Tuesday 8 September This morning we walked up Rue Cler and I grabbed a lovely little French donut for breakfast. We had walked past a few patisseries, but you could smell this one a full block before you got there. The children were all walking to school with their families. School was just a door in the wall. The kids there go to school only 4 days a week. They have every Wednesday off. Instead, they go from 8 to 5. We got the Metro to Notre Dame and had a walk around and in the Cathedral. Notre Dame is probably my favourite cathedral of those that I have seen so far. After having a look inside, I went my separate way to the others and explored the left bank. I walked over the bridge to ... read more

Sling me! We arrived in Singapore last night after 7pm and boy did we notice the difference in the temperature. The humidity hit us straight away. We had to drive around a bit with our driver to find another couple taking the same transfer. The drive to the city was interesting. Such different views to what we had been experiencing. The city looked so clean and neat and so lit up! We arrived at the Stamford and it was HUGE! It was very busy too. Our room was a deluxe and it was magnificent. Perfect luxury to relax and recover in. We had a hot bath and then went straight down to explore the mall connected to the hotel. It was nearing 10pm but very busy still. We couldn't resist the little restaurants there and ... read more

Saturday 14 October French Footy We went to find the Metro station to go to Montmartre. It was very scary. Luckily the lady helped us. We made our station change and felt a lot more confident about using the Metro. We walked up the steps of the Sacre Coeur. It was lovely. We lucked out. They were having a special fete this weekend. It was stressful at first as we couldn’t find a toilet. After walking around and around we stopped to get a cappuccino (€11) I used their loos. There were artists and musicians everywhere. A fun band left the vineyard and paraded through the streets. I bought most of our souvenirs here. For lunch, I had the best potato bake. They were making it in massive vats and throwing in whole wheels of cheese. ... read more

Day 19 Thursday 11 October Croissants and Cancan Meet 8:15 Breakfast was delicious this morning. The French know how to do it right! There were crème caramels and rice puddings. Mmmmmmm This morning we met Beatrice for our city sightseeing. We drove through the traffic and revisited some sights. We lined up for the group entrance at the Eiffel. She is very beautiful to be near. Unfortunately the day was not kind. It was limited visibility. The top floor was totally under cloud. We could still see quite a bit from the 2nd floor and it was nice to just be there. But rushed. I had to pry Rob off the back wall where he was firmly planted. I should have bought some items from the gift shop there, as I never saw them again on ... read more

Day 17 Tuesday 9 October Cloud Soup Wake up 7:30am Breaky 7:45pm Leave 8:30 Breaky was okay. Nice lot of bacon and eggs. We left for our country excursion at 8:30am. There was a lot of cloud cover, so we couldn’t see the mountains. We had 2 Swiss Carriages (more like wagons) waiting for us near the local school. The ride was quaint and peaceful. There was ZERO noise in this sleep town. It was lovely looking at all the little local houses and gardens. We stopped at Han’s house for some beautiful home cooked cakes, drinks and wonderfully freshly squeezed apple juice. The horses all had bells on their reins which sounded beautiful. The cow bells were beautiful music. Delightful. This was a perfect morning out. We arrived back at 11:15am to pick up the ... read more