Thursday, 27 October 2011 – Part II It was an uneventful and comfortable first class trip from Paris to Lille. The Lille railway staff were very stern for the most part, basically just barking orders or pointing in an obvious…
Thursday, 27 October 2011 – Part I Well, I hardly slept and ended up getting up at eight instead of six like I wanted (and it’s still dark at eight!). So I guess Saint Sulpice/Pantheon/Sorbonne will have to wait along…
Wednesday, 26 October 2011 – Part II Back to it, then. I emerged near the Charles de Gaulle Metro entrance. I knew I had to ride the Metro back to “my neighborhood” – the tired puppies just couldn’t take any…
Wednesday, 26 October 2011 – Part I I woke up in the middle of the night and realized I forgot my European plug converter so I had no way to charge my camera, after using it a lot the night…
Tuesday, 25 October 2011 – Part II Okay, deep breath, now it’s time to check in, but at least I’m here and have a room and am really, REALLY close to getting settled and then out for a look around. …
Tuesday, 25 October 2011 – Part I Slept about one hour last night, typical when I need to get up and am worried I’ll oversleep. The train tickets are way too expensive last minute to miss any segment, especially for…