Our second day at the Paris air show was also good fun. This time we went into the exhibition halls where we saw lots of exhibits from the aircraft manufacturers. Let's just say that James was quite a lot more fascinated by all the engine parts than I was, however I wandered around happily with him as he explained it all to me. He might as well have been explaining it to Tom the cat for all I understood but I listened politely! Then back down the flight line we went, stopping on our way to buy some lunch. The food at this air show has been excellent, as I would expect in France; freshly made baguettes, crêpes and a variety of pâtisseries. Today I chose a tarte aux abricots with five apricots set into it, which glistened in the sunlight. It was absolutely delicious. We took our seats in the grandstand again for today's flying display; it has been well worth paying the extra for this because there isn't much grass to sit on at Le Bourget and a lot of people were sitting on concrete which can't have been very comfortable. It was even hotter than yesterday and I was glad that we had put on plenty of sun cream. Back at the hotel later we relaxed with cool drinks at the roof top bar until it was time for the short taxi journey to Charles de Gaulle airport. There happened to be a piano in the departure lounge which was commandeered by a lively group of Portuguese passengers who had a sing song and danced in a conga line, encouraging all the other passengers to join in. We refrained but it was very funny and the songs sounded good. I would love to come back to the Paris Air Show and also the AC Marriott Hotel; the staff were all really friendly and helpful.
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