This rather long blog (my trip diary) covers from July 11 thru July 26, our remainder of time spent in Paris 2015. Paris has been exceptionally hot this year, hotter than any other visit, with temperatures in the high 30's; it's not good for sleeping and, after spending 4 hours rambling around the city, as a norm, I feel completely drained of energy. Anyway, on 11 July the Ackman's from Russell arrive in Paris. Ed has been in Shanghai on business and Wendy flew direct from Auckland. Unfortunately, Ed has a man-cold and his time in Paris is pretty miserable. The consensus for the afternoon is a quiet stroll around Isle Saint Louis, and a pilgrimage to the apartment Caroline and Wendy had rented last year! I leave to meet a friend, Fred, who I met
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