Paris to London

Our friend Henri who put us up for 7 nights in Paris admitted he had never climbed the 700 steps of the Eiffel Tower and here is proof that he did it, this time with us in toe, yes he was the first to the top, not bad for a man 20 years our senior. Poor Paddy couldn't make it that morning, as he slep in. He will be having more adventures when he gets to England.



Unfortunately we arrived at the Gare du Nord a little later than anticipated due to unexpected very heavy trafic and missed our intended train for London and had to wait for another hour and a half. Finally got away, traveling at 300 km and after 1 hr 20 mins started going underneath the English Channel. That only took 20 minutes, at a slower pace and we were in southern England getting into London not that long afterwards. Amazing really.

Made our way across London to Victoria Station and then hauled the luggage down to the hotel in Belgravia, not that far from Sloane Square & the famise shops including Harrods.

Last night ventured up Buckingham Palace Road as far at the Royal Mews and then turned into a pub for a welcome couple of pints and dinner.

I know it's only a minor thing for everyone but we have at last been able to get English language newspapers and TV again after 8 weeks, only to find out that the Aussies didn't make the last rounds of the 20/20 cricket, and reminded about it at the Pub by locals and that nothing much else seems to have changed drastically in the world that we can work out anyway.

Once again, photos will follow when camera battery is charged so we can download.

Cheers for now