We woke to find Paris covered in snow, and made our way up to the Sacré-Coeur, where a mass was in progress. The building is incredible - the most fantastic architecture, and the ritual, particularly the music, was enough to move even an agnostic like me. Montmartre was beautiful in the snow, thought the view [...]
Un Coeur en Hiver
January 1st, 2004 · No Comments
All things considered, I’d rather be . . .
December 31st, 2003 · 2 Comments
Thanks to lastminute.com, Sarah and I spent New Year’s Eve and Day in Paris. A fantastically easy flight from Southampton, for a total of around three hours door to door. We had a marvellous afternoon exploring (by my reckoning we walked around fifteen or sixteen miles on our first day). Dinner was at a nice [...]