Alec and Lisa and I made it to the Avignon train station just in time to make the train, having walked the mile or so from the nearby bed and breakfast where we stayed. The train ride passed quickly and comfortably, and before we knew it we were in Paris. We checked in at the Paris Renaissance Marriott, grateful that our husbands travel a lot, allowing us to claim award stays in very expensive rooms!
We caught the RER to Paris from LaDefense and headed for the Louvre. Lisa wanted to see the glass pyramid. It was so hot that we sat by the fountain and then sat IN the fountain which was refreshingly COLD! Bliss! We headed over to Pompidou center area, ate at a cafe then wandered around for a bit and watched the street performers at the Pompidou center. We had intended to go to Sacre Coeur but did not feel like doing all that climbing! Then we found a cafe that had about 5 screens set up- a crowd was already gathering and getting seats ready for the game, and they were passing out balloons, hats, and other fun stuff. Alec had a blast! I had been rooting for Holland until they started playing dirty, so I was happy they won. There was literally hundreds of people gathered around outside the cafe, it was great!
Alec and I took the underground channel tunnel train, the Eurostar, from Paris to London yesterday afternoon. Took the Tube to Liverpool St station, and then the 5:30 train to Diss, which would have had us in at 7. Unfortunately someone committed suicide on the tracks somewhere along the route and they closed the line for about an hour. Poor soul, it was very sad. Alec had a little 3 year old girl sitting near him, they kept each other amused most of the way!
Finally arrived to mum and dads last night after a stop for fish-n- chips on the way back. Bliss.
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