After breakfast we said our goodbyes to the remainder of the southern contingent (two had already left the day before). They went off to do some shopping whilst we made our way to the Place de La Concorde to see the obelisk and the fountains which turned out to be especially spectacular due to the [...]
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Paris – Day Three
The original plan for the day was to arrive at Trocadero and take in that view of the Eiffel Tower and then walk through the gardens before ascending the tower. The hotel receptionist advised that there were two hour queues at the weekend so the plan was flexed and we went straight to the [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 27th 2012
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Paris – Day Two
The day started off with a typically French breakfast which was a refreshing change to the chain hotels that try and cater for all tastes. After breakfast we set off exploring in light drissle which continued for most of the day, but at least it wasn’t cold and we were mostly indoors. Our first [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Oct 25th 2012
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Paris – Day One
The day had finally arrived for my extended family get together in Paris. The midlands contingent were just leaving for the airport as the southern contingent arrived in Paris via Euro-star. The journey to the airport, the meet and greet parking service, the flight and the private taxi from airport direct to hotel all ran [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 24th 2012
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A Room with a View
I have spent today recovering from a hectic weekend in Paris. For some reason all prior commitments for today changed and I had the day to myself which was quite welcome…
But on the flip-side there was an unexpected continual interruption to my day, but I laid the law down in response to that
I [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 23rd 2012
Last week my Mum was having a sort out ready to have a new carpet fitted. In the process she decided to get rid of some of the books that were in her book case. One of the was ‘Cheers! 1,024 Toasts & Sentiments for Every Occasion‘ by Kevin P. McDonald. It was one of [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Oct 17th 2012
