Tuesday 31 July - Reims - 25C. Today we left the hotel around 10am to get some breakfast, but got distracted on the way to buy a pair of shoes in the last day of the summer sales in France. We eventually got to breakfast and started to plan the assault on the rest of the started the day buying shoes, then we had breakfast. Today is the last day of the "sales" in France and I am hoping to make a dent in the economy. We visited a shop that sold Fossier biscuits, ...

Monday 30 July - Paris to Reims - 21C This morning we caught the train to Reims from Paris' Gare de l'Est, It took just 45 minutes on a fast train travelling up to speeds of 240km/hr. It was a very comfortable trip and for the first time the train was not full. Once we arrived, we walked to the hotel in about 10 minutes and dropped off our bags, picked up our jumpers and went for a walk. First thing we noticed was that the shops were still shut. We found out t...