So glad to wake up and know that Paul arrives this morning. We had emailed him a note to give the taxi driver with the address - I sat at the window to see his cab turn into Rue Pecquay at 8am. Instead I saw a large truck stop and the street closed off! At 8.30 I headed down to wait on the corner - always hoping I wasn't giving the wrong impression - I did receive a number of friendly greetings from French men, hmmmm. At last Paul's taxi pulled up, he saw the closed street before he saw me and started to panic. Big hugs, eventually let him go so he could take off his seat belt and leave the car!
After a cuppa the 3 of us headed out to show Paul the Paris we love. First up, Place des Vosges, the Hotel du Sully, the Seine, over to Ile St Louis where we stopped for café et croissants. Across to Ile de la Cite and Notre Dame, then past Hotel de Ville and home. Paul and I went to our little local wine shop to choose a nice red.
While Paul took a welcome shower, Amelia and I cooked chicken stir-fry and rice for lunch. Nice.Paul had a wee nap on the couch, then another cuppa and back out to Forum des Halles to keep him awake till 5pm.
Now he's unpacking, I've poured us some vin rouge, and all is right with my world.
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