http://blog.klaws.org/articles/2006/09/25/paris en-us 40 the intriguing Mr Crichton-Seager's blog <p>I thought I'd done a pretty good job of booking the hotel in Paris entirely in French (trois chambres simple pour un nuit). However, on arrival at 2200h - my colleagues and I were told at the reception of the <em>Hotel Printemps</em> that there was no reservation. Thankfully they had three shabby little rooms on the top floor available.</p> <p>It didn't exactly set us up for a good meeting the next day and the train journey was sweltering. Fortunately, the village we went to was beautifully picturesque and within a few minutes of arriving, we felt relaxed and calm.</p> <p>The second night was spent in the <em>Quality Hotel</em> in the business district. Usually the rule is that if something has to mention an attribute such as <em>quality</em> in its name, it will probably be trying to make up for a lack of that attribute. However, the <em>Quality Hotel</em> was indeed of high quality. My evening meal of duck with a garlic jus was particularly good.</p> <p>The meetings went well and my return flight came far too quickly with not a moment of time available for sightseeing or shopping. Must revisit Paris soon for leisure rather than work.</p> Mon, 25 Sep 2006 05:15:00 +0000 urn:uuid:76632463-5435-4a75-8755-80d2a26fbbdd Kat Crichton http://blog.klaws.org/articles/2006/09/25/paris Work Travel Food and Drink business travel http://blog.klaws.org/articles/trackback/45