After another full day of sight seeing we tubed it back to our accommodations. It was getting closer to Guy Fawkes night so on the way home the boys picked up some fireworks for them to set off in the back yard. It's cool that you can buy fireworks over the counter there and set them off in your own backyard. In Queensland setting off fireworks is frowned upon and there's no way you can buy them over the counter anywhere. I'm sure there are places you can buy them 'under' the counter though - somewhere. We ate dinner and unwound with our friends and their room mates - the coolest French people I've ever met. Having worked in food preparation for a large percentage of my working life I've developed a taste for good food, cheeses and salami's in particular and boy was I in luck. After dinner our french friends brought out some brie and saucisson - I was in heaven! The french sure know how to eat and by that I mean that they sure know what tastes good. How can you go past, fancy cheeses, salami (saucisson), croissants and pastries? Hanging with our new French friends had more than culinary benefits, we were heading to Paris very shortly so it was good to get some advice of where to visit, where to eat, how much to expect to have to pay, how to navigate the French transport system and proper (or at least better) French pronounciation - thanks guys, anytime you want to come over and visit, you're both more than welcome.
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