Pancreas station to catch another train to Paris. But before getting on the final train we had a breakfast date with Izac. Yes Izac who lives in New York was in London after working in Glasgow for the past three weeks. His sister Jess and partner Paul also joined us. Seems a bit surreal? It was! But great to see them.

Onto the train and a fast trip over to Paris.

Bonkers in Hong Kong

I flew into Hong Kong looking like I had not been in fear of flying therapy for years all going swimmingly until half hour before landing and KABOOM! We entered a huge electrical storm and at one stage I had thought the plane was on fire due to all the colors out the window. At this stage I was 10 out of 10 in the panic mode. All I was thinking was that I could not go down in the South China Sea without having made it to Paris for an almond croissant. They closed the airport to all traffic and we hung around until the storm passed and it was safe to venture on.