We landed in Istanbul three hours late....it was crazy landing as many of the passengers stood up as were taxing to the gate. In any case we got through customs (who knew Aussies needed a visa oh well). The taxi from the airport was madness...the driver went about 130 kph and went inside the beak down lane of many occasions. We made it into Galata around 10 pm so just went up to the apartment and the kids went to bed. The wallabies were playing England in the Wor...

We were up early again so we went walking again as the sun rose. We walked through the Jardin du Luxembourg and then onto the Saint Sulpice church. We walked through the church as the light streamed through the stained glass windows - it was awe inspiring. We wandered back through the Paris streets back to the apartment and packed our bags. Rather than catch the train we jumped in a taxi to Orly airport to pick up the hire car. Orly was typical France crazy - it ...

We were suffering from the usual jet lag so we all woke bleary eyed around 4-5 am.  The kids played on their technology and Leigh and I did too until the light dawned over Paris. In the cool Sunday morning air we walked up to the local Patisserie  for breakfast.  The brioche, croissants and baguettes were still warm from the oven and smelled so good!!! (Brioche au Chocolat a particular favourite of the kids).  We were up and about so walked th...

We landed in Paris and were met by Ads and Abby. It was a slow drive down to Couleuvre as the Paris traffic was its usual terrible mess. Spencer and I dozed in the car and after a few hours, the French countryside began to look more familiar and we arrived in Couleuvre. Spencer was sooooo excited to see Harrison. Within minutes Spencer was playing with Harry and Abby's kids like they had known each other all their lives. It was great to be back in Coleourve and ...