Postcard from Paris

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The pictures are 2 of many taken from the Eiffel Tower, by the way.

At first I thought I may have cause to be fickle, forsaking my love of grand old London for the chic and temperamental Paris. But no. It was only a one-day stand, a day spent awestruck at the grandeur of the buildings and the views from the Tour Eiffel (dare I admit from just the first floor? but in my defence, those 320-odd steps were enough and I have a thing with heights and we had a lunch meeting to make) and the Gothic magnificence of Notre Dame and the bridges and le fromage et jambon and the cafe creme.

But then it rained, you see, and the traffic became a nightmare and after an accident (the way they drive, no surprise!) snarled the city streets even more, there we were stuck in our taxi with the clock ticking and it took a herculean effort on the part of our tres gallant taxi driver to get us close enough to Gare du Nord. Then we ran, through the rain, shoes kicked off to help with speed, and fell onto our return train with bare minutes to spare.

And so ended my brief fling with Paris. I will return one day, with more time to explore and more time to enjoy...the streets, the buildings, the art and culture and history. And the patisseries.

PS: Gabrielle says g'day!