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From Mozart to Moulin Rouge: 40 Hours in Paris
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From Mozart to Moulin Rouge: 40 Hours in Paris

Jul 17, 2026 • 24 min read

Two hotels, two stages and one unapologetically expensive escape Technically, this story is about forty hours in Paris. Spiritually, it began with a brioche in Strasbourg. I had flown into Paris the previous day, only to leave it almost immediately by train. I had never visited Strasbourg, and late November seemed like a reasonable time to correc