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 ...