Au reviour Paris, hello home

I'm sitting in the emirates lounge in Dubai waiting for the last part of my flight home enjoying a glass of Moët. Contemplating the horror of a 14 hour flight!! The last four days of my holiday in Paris were lovely. I wandered the streets, went to a couple of museums, sat in a brasserie drinking coffee/wine/beer and watched the world go by and went o Giverny to visit Monet's garden. My last day was spent lunching, shopping and enjoying some wine with good friends Matt, Lewis and Terry. What a nice way to finish my trip.

It's the end of the world as we know it.

I have spent a lovely three days in Brittany with Tara and her small daughter Charlie. The coastline line here is spectacular and the weather was really lovely. Sunshine every day, but the wind off the ocean is still very cold. In France they call Brittany the end of the world as its the last land before you hit the US. They also have a very different culture, having a Celtic heritage they are more akin to Wales and Ireland than they are to France and there is a big movement here to bring back the Breton language and the Breton culture. I managed to get to a Fest Noz (at an Irish Pub in Brest) and watch some traditional Breton dancing and listen to some music, great fun, everyone young and old joins in the dancing. I also managed to watch the entire (only) season of Firefly and will be looking for the DVD of the movie, Serenity, that supposedly ties up the loose ends as soon as I get home.