We have finally been spat out the other end of the international transport system and have now finally, after 60 hours of travel, arrived at our destination. The view as you can see is much more like what we had expected for our first night.
In food news :)
We lunched at Le Tir Bouchon, the bistro we enjoyed so much during our honeymoon. Tracey had the croustiffon of poissons (the plural is deliberate, because there was both salmon and sole in the dish); Andrew had the rognons d'agneau (medium-rare lambs' kidneys in a light mustard sauce). Throw in entrees and wine, for the most reasonable cost of 37 euros. We love it there.
We have also plundered the local businesses to assemble some very basic supplies. Consequently we find ourselves nibbling at Coulommiers, a light Jura blue, and saucisson de sanglier (wild boar), while sipping a simple Vouvray. Just the thing (although we're already slipping behind our ambitious "six cheeses each day" thoughts).
We're loving hearing from so many people - some by comments, email, skype and so on. Vagueone & Luke should expect more from where the 80s survived :)
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I have given Qantas the scowly face when I went pass the Qantas builidng, so i think they have learnt their lesson. Nope, they won't be doing that again. Tir Bouchon sounds amazing. With only 5 weeks until Charlie and I arrive in Paris, it's definitely made the list for us to visit. Definite improvement on the view from your Paris window.
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So glad you made it, and got straight into enjoying all the best that Paris has to offer. Keep up the good work, especially with the cheeses !
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