Had an amazing day.Have to wite this up later.Hello.It's 8.04pm Friday 12th September.I'm tucked up (on top) of the bed.Here's the Battlefields...We rose at 5am.Well, I did.Takes me longer...Emily up at 5.20am.Across the road for a coffee and we are on our way.Train from Place D'Italie to Paris Nord.Very large station but we knew where to go.Onto the train.Emily and I sat together. We just looked for seats that were not reserved as Amanda had advi...

Hang on a minute.I forget what the story was so far.Oh yes.So while Emily is out getting her hair cut and I am trying to tell my feet that, yes, we can do it all again... Inspiration struck.They have taxis in Paris.Wow. Now THAT'S a great idea.So as Emily walks through the door with all the picnic food and a great haircut, I just casually mention that I think we'll take a taxi to the Champ de Mars tonight.She thought it was inspirational as well.( I think...

But before we did that.I had to validate the Eurorail Pass.Hardest thing in the entire world to do.We went to Gare de Nord.After the fiasco with the Subway trains yesterday.Absolutely no one could help us.Seven different counters, ticket booths, information spots, rail offices...Every single person shaking their heads and directing us to another place.They kept trying to send us back and forth to places we had already queued for half of my life already.I was not ...

All the way to the summit!Magnificent day.Woke to brilliant blue skies.Not a breath of wind.And a forecast of 25 degrees.You can't ask for more than that.We woke at 7am.( If you discount the time I had to get out of bed at 4.55am to turn off the alarm on my phone.That's the time it is set for at home to go to work.How did that happen?I have to tell you that I didn't spend any time worrying about it.Zzzzzzzzz..... )Up at 7am.On our way by 8am.Train to ...

We're in bed.It's 6.45pm and we're in bed.Last of the party animals, that's us.We have had a HUGE day.Up and on the metro by 8am.Emily had the route all worked out.We arrived at Sacre Coeur at 8.45am via 14,675 steps.( OK... May be a little out there but not much. )If you are looking directly at Sacre Coeur, having decided against a frontal assault, we came at it from the right hand side.Very scenic... But it is high on a hill.And there are 14,675...