We are now in Paris! On our first day we went to the Eiffel Tower, only to the first floor as this was all Kathy’s knees could take. The view was great and the tower was impressive to say the least.
We have been enjoying french bread with nearly every meal and also some french beer with dinner!
Kathy’s teddy bear from nursery has been enjoying the sights as well, look out for pictures. Tim also blames the bear for the fact that we ended up at the Apple Mac Expo, an exhibition for the launch of their newest computer, the iMac G5!
Tim had a bit too much sun and not enough water and had to go to bed early with a headache so today we have been drinking lots and staying in the shade a bit more as the weather continues to be astoundingly beautiful.
Today is our 4th wedding anniversary – hurrah and huzzah! Thanks for all the cards we received before we went away; we are saving the celebration for when we meet up with a friend in Lyon.
We have enjoyed Paris but are looking forward to getting away from big city life and out onto the road again.
We’ve arrived! / Nous sommes arrivees!
The ferry was top notch; we had a welcome meal of fish and chips and that took up most of the journey. The campsite in Calais was a bit of a dump: lots of loud English peeps and not much privacy. The ladies’ loos were locked! Gorgeous weather though: went for a brief walk on the beach.
Fairly good night’s sleep and then croissants and baguette fresh from the boulangerie for breakfast. Then we were off…
We headed towards Paris; the journey took longer than we had anticipated and we saw lots of fields of sweetcorn (reminding us of our allotment). Absolutely beautiful weather though: clear blue skies and sunshine.
We stopped in Abbeville and sought out some lunch – baguette with pate and pork – delicious. Continuez tout droit!
We arrived in Paris at about half-past four and found the campsite without too much trouble. By the River Seine, it is large and we are quite far away from the entrance but we can see some lovely houseboats and we met our neighbours who are from New Zealand. Just some sleep needed.