So - breakfast in the youth hostel ...... Took us back to when we first met in uni accommodation in 1975!!! Holding our trays, collecting our food and then eating in a full and bustling dining hall. But I don't think we're in an ordinary youth hostel - last night I met a man in the elevator - Freddie, from Namibia. He said he was here till Friday for the UN. I thought "yeah sure". But at brekky there were a few tables of very well dressed girls - professional sui...

Another sleep in today, our train wasn't until 11.11am, so we took our time getting organised. As we left the Novotel it started raining - Paris was crying because we were leaving!!! (Sorry, couldn't resist the bad taste schmaltz). So, we trundled over to Gare de Lyon with our luggage and were ready to head for hall 1 where we've seen the train to Geneva for the last three days, but no, today it would be in hall 2, so we made our way there and I asked the littl...