Au revoir Paris!

We're in England now and without a good internet connection, so we may not get our pictures up until Tuesday or wednesday.  We're in a coffee shop with a decent connection in Ely, Cambridgeshire, but with only short time to fiddle around.

Our last day in Paris turned out to be a holiday- Ascension - so many things were closed and the streets were very quiet.  We headed over to the Grand Mosque, since we figured it would be open on this Catholic  holiday - and so did everyone else!  The mosque had a lovely courtyard which we sat in for a glass of tea and some baklava, a coconut brownie and a turkish delight.

We walked through the Jardin Des Plantes nearby.  Then that evening was beautiful and we spent it with half of Paris in the Tuileries in front of the Louvre.  We had perfect weather and a perfect place to stay, many thanks to Colette and JP for their kindness in lending us their place.
The next morning we packed up our treasures and jumped the Eurostar to London.  Then to Kings Cross station and a train to Ely, about 20 minutes past Cambridge to stay with Ned's parents in their charming St, Mary's Cottage, a 16th century cottage at the edge of the grand cathedral here.  More on that this weekend, hopefully with pictures.