Thursday, July 30, 2009Paris and London Our very last day in Paris had arrived—where had our holiday gone? Awaking to a continental breakfast (cereal and French roast coffee), Llew and I set out to cover the last bits and pieces of Paris that we had not yet seen. The Dome Church of Les Invalides:Our first…
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Return to Paris and an Evening at the Lido on the Champs-Elysses
Wednesday, July 29, 2009Normandy and Paris, France Our final morning in Normandy was spent in a most relaxed kind of fashion. Poor Jean had enjoyed the tandoori chicken so much at the barbecue that he had set up that he had overeaten, awoke feeling unwell and needed a visit to the doctor. This kept Jacques…
Knocking Around Normandy with Jacques–and a Minor Accident!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009Normandy, France Today was a day for relaxation—or so we thought! Since we had no particular agenda, Jacques thought we ought to take it easy and see some aspects of his French country lifestyle that we might find both curious and fascinating. We were game, and placing ourselves in his hands, set…
The Bayeux Tapestry and D-Day Remembered on Normandy’s Beaches
Monday, July 27, 2009Normandy, France We awoke to the complete silence of the French countryside. Indeed, it was so quiet that, as Llew remarked, not even the sound of the chirping of birds could be heard. From our bed, as we opened our eyes, to a glorious day, we saw the vast expanse of green…
In the Midst of the Tour de France and Paris’ Famed Sights
Sunday, July 26, 2009Paris and Normandy By the time we set out to explore Paris, Jack had ensured that we ate a really great huge homemade breakfast. There was oatmeal made from scratch in milk, jazzed up with giant raisins and loads of cinnamon which made it really yummy. Large quarters of cantaloupe, plums and…
Highlights of the Louvre, Notre Dame and the Ile de la Cite
Friday, July 24, 2009Paris We awoke refreshed from our long slumber in a city that slept, it seemed, quietly with us. Sheltered in the serene cocoon of our airy bedroom, we were clueless to the life that teemed around us just a street away on the Champs Elysses. With everyone else away for the day…
Bonjour Paris! The Musee d’Orsay and Tea at Laduree
Thursday, July 23, 2o09Paris The Eurostar ate the miles in a jiffy and bridged the gap across the English Channel before we could quite say Bonjour! But for the fact that our ears popped as we descended beneath the water several hundreds of miles beneath the surface, there was no way to record the speed…
In Oxford Again! Giving A Lecture at Exeter College
Wednesday, July 22, 2009Oxford Made it! Despite getting to bed about 2 am, we boarded our Megabus coach to Oxford at 6. 30 right on schedule. Llew tried to snatch some ZZZZs but I was so keyed up about my 9. 00 am lecture at Exeter College and spent most of the ride into Wiltshire…
Windsor Castle and Helen Mirren as Phedre at the National
Monday, July 21, 2009Windsor and London With Llew on vacation, we are taking it easy in the mornings—waking late, breakfasting at leisure, showering and dressing as if we have the entire day ahead of us—which we do! However, I did want to make a day of it in Windsor; so without wasting too much time,…
Incredible Jude Law as Hamlet at the Wyndham and a Walk in Soho
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 London Probably the strain of everything I have to do in these last few days is wearing me down because I am waking up too early again–today at 6. 30 am. Still, it gave me a chance to tidy up my room which now (with all my packing and discarding of…