Spin out
Earlier breakfast today as it snowed all night, squalled past the breakfast room window fresh from the mountain tops as we ate and kept it… Read More »Spin out
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
Awoke to big flakes wafting down and the distant conifers heavy with snow. Onsen egg, rice, fish, pickled vegetables and coffee then out into it.… Read More »Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
My arse will thank me
This day starts with me standing like a bollard in an airport corridor, en-baggaged tourists seething past vying for poll position at customs. Rubber gloved… Read More »My arse will thank me
We’re off!
“I Haven’t Been Everywhere, But It’s On My List.” Susan Sontag Mein Gott, how do you not turn into a pig on a plane? With… Read More »We’re off!
Day 43 – Nanoo nanoo
Our last full day, and another sunny one at that. Something different today (as it turns out in more ways than one), a journey to… Read More »Day 43 – Nanoo nanoo
Day 42 – Beacon
one…more…perfect…day….can’t… take it…. have… to… finish….. soon. We grab a coffee and croissant at the local then enjoy the morning sun as we cross ile… Read More »Day 42 – Beacon
Day 41 – Lows to highs
We’ve written 42 before 41 and it’s late and we want to go to bed. For our sins, here’s a summary. After the customary croissant… Read More »Day 41 – Lows to highs
Day 40 – Le Louvre
We spent the day at the Louvre today, and apart from a minor delay trying to buy tickets on-line (at one below) to avoid the… Read More »Day 40 – Le Louvre
Day 39 – Poutine
Another wonderful day of wandering, to the Tuilleries today for a Sunday stroll. Plenty of people out and about; joggers (heaps of joggers), cyclists, roller… Read More »Day 39 – Poutine
Day 38 – Marais
It feels warm at eight degrees after Cortina, the sun is shining and we have a week of exploring Paris ahead of us. We select… Read More »Day 38 – Marais