Taking advantage of the coincidental timing of the Edinburgh Festival and Paris Olympics, the hotel proprietor organised pre-dinner entertainment for his guests.

First, a troupe of barely dressed dancing girls weaved their way between the dining room tables. Then a line of miniature Koreans in red costumes high-kicked around the perimeter of the room.

As the performers were preparing for a second round, I asked the dancing girls if I could photograph them. They refused outright. I could only conclude that they were moonlighting.