Is there a Doctor in the house?!

When someone mentions the words 'night out', I'm much more likely to be the one jumping up and down to go to a musical or fireworks display than to be commandeering the dance floor until the birds start singing. What I do like is going to a cool bar with fruity drinks and fun friends. So Friday night in a kooky watering-hole was pretty perfect, as I could be home, in bed with a cuppa tea and a 'Great British Bake-off'  episode loading on my laptop well before my self-inflicted curfew! Call me Cinderella - but it's so important not to miss the last metro home at midnight, leaving you with about as many options as if you'd lost a shoe & your carriage had turned into a pumpkin. Luckily, I find that my area is really safe too, and the metro stations are full of friendly faces returning from the theatre, from bars and restaurants. 

Food and friends in another 'chambre de bonne'. I was particularly taken with France's version of 'Monster Munch': these cute little ghosts. (England's version of the crisps are monster feet).

 

A friend suggested we head to 'L'Urgence Bar: Le Bar de Malade' ('The Emergency Services Bar'!) which was unusual to say the least. It was medically themed, with x-rays, acupuncture diagrams and optician's charts adorning the walls, whilst the tables displayed under their glass syringes, pillboxes and bandages. Gory! I felt like I was in the Science Museum's 'Medicine through Time' exhibit. The most 'bizarre' (as the French say) feature was the drinks, which were served in 'Biberons', or baby's bottles. I got a mocktail (sorry - I can't remember its name) which was really yummy, although I couldn't get over the weirdness of its receptacle! 

The bar is really pricey, €8.00 for a soda and €10.00 for a cocktail) but it's got a cool vibe, fun music and a wacky theme - and free sweets are brought as nibbles to your table. 

Certainly an experience - although it won't be my local. If you fancy making an appointment with L'Urgence Bar, you'll find it near the Odeon metro stop in the 6th arrondissement. Right, I'm off to make a cup of tea! You can take a girl out of England....

 À Bientôt !

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