It's still summer in Paris!

James and I flew to Paris this morning and found it to be a good twelve degrees warmer than Glasgow! It's sunny and more like summer than autumn so after divesting ourselves of our jackets and fleeces at the hotel we went straight back out for an afternoon walk. We headed to the Luxembourg gardens which were busy with families engaging in wholesome activities such as tennis, cycling or sailing boats on the pond. Lots of people were sitting around on benches and chairs reading in the sunshine. We had drinks in a nearby café and watched the world go by - including a protest march about Syria. The marchers were shouting "Non à la guerre, oui à la paix" I have no idea which side they were on. We got chatting to a pleasant American couple who are on a tour of Europe, and I have noticed that Paris seems to be particularly full of Americans this weekend. We are now back at the hotel for a brief rest before going to our concert this evening; tickets for Roger Waters' The Wall at the Stade de France were my Christmas present to James, and that's why we are in Paris this weekend.