Danielle was left at home (her choice) for a weekend to see the Wallabies in Paris, meeting up - at various times - with Mike, Joby, Mark & Jody, and Jane & Tomo.

A 2¾-hour Eurostar trip from London to Paris flies by if you're standing in the bar, having a beer and talking rubbish to a bunch of Aussie blokes.

(Just like the Bruges trip!)

A fun journey to Stade de France, which is a spectacular stadium.  A warning though, they serve 5-Euro non-alcohol beer in French stadiums: a large annoyance to non-French literate Aussie fans.

Oh, yeah; we lost.

Our hotel, booked blindly on the internet, turned out to be a bit of a find.  Top views over Paris and some great bars around.