Nous sommes arrivés à Paris

Yesterday began with a delightful homemade spinach quiche, coffee and freshly squeezed orange juice. Mario is an outstanding cook, and has treated us like royalty during our stay!

He even came with us on the bus to the train station and made sure we were on the right platform for the train to Rotterdam. We switched trains in Rotterdam and arrived in Paris at 5:30. We didn't get to our hotel room until 6:30 though, and lugging heavy suitcases up Paris Metro stairs left me panting and sweaty.

The hotel is charming, and our room is wallpapered with about a gazillion pink cherubs. I was going to count them for you, but the task proved too daunting. There are 22 on the back of the door alone! They are on the draperies too, but thankfully not on the bedclothes.

We did a little walk around the neighbourhood, then a bit later, found a nice little Spanish restaurant where we enjoyed a delicious dinner, accompanied by live flamenco guitar. A bit more of a walk on the way home, and that was it.