This photo didn't turn out as well as I would have liked. It's a view down the rue Belleville with the Eiffel Tower in the hazy backdrop, in the raffish and lively home suburb of cousin Samuel who showed us around a bit yesterday afternoon. It would have been a lovely farewell if it weren't for our getting stranded at CDG airport for the night. (I exaggerate - we were put up in a hotel by Air France).
Never mind! If our luggage rematerialises we won't be any worse off and in fact we will get a chance to go and see some more of the town today.
We also made it to Lille to stay with a couple of very excited historians on the day of the Fromelles ceremony. All the children must have been at the ceremony because we had the whole playground to ourselves.
Sorry for the paltry communiqué -more to come:
Much love:
T
