We are fast approaching Paris and I cannot help feeling excited. I was so impressed with Paris in 1995 when I first saw the city and 2006 holds some special memories for me as does every other visit I have made. I hope the holiday crowds will not spoil it for me! LATER We checked in to our hotel fairly easily and I was very happy to have John's French - he is. Actually pretty fluent!! Gail has been driving us crazy.... The least of the hassles has been her snor...

We are disembarking in Calais - on the coach of course!! I had a great time in the duty free - don't worry- not my expense. I bought gifts for Tennille and John's wife from the trip kids. The perfume on the ferry is very cost effective. We are on our way to Villers-Bretonneux where we will hold our own Anzac Day service and then I hope we can have lunch in Amiens. I would love to see the cathedral there and of course the Armistice after WW1 was signed there so ...

We left London early without any mishap and Rob even had time to drive us around past Trafalgar Square so the kids could see the lions! Not sure whether they appreciated our efforts- they are a strange bunch. I am finding them quite a difficult group to work with. Some difficult girls... Some preoccupied with being sexy, some terribly needy emotionally ( like Gail) and some boys just being noisy boys! They are the least considerate group I have worked with and t...

London Friday. We let the kids have a slow start. As they were so hyped from the night before, they foolishly talked late into the night ... Or early into the morning and I was a bit irritated as it meant cutting the day's activities back quite a bit. The morning began with me having to take out a p**** infected ear piercing ( yuk) and then I took Gail and some kids down to Kensington High Street to the shops . With more time to look I was very successful!!!! G...

It is saturday morning, our last in London and I have been too busy to blog!! Day one on London We arrived here on Wednesday afternoon and Rob very kindly hung aroudn for two hours while we did check in and the kids ate dinner and dressed for theatre. Rob then drove us got the theatre which was an unexpected bonus. I was grateful as London is very crowded. I met Emma for dinner and we went and bought the group's underground passes for the duration of our stay. ...