Good morning all. It is 5:00am and we did pack last night but need to get bags down by 7:00am, checkout and have breakfast. Then it is onto the bus. Oh my, several people, including Max and I, had French Onion soup for lunch yesterday. It is kicking in, if you know what I mean. The bus trip is not going to be a very pleasant one I don't think!!! First stop is in Champagne at a winery - hmmmmm, champagne!!

Well, slowly body clock is correcting. Woke up at 4am instead of 2am. Had coffee, did some day tour research for when we get back to Paris and planned the day. Max and I went for a walk around 8am to find a laundromat. Saw many restaurants on the way which should be open for lunch and a gorgeous roadside fruit and veg stand - must go back there later to get some fruit. Turns out the place we found thinking it was a laundromat is actually a dry cleaner. So, ...