Thought I'd try walking 'home' tonight as it is a pain taking the metro to the office, lots of walking and crowding and too hot!
Turned out it took the same time to walk and I got to look around on the way, also stopped offfor a bottle of red, splashed out on a 3.90 one and a tire boit, bargain :) as same price as a single glass in Le Meridien.
Also found a good stall for baguettes so that's tea sorted..