Off on Eurostar to Paris this weekend. A speedy journey up to St Pancras with some time to explore a (new) area nearby:

Our departure was slightly delayed by a “security incident” so we arrived in Paris a bit late.

After a bit of faffing getting smart cards for travel around Paris, we walked to our hotel near the Canal St Martin, nice and quiet despite a lot of students relaxing:

And plenty of bars, so time for a beer:

Interesting that they were served in pint glasses. French beer has advanced; the one on the left was a wheat beer, the one on the right a “triple” with a lot of flavour. By then it was time to eat, so we found a nice brasserie for supper.

Another beer in a pint glass, this time a “picon”. Followed by excellent duck and salmon tartare:

After which, we had a stroll along the canal back to the hotel: