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Research resource ? British Embassy in Paris ?
Hi all - from a newb to this forum and a new writer (writer wannabe really)
I am well in to my first book which has a bit of spy stuff through it, and I wondered if anyone could point me to anywhere on the net where I could find out some background info on the British Embassy in Paris ?
Nothing secret or dodgy .... just some info on how many bedrooms, it's nickname, general way it's laid out etc. I have found photos and it's address but cannot seem to find anything else..
Tks in advance to anyone who can help :-)
Saoir
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Gosh, that's a big ask, I reckon. Could be info they don't readily publish, given the potential security risks, but you could try looking through some Dan Brown novels, (the Da Vinci Code, etc), or Ian Fleming. Those two authors were/are very thorough in their research. I expect someone on this forum will have a better answer than this one.
Good luck!
Bedroom wise - take a guess from the photos available on Google. Plenty to go from on there, and if nobody can find out how many bedrooms there are then it doesn't really matter how many you say there are in your novel :P
Why not see if you can find similar info about other British Embassies? I'm guessing we have rules and regulations on that sort of thing.
Little info on the building here with http://www.spectator.co.uk/books/7307758/why-didnt-i-appreciate-it-more
You could always ask them on FB/Twitter :P See if they have any YouTube vids (not kidding - here are links) - https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/the-british-embassy-on-social-media
you could look at the outside and you just might get into the reception area.
It was a long shot but I thought someone may have written about it before and someone else may know about it :-) But there you go.
"bored_robots" Thank you so much - that's a terrific little piece of information and one I did not come across in my searches. Great.
"Carol" - it's not the sensitive stuff i was looking for, but I realise your comment is fairly true.
"Phots Moll" Hmmmm that's an idea :) though I can just imagine how the conversation would go .... and an hour later having a knock on the door by two very pleasant gentlemen, with big jackets, from the security services ..... LOL.
The ironic thing is I am one of those people who generally has little patience for the interminable background facts some authors use to puff out their books. And I am also one who has zero interest in the infinite accuracy that some writers insist on. So I will probably just make it up. I am a firm believer that Fiction= Fiction. In my writing on Paris I make up several street names and building locations. I also have a fictional mountain in Serbia ... I mean who the heck knows and cares ! :D
Thanks all !
Making it up is much easier. :)
Someone once said "never let the truth spoil a good story!"
Or something like that :)