Harvey Paris

Brief reminder of first couple of days

1. Long flight via Singapore..met Sue there
2. Taxi from airport was great - Sandy's Frnech already paid off. The Cambodian / French driver was v impressed (so was i)
3. Aprtment is great..but no bread knife
4. Yesterday...went to Sacre Coeur / Cafe d L'homme...thanks Nikki was sensational
5. V Long walk home

... went through immigration and customs and walked to the baggage carousel, our bags were there waiting to be picked up. It was unbelievable!! The train from Charles de Gaulle Airport was quick and the ride was entertaining. An accordion player gave us a mini performance. Obviously he was looking for a donation which my friend kindly gave. We arrived at the Gare Du Nord Station and made our way to the hostel located only a ...

Tänään se sitten iski. Nimittäin kulttuurishokin ensimmäinen aalto. Tässä lyhyehkö tilitys aiheesta. 1. Epäjärjestys Ei voi pieni ihminen ymmärtää sekasortoa sellaisissa paikoissa, jonne se ei kuulu. Esimerkiksi salilla syke nousee pelkästä ärtymyksestä, kun jokaikisessä tankosetissä on erilainen määrä kiekkoja. Eivätkö aikuiset ihmiset osaa laskea? Jos vasempaan päähän laitetaan x kiloa painoja, voisi maalaisjärjell ...

... as is true to their reputation, although everyone I worked with was most helpful. We had commenced at the floor level ('0' or rez-de-chausee), where there were interesting fabrics at extremely competitive prices. Navigating though the throngs of shoppers was a tight squeeze. The floor level was filled with many customers perusing the huge assortment and bargain-basement prices. The queues to make purchases were ...

... part of the collection is closed for renovation, but we did still get to see the Relief Map Museum, which had a series of tiny models of many of the fortresses and walled cities around France. We also saw the Armoury collection, which has an amazing collection of suits of armour and swords from medieval times. Lunch was a fantastic baguette of ham, tomato, egg and lettuce eaten in the park in front of Hotel Invalides. There is heaps of construction going up there at the moment ...

... floor, and I was very excited to find a small range of fabrics. About 20 to 30 Liberty prints, quite a few Kaffe Fasset prints, and another 20 or 30 local (I think) fabrics. Some were Japanese-ey in style and some were traditional French style prints. I managed to pick 3 of the traditional fabrics I liked, while Mark paced around getting bored. See Mark's blog for full description of our long wait. While we were waiting for our turn to be served, I spotted a magazine rack with ...

... on!! From there i walked to random different areas of the city - no distinct destination in mind, just to walk and experience the place as i went! I did notice this day that all the parks, no matter how big or small, seem to have sports / activities available for people to use.. anything from tennis and basketball courts to table tennis tables and bowls areas. No wonder the french dont drink like the irish when they've this stuff on offer no matter where ...

(C) In Paris for just a day to share some luggage with our new friend Molly - who has agreed to let us leave some luggage at her apartment in the Marais. Just a real short trip through Paris this time - but we plan to come back and get our stuff...

Hey Everyone! We just breezed through Paris!!! Such a beautiful city, so much fun! We did all the tourist things... from the Eiffel Tower, to Jim Morrison´s grave site! Check out the photos, they say it all! Oh, and everyone there really does eat baguettes and smoke their faces off!! No jokes. Talk to you soon again, we have to catch a train to Brussels from Luxembourg right now!! Pam and Colin!

... for the Palace. My timing could not have been perfect as my presence on a weekend allowed me to enjoy areas not open during the week. Rather than spent countless words and time describing what I saw, please enjoy the pictures. (***I am curreently having difficulties involving the internet in Paris with uploading pics...they will come as soon as I can get them up....I may end up writing more in the mean time, we'll see, hehe)