Scrubbed up ...

Dinner on the Orient Express has lived up to expectations - this is me attempting to do likewise. Getting ready for bed - which is what we’re doing right now - is indescribable. Think vital necessities left in the case now marooned overhead; think the ladder to the top bunk sticking out just where you want to stand ... But we’ll get there.

At the moment we’re taking on water in Paris Gare de l’Est. My phone is running out of charge. À demain, mes amis...