Paris; Friday, 21 March, 2003

There are some distinct advantages to working in SW London. One is having Heathrow on your doorstep and the other is having trains that run direct to Waterloo for the Eurostar.

Trip to Paris was a birthday treat arranged by my Girlfriend, so I had no idea what to expect when we got to the hotel (later than if I had followed her idea of asking in the station where the hotel was rather than just going out of the station and trying to find it from there).

The hotel was beautiful. Not very obvious from the street and only a small but very comfortable room, but the part that made it special was the view. From the balcony you could look out over the rooftops to the dome of Sacré Cœur floodlight in glory, looking over the city