So I decided to spend a few days in Paris with my old friend James. He was there for the holidays, visiting his parents in the countryside and his sister, who lives in Paris and is expecting her first child (since born, welcome to the world Quinn!) I flew out from Exeter on Flybe, on a 6.30 am flight. I knew it was going to be cold, and that it had snowed the day before - I was not, though, prepared for just how cold it was going to be! When we landed in Paris there was a fair amount of snow on the ground (see photo), and because it was a small plane, we had to walk across the ice-covered runway to get inside. I walked very, very slowly - I have a fear of
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