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Not at all impressed by British Airways or Flight Centre. Firstly we were bumped to the morning flight to Tokyo and told that it was the only one. Nope, the previous flight is still there and would have lets us get up at a reasonable time. The fact that we were transferred without even asking…

We spent our last full day in Paris shopping. Finding that the shops around St Severin, near our area, weren’t open until 11:30, we took the metro to Boulevarde Haussmann, the location of the grand department stores Galaries Lafayette and Printemps. We entered the latter store and spent about an hour and a half there,…

I love Paris. It’s a city that celebrates learning, thinking,subversive ideas and the enjoyment of life. So unlike Sydney. We began this very sunny Sunday with a walk through the Sorbonne, France’s premier university, up to the Pantheon, the resting place of famous French men and women, including Victor Hugo and Madame Curie. Unfortunately, the…

Too tired to get up early for the train trip to Vitre. Instead we had breakfast at the hotel and wandered out to the beach. The tide was out, so we could walk to the”National Fort”. Unfortunately, we needed to check out of the hotel so could not go on the tour. It was a…

Posting from an internet terminal at Anne Bretagne Hotel. Arggh a French keyboard! Looking forward to going down to the beach and touching the Atlantic Ocean soon. Interesting qnd qttrqctive city. Post more from Paris.