Picardie

I'm on the last stop of my round-the-world summer - la belle France! Hard to believe it's been 8 years since I visited Paris (and a dozen since I lived there). But for today it's the charms of the Soissons region...

After the teeming streets of Nepal, I must confess it all seems rather depopulated (the hollow façade of Saint Jean-des-Vignes isn't of course representative!); but it's also August, when all who can go on holiday.