Finally, we got to the Museum Guimet to see the exhibition “Afghanistan, The Rediscovered Treasures – Collections of the Kabul Museum“. It took four months, and we ended up having to make a reservation just to make sure we got there… 10am Saturday morning. It was so worth it. Fantastic. The rest of the museum is great too, particularly the Pakistan and Afghanistan rooms – from there we wandered around one of the best local markets we’ve seen in the 16th arrondisement, stopped for lunch and a read of the Saturday papers, continued on the left bank to Le Bon Marche where we found some figs (I know, out of season, but when your preparing hors d’ouvres for 30 at short notice, you stick to what you know…) and then dashed home to get ready for the party in the 14th.

Phew!