Paris in the Summer

After a long anticipated wait Julie and I are in Paris... I'm typing from a strange keyboard (who knew that the French keyboards were different)!

Long uneventfull flight, a lengthy wait for our luggage, a very long journey in the train/metro since our metro line was under maintenance the day of our arrival. if that's the only glitch we're doing fine...

The weather is spectacular in the 30 degree range and we were happy to walk a loop including the Victor Hugo Place with a very impressive Art Deco entrance - these are the little things that make Julie gitty (I'm a lucky man).

Anyway, the loop also included the small points of interests such as the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and the little known circle with the statue of the Duc d'Orleans - it's actually right in front of our hotel and was transplanted here in 1980 from Algeria were it was erected in 1845 (Frances long history in Algeria).

I've figured out how to pull pictures in at the hotel!

Cheers - Simon and Julie