Sunday 26 May 2013 On Sunday morning we rose somewhat earlier than the day before, and tried to Skype Clare without success. We then ventured out to the Catacombes. The metro stop nearby was inaccessible from the metro line we are on, so we had to do some fancy footwork. The fact that this was…
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Paris day 4
Saturday 25 May 2013 We rose late in the morning around 9 a.m. and, after breakfast in the apartment, began the day with a walk down Rue Oberkampf, stopping first only a few blocks away in a retro fashion shop where Susie tried on several jackets. We then stopped at another shop full of 80s…
Paris day 3
Friday 24 May 2013 The weather was cold and rainy again on Friday, so we slept in. When we finally rose, we caught the metro from Menilmontant to Belleville and then on to Hotel De Ville. We walked past Notre Dame Cathedral and then along the banks of the Seine to the Musée D’Orsay. After…
Paris day 2
Thursday 23 May 2013 After breakfast on our second day in Paris, we set out to see what we had missed on our previous visit. In 1987, we had turned up at the Pompidou Centre on one of the days that the museum was closed. We were careful to verify the opening hours this time!…
Temse—Paris day 1
Wednesday 22 May 2013 We had planned to meet up the next morning with Joris’s son, Quentin, in Antwerp. Our plans were scuttled, however, so instead we had a leisurely breakfast with our hosts and then packed our bags. Walter and Veerle gave us lift to Sint-Niklaas station where we said farewell. From there, Susan…
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