Day 28 Paris

This was our last day in France for a couple of years.  Paul drove us to Chalais where we caught the train to Angouleme.  It was 8 am and no ticket counter so we expected to pay on the train.  However the rule there is that you must find the conductor yourself or you will pay a fine.  That is exactly what happened - the nasty little man said because we didn't find him we would have to pay 100 euros as punishment!  I lost it and he eventually charged us 50.  Still a rip-off and totally unecessary, but we had managed to do our four weeks without coming across idiots until these last two days, so we did well.
We caught the TGV to Angouleme at 11.46 am, and whilst waiting I went for a walk around the old part of town while Neil stayed with the bags. It really is a pretty city and not too big.  The quirky cartoon characters, many from TinTin, painted on the buildings are an added attraction.
Three hours after finding our seats in the TGV we arrived in Paris. Charles de Gaulle is huge, and it took us a couple of hours to negotiate the red tape to eventually end up in the Air France lounge.  It was like an oasis in the desert, with free food, alcohol and comfy seats for the next few hours.
At 8.20 pm we boarded KE902, bound for Brisbane, via Seoul.