Paris 29th September

Today we say goodbye to the rest of the tour folk.  They left at 8 am and there were hugs and kisses all round.  Even got a kiss on each cheek from Peter the Tour Director.  We have made promises to keep in touch with some of the other passengers, particularly Beth and David.  I hope so.  

For us it has been all about packing our suitcases and heading off to our apartment for the next 6 nights.  We met Armindo the property manager and he has shown us the apartment and given us some tips and hints on the local shops etc.  

We have a washing machine so while we orientate ourselves to the area and try to plan our activities , our clothes will get some much needed attention!

There is a local market just round the corner where we had a late lunch and picked up a few essential supplies.  There are bakeries, cheese shops, chocolate shops, which of course we won't go into (yeah right), a supermarket, fish shop and cheese shop.  Not to mention a few clothes and shoe shops as well.  So pretty much every thing we will need on our doorstep.

The main door to the courtyard of our appartment

 

Colin's sniffle has developed into a cold so lets hope it isn't too bad as we have some very busy days ahead.