Caen

Monday – What a change a day makes. Much better today and enjoyed my breakfast. Shower and final pack, and off on thirty-minute trip to the station for the 11:50 Montargis to Paris SNCF train. The heavy suitcases make travel unpleasant and it’s not something that I’m used to. Normally I have a maximum of 18kg not 25kg. In Paris we took a taxi from Bercy station to Saint Lazare and then a three hour wait. It was cold, we were hungry and so found a good restaurant within the station, and there is only one, where we were able to enjoy a warm meal with a glass of wine. It was a large restaurant and was packed full, probably the midday rush. We had some problems with the code on our paper tickets at the gate but finally solved that and boarded the train for our trip to Caen. Comfortable and uneventful, arriving at 17:53. Marie-The and Aziz were waiting anxiously inside the waiting room. Hugs and tears from the two sisters and of course a great deal of talking.Read more