Saturday, November 3, 2012

Land of contrasts

Paris is indeed a land of contrasts.

Last year I stayed at a hotel called Derby, that I thought, had the smallest elevator in the planet. I was wrong, the Flor de Rivoli hotel, where I stayed last week, must win the prize. It was a bit more than a glorified dumb waiter with lots of vertical space.

On the other hand, the elevator at the subway station at Abesse must rank amongst the largest elevators. It seemed to have room for 100 people, I kid you not!

On the other hand, the land known for perfumes, must have the smelliest subway system in the planet. It surely beats New York, something I thought impossible. The smell of urine can be overwhelming at times, however, the system is so well planned and fast that you tend to forget the attack on your nostrils.

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