More like Sacre Bleur, 100 steps to the church and then 300 to the dome, but with views of all Paris. Cold and breathtaking. Time for more vin Chaud. 300 Steps to here. [geo_mashup_save_location lat=”48.8866″ lng=”2.3430″] [Posted from my super … Continue reading
After a 5k wall we made it to Notre Dame Cathederal with no sign of a bloke with a hump (even though there looked to be some likely candidates). The Cathederal is very ornate and beautiful inside, however despite the … Continue reading
I dunno, we travel all this way to find the Blackpool Tower and there’s no tacky fun rides with it. The queue to buy tickets alone was horrendous and then once purchased you need to queue to use your ticket, … Continue reading
After our 10k hike from the hotel to the Eiffel Tower, then Notre Dame and back up to the Champs Élysées, we found ourselves drawn to a makeshift restaurant serving casserole dishes full of steaming mussels. With 4 waitresses and … Continue reading
Today sees us taking a long walking tour of Paris, since we are literally 5 mins from the Triumphant Arch, it was time to climb the 284 steps to the top for impressive views of Paris, before lunch at the … Continue reading
Do as the Roman’s do, when in Paris, get skinted. After sitting down for breakfast and finding that coffee was 8, tea a paltry 10 we decided to do what the name suggested and thought Fooket, McDs here we come. … Continue reading
Yes at least Dick Turpin had the courtesy to wear a mask! Yup, after a meal at a Bistro where the walls were adorned with hippos (they even had a caricature of Mnt Rushmore with hippos), Mrs Fogg suggested we … Continue reading
After an uneventful flight on the bucket airline (complete with members of the BBC on a works jolly, no doubt paid for by your license fee and the magnanimous offer for anyone to join them at a local bar for … Continue reading
8 years of being married to Mrs Fogg, last year she surprised me with a trip to Brussels, so the challenge was accepted and about 3 months ago I booked a romantic break to Paris, stopping in the Hotel California … Continue reading
VanillaIce Pingu is here, one of our many wonderful Christmas silly things. With less than 20 days left we’re almost there, meat to collect and christmas shop to do and then we can hibernate. We even have tickets to see … Continue reading
