So we have arrived in bruges but not before an absolute mission to get here - we thought we were going to have to phone in the yanks to save us half between france and belgium again! We were ready nice and early (lucy in her appropriate travelling maxi dress and sandals combo) and went to a cafe in paris between our hotel and the station to stock up on croissants. I then had a panic attack thinking i had left my ticket in the hotel room. We soon realised it was...

(Before you read: please realise that blogging is an English teacher's nightmare... By the time I make enough redrafts and revisions to get it how I'd like, we'll already be home, so please excuse any spelling mistakes - which will be made by Lucy, Luisa or Heather anyway, never me!) We landed in Charles de Gaulle airport full of beans and ready to take in as much as Paris as possible in 1.5 days. After finally negotiating Gare du Nord, we checked in to our hote...