Looking forward to our holiday - we head South on Monday, and the bonus news is that Dad is going to be joining us for a day. Jake is going to make a list of the things that he is hoping to do whilst we are on the Island, and then work out which ones he thinks that Poppa will enjoy most, and save them up for the day we spend together.
Today I was in the office this morning, dashing around trying to get things finished. Then I had a very pleasant lunch in T Wells before heading back here. Had more to do, but didn't get much of it done, so will need to do some more tomorrow or Sunday so that I can go away on Monday with a clear conscience.
I meant to post a book update yesterday, but forgot to do so. I finished off Morse 2 (Last Seen Wearing) on Wednesday night, and this proved to be good timing, as the latest Grisham came out in paperback yesterday as well as the Deaver Bond book (as mentioned earlier in the year here). I picked up a copy of the Grisham at Victoria on my way home yesterday, as Smith's had it for half price, and am already a few chapters in. Will be looking out for the Deaver at a bargain price soon as that may have to be next on the list.
Finally for today, I have been meaning to post some more pictures from our Paris trip. (The observant amongst you may have noticed recently that the row of pictures at the top of the page has been updated and now includes some more recent shots.)
By far the most recognisable and familiar sight in Paris is the Eiffel Tower. We went to the top on our trip back in 1997, and when I am considerably more organised than I am now (no promises on when that will be!) I will get cracking with the pre digital camera photo scanning project, and will be able to include pictures like that here. However, on this visit, we mostly took pictures of the tower from afar.Completed one hundred years after the French Revolution, the Eiffel Tower became the tallest building in the world in 1889, a record that it held for over forty years until surpassed by the Chrysler Building in New York.
Amazingly the tower was not intended to be a permanent structure when it was originally built. Some Parisians thoroughly disliked it. The story goes that one in particular made a point of having lunch in the tower restaurant every day, and when asked why he did this, replied by explaining that this was the one place in Paris where he could be sure of not having a view of the tower. However, the city has clearly taken the tower to its heart and it is impossible now to imagine Paris without it.Whilst on one of our open top buses, we were sat opposite some American tourists, and we overheard them saying (thankfully in jest I hasten to add before being accused of stereotyping!) that the tower was a good copy of the original in Las Vegas!
