Last week on the road...

Bonjour! Jon and I arrived in London this morning from Paris via an overnight bus through the Chunnel. We were sad to leave lovely Lagos last week where we had a really relaxing and wonderful time...I don't think we saw a cloud in two weeks! It was just what we needed. We had a great time in Paris and did so much in the 4 days we spent there. We were really fortunate and thankful to stay with my cousin Hannah who is living there right now, speaks French, and showed us a really lovely time. It was pretty amazing because she is in France right now nannying for a friend of mine whom I met 10 years ago when I was a tutor in Barbados. He's a Kiwi and loves to surf, but he constantly talked about wanting to learn French, move to Paris, and open a Kiwi restaurant/ art gallery. And that's exactly what he's done! So when he contacted me last year to see if I knew someone to nanny for his daughter (he married a Parisian woman) and help out at the restaurant, Hannah was the perfect fit, and it was so amazing to see his vision followed through and what a great job she's done there. Its a nonprofit restaurant called Kiwizine in a great neighborhood and we had a lovely meal there one night. What an inspiration! We also went on a whirlwind bike tour of central Paris, visited the Pompidou, visited Versailles, had a couple of picnics, and saw some live blues. We really enjoyed Paris. (Thanks so much Hannah!) Today we walked to most of London's major sights, had fish 'n chips, almost lost Jon's passport, had Indian food, and a couple of pints at the Black Lion Pub below our guesthouse...pretty typical, eh?! It's really warm in London right now (the hottest day since 2006!) and it's so fun to be here. We wish we had a little more time to explore, but thankfully it's pretty easy to get back someday. Only a few more days til we are home, so we're trying to make the most of it! Ciao for now!

Photos: Lagos beach, Paris!, Versailles, picnic at Versailles, haircuts in a busy Paris park, St. Paul's in London, kids near the London bridge, London bridge...