Frankfurt...

Today was just the train trip to Frankfurt while we are the way to Paris, as it was much more appealing to have two 4 hour trips rather than one 8 hour one. The trip was uneventful, and we were seated next to a nice quiet nun - much better than the noisy people we usually seem to find ourselves by. So Jess and I napped while Matt enjoyed a solid four hours of Harry.

We are staying in a budget hotel in Frankfurt as it isn't a big backpacker place, so our room is nice with our own ensuite and TV (though it smells of smoke but doesn't everything in Europe!)

After we checked in Matt and Jess thought it would be a good idea to make the reservation for the train to Paris tomorrow, to get in early remembering my advice. The woman at the ticket window however, after typing in a few things on her computer informed us that everything was booked up. We questioned her a bit but she just smiled and said no, so Matt and Jess went away a bit confused and in a bit of a panic because all their accommodation is already booked and this would throw their plans out of order. I told them to stay calm (Doplhins always have level heads in difficult situations) and advised them to get back in line and find out about trains the day after as accommodation can always be changed.

After breif confusion with another woman who couldn't speak English, we found ourselves with a very helpful man. It seems, in the five minutes we had been out of line everyone had cancelled their tickets on the train to Paris as there were somehow seats now.... we aren't quite sure what happened (even dolphins can't work out the strange breed of human that is the European train ticket seller) but we have our tickets to Paris tomorrow, and the reservation, though compulsory, is much cheaper than it was in Italy. So we had a relaxing afternoon of TV watching, napping and pizza for tea, and it's off to gay paris tomorrow.... that saying doesn't seem quite so sophisticated when it's typed but you get the picture. And now I'll hand over to Jess for the most exciting news of the day....

Thanks, Flapper Well, it started on Thursday night last week, which was Friday morning in Australia, when my phone rang three times during the night. I didn't answer it as it costs me money, but then last night it rang again. I decided I would answer it this time, for a good reason. And turns out it was a good idea to answer it _ I found myself speaking to the principal of the school at Bordertown, and he was offering me a job! And of course I took it! So I am employed at last!

At least I think I am employed at Bordertown, as when you are suddenly woken in the middle of the night you wake up the next morning wondering if he actually said Bordertown, or maybe he said Blanchetown or Broken Hill.... or maybe I just dreamed the whole thing... but no it actually happened. And it was the best possible outcome, other than getting a job at Keith itself. So now I can look forward to next year, and moving, and having a real job like it's actually happening which I haven't been able to up until now.

Well, that's all for now. Hope everyone's well. We're enjoying ourselves of course, and looking forward to what is still to come, but Matt and I being homey sort of people we are looking forward to getting home and seeing everyone we miss aswell.