Thursday 5 November Malcolm gets up early because he wants to go out and see the palace while we are here. Once he returns we head to the bus station. Our bus isn't in the list, but Malcolm finds it outside and we board. We get to the nice airport about 12pm and head to another bus stop to catch the cheap bus into town. We check in to our hotel and get upgraded for no extra cost to a private room from a dorm room! Yay. It's not quite ready when we get there so w...

Wednesday 4 November It's just a quiet day. We get up, have breakfast then relax and pack. We walk to the bus station and wait and get in the bus. It's just us two and the driver for 8 hours! 2 stops, sun and rain, castles and ruins, Classic French and Spanish homes, brush, vineyards and sea. A slow day. But a good one. It's dark when we arrive and we walk the short distance to the hostel and check in. Then we decide to do a night walking tour because this is ...

Sunday 1 November It's another big day. We get up, eat and head to the louvre hoping to see the Mona Lisa for free. On the way in we were serenaded by an accordion player in the metro. A great start. Unfortunately we were misinformed and for some reason it wasn't a free day. We got some pictures of the building and headed out. We walk down a very stylish and expensive street. I get a cool Paris coin bracelet. There are so many small tiny cars here! Lots of s...

Saturday 31 October It's a great 12 hour sleep we definitely needed. I found an English speaking church and we head out to it. About 40min and 2 train changes. It's nice to fellowship again and we meet some other travellers as well. We might catch up again some time. It's a day of prayers and it's a lovely service. We nearly stay for lunch, but it's a small space with what doesn't look like enough food. We decide to eat ours in a nearby park with beautiful trees...

Friday 30 October We feel awful. As to be expected I suppose. We get off the bus and walk to the metro station. It's pretty easy to find our way to the hotel. We are allowed to check in early, but the room is very much a hole. But cheap. It's far from the centre and no free wifi. Thankfully there is an iffy free one we can join. At least there is a hot shower, a balcony and a bed. I shower and take a nap and when I wake, Malcolm has a shower then a nap. So no ...