The First Aerodrome in Paris -- Where Hot-Air Balloons Came to Land -- Is Now a Hotel
Category: TRAVEL
When Paris had an airfield where such flying apparatus were in fashion and in frequent use, the landing field where the montgolfières used to touch down was this vast expanse of grass inside the city perimeter, where the 16th arrondissement is now located.
By Sidonie Sawyer, ContributorBorn in France, immigrated to the USA / Features and Travel Wr..., 2015-10-04