8 August 2012 - Paris

LAST DAY IN EUROPE - Time does go so fast.

After our stay in Yorkshire we headed down the A2 to Sandway in Kent where we spen 2 days with our friends Margaret and Peter.  Their house is a lovely 4 bedroom 3 storey quirky place built on ancient farm cottages.  Floors are not level and the walls are 3 feet thick, but it is very comfortable and well provided.  From the patio you can see 30 miles over the Weald into Sussex with almost no houses in sight.  One of the main memories I have of the house is the access - from the nearest village it is 2 miles through country roads that are 2m wide with high hedges either side and a regular traffic of very large tractors with even larger trailers always heading in the opposing direction.  That is just to get to the gate - there is another 1/2 mile of a rough gravel track to reach the house.

Gillian and friend Jack at Sandway

Then 2 days in Paris - we have kept it simple with a wander down Champs-Elysee, visits to Sacre-Coeur, Notre-Dame and the Eiffel Tower and as much time as we could stand in the Louvre.

 Champs Elysee looking toward Arc de Triomphe

 When you're in Paris you have to visit.

Sacre Coeur and crowds.

We are now packing for the trip home - we have a 14 hour stopover in Kuala Lumpur which we may well spend in our dayroom at the airport, depending on the weather.

So this is Stephen signing off from Paris.