Here at the blog we're taking a few days off in the lovely French countryside, but we thought we'd show you an unusual view of Paris we got the other day.

After having gone all the way up Montmartre (on a pushbike no less) a bit of zooming and cropping gave us the view you see above; instead of the beautiful Paris we know from the streets, we got the impression that it was a sprawling hellhole of metal roofs, with only Notre Dame or the Panthéon to break up the view.

Hotel Paris

Of course, it's just one view of a multi-faceted city. Paris is actually quite small and easy to get around, so don't let this photo put you off!

Here's the original photo. Much nicer... We're back proper on Monday!