Off to Paris

This post is dedicated to all my little violin players who played this tune...a lot.

Uni started back on 14th April, with recitals by some of the Masters students (not me) which were great. That afternoon J&J and I flew off to Paris! It was the first time there for mum and me.

Spring in Paris is lovely. It was still pretty cold (especially on the open-top bus!) but the skies were clear. We saw all the famous monuments and sights. We went up to the observation level of the Tour Cite (City Tower), which had fabulous views of the whole city.

We visited the Louvre ( yes, we saw the Mona Lisa) and Montmartre and the Sacre Coeur. These places seem almost unreal, and yet familar. It was almost overwhelming as Paris is SO huge and so full of people!

Despite not having used French for 20 years(!), I understood some of what was said to me and generally made myself understood in French. Although , it's a good thing most people spoke English too. :)