Living in Brittany

The weekend seems to have passed in a blur mostly through lack of sleep ,we ( Peter and Me ) caught the morning train to Paris the TGV is a very civilised way of travelling quiet clean and punctual arriving there in just under 4 hours then a quick lunch at an Irish bar which had a large screen to watch the SA v Fiji match our eating was interrupted by a street busking accordion player demanding money so we said no we are not tourists and didn't like his music.He was a bit shocked but being Parisian ( thick skinned ) moved off muttering to himself.By the time the afternoon match had finished our Irish friends had arrived so it was a few more guinesses then off to Montepanasse to check i the at the hotel then off to Stade de France a very stylish and futuristic stadium with a very good view of the match but the toilets are rubbish as they are too small hence the long queues.The match was average compared to the previous 3 other ones but its a good experience to be there.Getting out of the stadium was quick and just a slow walk to the trains along with 76000 other people.The Montepanasse area is really interesting it has a lived in feel along with the sex shops and Bar /restaurants which Hemingway and Jean-Paul Satre frequented ( I mean the restaurants in their case ). Next morning it was breakfast at a coffee bar munching croissants watching Parisian rush to work at 9.30 am then Mark ( one of the Irish lads ) rang his secretary asking her to google directions to the airport as he was returning on Ryanair.The answer was it took at least 2 hours and with booking in he should have left an hour ago so it was a hasty goodbye and they were off ( he emailed the next day and they arrived 2 minutes before the gate shut ) We did a tourist thing visited Luxembourg gardens and then caught the returning TGV back to Plouret and next day taxied Peter to Brest airport to fly to Southampton.An exhausting but fun weekend.
We have a sister staying this week she has the English disease wanting a second house in France prices are still reasonable they should be able to get what they are looking for within cycling distance of Roscoff.