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Paris is very warm , much warmer than Orange at the moment or in summer even.

Our flight was long and cramped but all in all not too  bad, customs going into transit in Singapore and London was excessive, but non existant coming into Paris, very odd.

 We got the train and metro to our apartment. It is very small, but clean and airy and close to the metro. We are at the base of the big hill in Montmartre called the butte where the famous church is Sacre Coeur. We are close to good restaurants, shops and the Museum of Erotica.

We  have already been to  the gallery Halle st Pierre where Alans exhibition is being put on, the staff are very nice and the space is large, we have been invited to an opening there tonight. Also have been shopping and Caro bought purple shoes, Alan bought a Junior Gaultier Suit, and we had lunch on the Champes Elysee today with Jean Paul Belmondo..

Yesterday we went to the Musee Carnavalet (history of Paris..tres gruesome mostly, which is always fun) and wandered around the Marais, the gay and hip district, which coincidentally also contains the strict jews with their silly hats.

We went also to Place des Vosges which is pleasant, but the Galleries, although expensive, have really ost the plot, only one of about ten had decent art, the rest was "left bank" crap.

We also went to the Isle St Louis and the Isle de Cite, Notre Dame of course, which Alan had not seen before.

The weather is most pleasant, tres chaud for this time of year, and it is great to walk around in the Parisian light with trees and flowers that are confused by global warming.