Springtime in Paris

Well, really not springtime, but probably early summer. Great weather, just comfortable and not too hot.

Our room at the Ambassador Hotel afforded us a view of the roof of the Opera . . .



brunch on the boulevard . . .



and an easy walk towards the Seine via the Louvre and gardens . . .





to await our water taxi . . .



the BatoBus, for a trip to the Tour Eiffel.





Then back on the BatoBus to the Musee D'Orsay (a gem of a place, thank you Serge)



Where else in the world can you get up close and personal with Monet, Manet, Degas, Rodin . . .





. . . or observe school students enjoying a class sitting in front of the originals.



Or thrill to a scale model cross section of the Paris Opera House.



Or check out an authentic Paris omnibus from the 1940s.



Finally to end our day in a cozy restaurant after a sumptuous meal with the perfect dessert

Springtime in Europe

Well, here we are again . . . just can't sit still.

In actual fact, it was really a question of 'what would we like to do for our wedding anniversary ?' . . and a visit to Paris seemed like a good idea. So off to London for a couple of days jetlag recuperation in Enfield . . .there the rhododendrons are at their peak. . .



Then by Tube up to St Pancras Station - stunningly refurbished in its original 1867 Victorian iron architecture



check out the Champagne Bar (empty) . . .



. . . board the Eurostar, under the Channel tunnel and in two hours here we are, in Paris at the Gare du Nord ! Magic.