1 min read
This makes you proud to be British:
A British tourist has spent a night trapped in a
French town hall after mistakenly thinking she could book a room at the
"hotel de ville".The hapless female visitor arrived in the Alsace town of Dannemarie on Friday and tried to find a bed for the night.
Spotting the impressive-looking "hotel de ville", the tourist popped in to use the toilet before trying to check in.
But as she was in the convenience, officials finished a meeting, left the town hall and locked its door.
The
solitary traveller, said to be in her 30s, ended up with the
inconvenience of spending the night on chairs in the building's lobby.
'Je suis fermer ici'
The
woman tried calling for help and switching the town hall lights on and
off to attract attention, Dannemarie's mayor, Paul Mumbach, told the
BBC.
But her plight went unnoticed until Saturday morning when a
passer-by noticed a message she posted on the inside of one of the
building's glass doors."The note said 'Je suis fermer ici. Est
ce possible moi la porte ouvrir?' (I am to close here. Is it possible
me the door to open?)" said Mr Mumbach.
Should we blame the education system? Or was she just, to use the technical jargon,plain thick?
To get more from opinion, click here to sign up for our free Editor's Picks newsletter.