Getting away to Paris Wednesday 26th May 2010
Oh dear – how little space you have! 8 hours to HongKong and 12 hours to London. Wait 4 hours and arrive Paris 7.15pm Train then taxi to our BnB Le ciel de Paris: Lovely apartment owned by Lynnee and Phillipe Dumas. Small but so lovely room. The painted ciel in the living room so lovely.
Late dinner obliogated to choose more expensive but fantastic marty restaurant with Jan snails and foi gras and John steak and frites. Lovely red Bordeaux. Breakfast supremo croissant, fruit and fraiche.
Walk to Pantheon and see Faucault Pendulum – intriguing and amazing. Magnificent structure.
Notre Dame a bunfight so back to Mouffatard St for menu : JS chevre chaUD AND beef borgogne, Jan avocado and shrimp and duck and potatoes.
Big sleep and enjoy the free wifi at Le Ciel until outing to over the road brasserie for snack: JS cheesberger and Jan the cheese.
Sleep a problem for Jan. Then mixup re time caused lots of anxiety to get to station Bercy in time for 9.20 train. Embarked without a tix and almost had to pay for them again but all well.
Then ordeal to get taxi to Restaurant Escargot in Dijon but soooooo good food assiettes and so full. Car to duck Mill and Room Romantique with yellow net curtains around bed but spacious.
Nearly had accidents and went wrong way up to the Chateau so relieved to have quiet night in with bottle of local wine. Food cooking smells a challenge.
