Saturday we planned to meet Thierry and his wife Vânia. I have been writing to Thierry for many years, and had not seen a picture of him, so it was nice to finally meet him. In the morning we bought our tickets from the Vincennes métro station. I took some photos of the Chateau de Vincennes. We took the 325 bus to Charenton-Le-Pont, where they live. I had his address and wanted to give him a surprise to arrive at his house. Unfortunately I didn't know where h...

We arrived at 7.30 am at CDG/Roissy. My first experience speaking French was a brief encounter with a lady and her child. With some food we had on the plane, in front of the declaration area, I wondered what I should do with it. She told me that there would be no problem. Being aware of the importance of customs in Australia, I wasn't sure what had to be done here. She didn't think I understood, because I offered the biscuits to her son and so probably thought I...