The night draws in, and I head to the bar to drown myself in a bowl of red wine and another of truffle fries. Live jazz music is pouring into my ears, as iconic pictures by Norman Seeff of Tina Turner and Ray Charles look on by candlelight. This place is always overflowing with characters, stories and gossip.

I'm pretty sure I don't remember stumbling back to my delicious den, but suddenly morning is seeping in through my windows, and outside it's so still I feel like I'm on the top of the world. So tranquil, so calm. And all I want to do is melt into these power-pink-flamingo-coloured walls and disappear.

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