Late night Christmas shopping at Le Bon Marche proved to be quite the experience. Firstly, you are greeted by angels and black tie waiters serving glasses of champagne, then you are free to wander at your leisure whilst listening to the live operatic orchestra in the background.
You are walking with many furry coat muffed ladies carrying their furry dogs with their own furry coats on too, either in handbags or on a leash. A road rage fight even broke out on the 2nd floor in Sonia Rykel between les chiens, I had to laugh out loud at these minute dogs yapping at each other whilst their owners obliviously shopped for designer clothes.
Too enamoured to do any real shopping, I continued to accept the free champagne and walked around in a slight daze, soaking up the atmosphere. After my third glass I felt a bit tipsy and made my way to Le Grand Epicerie to find something to soak up the booze with. As I attempted to go up the escalator a security guard stopped me with a ‘—Non---’. About to relinquish my champagne, I thought (obviously not allowed to drink and ride escalators here I’m thinking, could be dangerous), he said ‘Descende’, and I realised I was trying to go ‘up’ the ‘down’ escalator! Giggling away I said ‘merci’ and was just so pleased I was allowed to finish off my third glass. Shopping with champagne, dogs, and an orchestra…..only in Paris!
One of my best nights here so far.
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