Ruff n Rinse

Happy New Year Ruffians! It’s a wet start to the New Year, but it’s what we need! May God bless you all this year with good health and close relationships. New year for me means, new thought processes, new dreams, new routines! I pray that you have had a wonderful start to the year, and will see you soon enough to do our catch ups x

Went to the Zoo yesterday. Saw so many different animals that we haven’t seen in other zoos like the Giant Anteater, an Armadillo, small stubby crocodile and Manatees including a baby! The animals all looked healthy and happy, moving around even though it was ‘feels like’ -7 in the morning 😂 all rugged up we were 😉

Still from yesterday. It feels so surreal to be here. We see a lot of Paris on movies etc and then actually walking around it all, it’s so easy. Have seen military roaming around the Eiffel Tower and some shops. You have to get your bag checked when you walk into certain places like fancy shopping centres, Disneyland obviously and even the Christmas Markets. But it doesn’t affect anything. The food is amazing! The people are gear a friendly and help you out with your French. Last night we were at the subway to get home as we walked all day and instead of walking 6k back to our hotel, decided on a 12 minute subway ride for 2€50, much better 😂 anyway we got into the subway and a train turned up. The sign said 3 minutes but I decided to ask someone in the train if it was going to Le Défence (I pronounced it like Aussies do - think dee fence) so the lady on the train was trying to work out what I was saying and the bells for the door were saying that the doors would close then she realised why I meant and hurried us inside the train before the doors closed on us cause we were standing in the doorway itself 😂. Then she proceeded to tell me that she didn’t understand until it went in her head the spelling of it and then she clarified it for me. So it’s pronounced like La Deefawnce. We had a good laugh over that but I quickly picked up the way to say it and she said that I had it pronounced properly! Another French word to my collection 😂😂😂 which is not many but it is going up!