What started as a disaster, actually turned out to be OK.We left Cases de Pene at about 10.30 and got to Nice at about 5.00.By 6.00 we realized we were not going to find the B&B and we had started to argue amongst ourselves….family democracy!! Mike called the owner who told us that he had let out our rooms because we hadn't turned up at the estimated time of 2.00 and when he went to charge our credit card, the number was wrong.(I have yet to check the email...

South of France - Day 1 What a beautiful place! We're staying in a small village called Cases de Pene which is about 12 kms from Perpignan. The Gite we're staying in is one of six in a complex. (We're the only ones here because schools have gone back in Europe.) The Gites are gorgeous and the area stunning. We're at the foothills of the Fenouilledes and we're surrounded by Vineyards and Olive Groves. Today we stayed at the Gite, (with the exception of Mike who w...

Paris - Day One Today we set off to use the Metro for the first time. We took off without really preparing because our internet access wasn't sorted. Once we got over the embarrassement of not understanding the system, (and needing someone to help,) we were off. The boys were really excited about seeing the Eiffel Tower and they weren't diappointed. The looks on their faces were priceless...I think they were expecting to see a little iron structure. We all went ...