We've just got home from our second-last day in Paris together. Everyone is quite tired. It's been warm and quite humid these last few days, and I think that all our socialising, exploring and - to say the least - walking has finally got to us.
The boys and girls had lots of interesting stories to tell of their long weekend with their families and friends. The early start on Tuesday did not seem to deter them from spending lots of energy chatting and laughing on the bus as thery caught up with each others' adventures. After an hour or so, however, many of them started to nod off as their bodies tried to catch up on lost sleep.
Our visit to the Loire Valley was wonderful. We had lots of time to explore the two amazing chateaux and gardens of Chambord and Chenonceau. We got back to Verneuil at about 8 o'clock that night.
Today was spent at the Louvre (so much to see, such little time!), the Quartier Latin and Notre Dame de Paris. Everyone was exhausted but very happy. They are getting quite expert at navigating the Metro system, keeping to the right on escalators and on footpaths, crossing the road and sticking together - most of the time... I must say again that your children are a real pleasure to be with. We have had no real incidents to speak of, and the little things that have popped up have been resolved with humour and good grace.
Everyone is very excited about tomorrow - our last day together in Paris. It's the day of the Metro Challenge. The teams have already started to play their psychological games with each other, and some cheeky students have tried to prise information out of the teachers. Unfortunately, no attractive bribes have been offered to date. Who will win the coveted P2P Metro Trophy? (I haven't thought of a better name yet. Any suggestions?)
You will notice that the photos of our time in Bordeaux are not there. I had to delete them to make more room for the new ones as I had run out of online storage.
A bientôt !