re: #521 researchok

Glad to hear you’re taking it easy toady. Paris can be damp, dark and dispiriting in the winter- and doubly so if you’re under the weather.

Which arrondisement are you in? Did you make it to Notre Dame?

The 11th. We are in Menilmontant (put that first “n” into the back of your throat/nose and swallow it when you say it)

It is a very mixed neighborhood. There are arabic and turkish fast food joints, a Mcdonalds and a Kentucky Fried across from each other on the corner, a lot of orientals, blacks, north africans, whites, arabs… very diverse. A lot of bars/cafes, small grocery stores and a market that is set up twice a week down the middle of Rue De Menilmontant.

I don’t like to stay in tourist places. The hotel is comfortable, room the size of the bed, which helps, we have a bath (only two of the 20 rooms have a bath), it’s a no star hotel, cheap and warm.