FINAL DAY IN ROME

JOHN'S FINAL DAY IN ROME, ARRIVAL IN PARIS.

They say that you are never a seasoned traveler, until your flight has been cancelled. "They," ... also say that you should look for the positives in life. Been there done that.

Because of a city wide general strike, our flight from Rome was cancelled and we had to spend the day trying to get a ticket (which we did) on another airline, then spend the rest of the day waiting for it to depart, which it did after more delay. So positive one, at least we flew out of the place on the same day. 

Positive two. When we arrived in Paris exhausted, stressed, and as Shakespeare once wrote after a day where,

"The world is too much with us,"

It was lovely to have Emma and her friend Carla spoil us with wine, cheese, and lots of T.L.C. As I wrote in a postcard today I really love being in Paris. I think it is because my French isn't too bad, and I know my way around the district we are living in a bit, that I really feel quite at home here. Even better, because Emma and I walked round to what is only after my second trip here, a place that already feels like my "local" bar.

Because we always include some photos with each entry, I'll close with two. The first one being what our plane SHOULD have looked like! The second one being a shot of the lovely view we get from our apartment.