'roony's big day out - # 08/75

Yesterday Mrs 'roony allowed 'roony to go to Paris on Eurostar to meet Peter http://peter-pho2.blogspot.com/ and Richard http://zurich.dailyphoto.forthmedia.com/dailyphoto/ for a full and frank exchange of views. The French got wind of this and staged a riot at the Gare du Nord which delayed the high speed train by almost 20 minutes (such is the efficiency of the French riot police who are used to this everyday minor occurrence).

My two "pics of the day" are this moody (slightly shaky) but none the less representative shot of the magnificent staircase in the Opera and below a detail of the grand dome in the recently restored and totally stunning "Belle Epoque" style Galleries Lafayette department store.

Peter and Richard were delightful companions and 'roony returned tired but grateful to the French riot police for all they had done to make his trip successful.