Under the bridges of Paris and above!

In progress 13 October


Sacre Bleu! We escaped from Belgium on the fast train on the 23rd. Thanks Sue for a great ride into Bruxelles Midi. And a very special thanks to both Mike and Sue and Frodo and Forrest (the two yorkie boys) for all your kind hospitality and cuddles. Keep an eye out for those intruders yorkie boys especially the cyclists on the roads - and the dogs being walked, and the horse riders and Mike coming home from work and Sue coming in from Oman. Great to be woken up in the mornings by the yorkie boys - the doggie bomb!

Lugged bags through Paris and finally found l'hotel. Tired but triumphant. Beers, wines, chips and cooked chook and a good sleep. Today we Metro'ed Paris. Great fun! No shopping just looking. Galerie Layfayette, Magasins Printemps, C & A, Sacre Coeur, Montmartre. Met losts of persons to talk with and share all sorts of information. Drivers and pedestrians are still mad bastards, but the French friendliness and service comes through if one takes the time. Tomorrow Moulin Rouge and shopping. Gave away a whole lot of clothes to the hotel owner to save weight and ? make room for more? He was that appreciative that he didn't charge us for the beers and wine we had consumed after long days looking, looking, looking!




















Sunday for recovering and then Monday - Paris to Ancona 1st Class via Milano - on the train (and the restaurant carriage of course!) to stay with Ian and Jane at Cantinone. Thursday to Roma and Friday to Seoul for overnight then Kiwiland awaits.

Keep an eye out for pictures and report from Cantinone.