Brugge to Paris

Brugge to Paris 18th May
We leave Brugge this morning with a promise to return.  Caroline and Henk were there to see us go and at the last minute Caroline presented us with some Belgian chocolates to have on our trip.
 We arrived at the platform as the train was being boarded and we looked like not getting a good seat but our train trip  to Brussels was made easier by a very pleasant man who informed us that the train was actually in two halves and as the first half was now already full the second half was to arrive soon and we waited and soon the second half arrived and we were able to get an excellent seat for the one hour trip.
The conductor on the train was extremely helpful with tips on how to get to the Thayls  high speed train  that we were to catch to Paris.

The trip to Paris was only a little over one and half hours it was very smooth with little indication we were traveling at such a speed and soon we arrived at our destination.
We disembarked and were looking out for Crackers and the Hen when he suddenly appeared from behind and managed to frighten six months growth out of Lyn.
It was good to see them and good to see that the timing of our meeting in Paris had gone to plan.
We travelled to the Hotel via the underground checked in and went straight out to explore and find somewhere to have a beer and a feed  .
We walked to the Place the Bastille and discovered a Market underway with all sorts of knick knacks on sale .

We had a very nice meal at a restaurant  after partaking in happy hour and wandered back to the hotel via the river Seine.  Along the way we watched a Paris sunset as young lovers canoodled on the river bank. This is really the "City of Love".