The view from our room.
We trudged down the hill to the metro stop Chateau Rouge and arrived at Gare du Nord soon thereafter.
The station has a cool charger -- you pedal a stationary bike while your electronic device is charged! However, French irony found the bonbon shop right next to the charging station....
After a quick cup of coffee, it was time to board the train. Quite a civilized experience. There was plenty of room for luggage, and we looked out the window and read for the 2 hour and 20 minute train ride.
The train arrived on time, and we made our way to the tube to drop off our luggage with our German "son" in London. It took us a while to head in the right direction, but we finally made it and spent a few minutes catching up with him. Then it was on to lunch with two former students!
We went back to Axel's office, retrieved our luggage, and headed for Richmond. We met up with the rest of Axel's family at about 6:30. We chatted with them and had a light dinner when Axel arrived an hour later. This famiily also does not allow pictures of the children, so the blog will be somewhat shorter for this day and the rest of the weekend. Tchüss for tonight!
Some views.
Nick and Dan went to Temple together -- Dan is studying at the Royal Academy of Music and Nick is working in film in LA.
They met us at a tube stop, and we walked to Côte restaurant. We talked about music and literature, and Bob told an inappropriate story or two about himself and me!
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