The blog’s back tomorrow, and for today we have a reminder of our visit to Hôtel de Ville, an eye-popping experience indeed…
You could mistake it for Florence, but this is definitely in Paris. Hôtel de Ville just drips with gold leaf and frescoes, often with ceiling so high they may you dizzy! We went during last September’s Open House weekend, but our article here explains how to organise a visit at any time of year.

The photo gallery is below. Just click the play button, followed by the four little arrows bottom right to go into fullscreen mode (otherwise you won’t see half the details!).