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16. Cappadocia
Dear travelling companions This morning after the first decent night’s sleep, I finally saw a Turkish dawn. I raced out of my room on to...
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17. Massage Room, Argos in Cappadocia
This is what is called a Spa Special. And what a spa. A spa with a view. This is not a hammam, but a massage room in the European...
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18. Ephesus
Ephesus is truly amazing. But just a little of last night. We had a magic tour of the Hotel Argos last evening before we left. We saw...
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19. Barcelona
Dear travelling buddies It's Sunday night in Barcelona. It feels like an age since I wrote. I have so much to tell you. And if you...
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20. Gaudi
Today has been an absolutely perfect day. We had a truly delicious breakfast here at the Hotel Mercer. Fruit salad and bacon and eggs....
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21. goodbye Barcelona
Dear travelling buddies We are back at the hotel after a long and wonderful day where we accomplished all that we intended despite one...
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22. Chaufour-lès-Bonnières and Paris
My dear travelling buddies Here we are in Paris! Paris! On the dining room table when we walked into our apartment: and the view... ...
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23. Saturday in Paris
Dear travellers You know when you’ve had one of those days where everything went just right? Today was one. Started with leftovers for...
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24. Neuilly
Dear travelling buddies Paris is unseasonably cold at the moment, but I really love it. It’s warm inside everywhere, and just fresh and...
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25. Versailles
I have a confession to make. I’ve never been to Versailles before. Which may seem strange. But I really don’t enjoy crowds of people....
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26. from St Martin to Saint Chapelle
I have so much to tell you tonight I don’t know where to start. Because my head is still full of music soaring to the roof of Saint...
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27. Avenue Montaigne etc
No trip to Paris would be complete without a day strolling along the haute couture streets would it? Window-shopping, admiring, trying...
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28. welcome to the Musée des Arts Forains
On the second last day, when Cally asked me what we were doing, I was a little hesitant to say a carousel museum. I was questioning it...
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29. Paris perfume class
We didn't want to be late for the perfume class at 4pm. We left the Musée des Arts Forains at Bercy and went through a covered walkway...
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30. au revoir Paris
We were to fly out of Paris at 8pm on Friday night. How to spend our last day? Cally wanted to keep shopping for gifts on the left bank. ...