Our grand-daughter, Lily, the girl in pink, has been with us for ten days and we’ve had lot of fun chasing round châteaux and eating good meals outside in the sun. Elêonore, one of our French grand-daughters, heads home tomorrow and I shall take Lily back to Scotland the day after. Meanwhile, we had just one more surprise in store… Lily had asked a couple of times whether it was possible to go Eurodisney and we’d had to explain that, with it being the Easter school holidays, they were already pre-booked. What we hadn’t told her was that we were amongst those who had pre-booked! So today, we told her we were going to visit a park on the other side of Paris (not a lie!) and after a ride on the train, she suddenly opened her eyes to discover we were in EuroDisney. Bless, her, she was gobsmacked!

For us old ones, it was a long, tiring day, but for the two girls, it was a day of laughter and fun, and that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it? Mind you, the girls going for two rides on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was great for us, since it gave us a breather and time to rest a little before the grand parade. We don’t see too much of our Scottish grandchildren so ten days with Lily was like a breath of fresh air. She and Elêonore were good for each other; both immersing themselves in the other’s culture.

Of course, we couldn’t let the holiday go without suggesting that Lily try a snail! Well credit to the girl she did exactly that. It didn’t work out too well, because she immediately decided that snails were not for her, but at least she had a go. It did nothing to spoil her appetite, however. After rejecting a snail, Lily ate ‘paupiettes de veau’ (minced pork wrapped in veal) with lots of vegetables and gravy – followed by a bucket of strawberries (the girl has a thing for strawberries!).

All in all, we’ve had a great ten days with our grand-daughter.