Paris night 1

We spent today travelling, arriving into Paris quite late from the airport. Contrary to our expectations, and with some nerves regarding our complete lack of French, our first few conversations were all with lovely, hospitable locals.

Arriving our hotel, we realised the photos of the room must have benlen taken with a very wide lens (aka shoebox). However, climbing through what used to be a window and onto the roof, we discovered a giant balcony with a view of both Sacré-Cœur and the Eiffel Tower! Incredible.

Getting into the local spirit we then went for a very late dinner at Mamie's. James had an education into French wines with a classic error, ordering a bottle of rose instead of red wine. Red wine (rouge) should have been an obvious outlier with rose and champagne already French wordsRead more