Posted in Europe, France, Hotel on Oct 17th, 2008
The spectacular dome was constructed by Gustave Eiffel. Yes, that’s the guy with the tower.
Park your car on the corner and you’ll be greeted by doormen in red-plumed postilion hats.
Step into the time machine…
It feels like something out of a movie set. The doormen are wearing 18th-century outfits (complete with long socks and those red-plumed […]
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Posted in Europe, France, Hotel on Aug 13th, 2008
It refers to itself as “a place where one can breathe easy and relax: an oxygen sphere to forget everything, begin anew.” (sic!)
The room has a projector hanging from the ceiling instead of a TV and a free standing bath tub instead of a bathroom. Just watch it, you may soak your bed while taking […]
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When staying at Les Rosées, you’ll be staying in a suite.
This is the area where you sleep, (among other things).
Things like the CD-player were cleverly hidden in an old case. Except for the
air conditioning, there’s not much that will reveal that it’s the 21st century.
Enjoy the exterior: A quintessential French villa on the Côte d’Azur.
Approximately […]
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First evening: You know when you’re lucky.
You are now in my shoes. That means that you’re in France to spend a weekend in Lyon, world capital of gourmet cuisine. On the first evening you experience a high-calorie, nine-course food marathon that takes you through an amazing menu de degustacion, which is topped by a monster […]
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