So, here we are, a fortnight out from being on a plane not long before our descent into Dubai en route to Paris.

In the last 24 hours we have confirmed a culinary appointment and discovered a cultural disappointment.  Such is travel!

Our friends at Hotel Paris France, in the Marais district, have followed up an email we sent to Pramil Restaurant and secured us a table for 27 April, our last evening in Paris before we set off for 5 days in Burgundy.  Pramil cooks for Parisian palates – lucky us!

The disappointment?  More than four years after it began, the restoration and refurbishment of Musee Picasso is not yet complete.  This is the third time our wish to visit this important museum has been frustrated.  Oh well, we’ll just have to visit Paris again.  Merde!