Schmidt strolled along the brightly lit streets of Paris until half past two in the morning when overwhelming fatigue finally subdued his excitement, urging him to return to the hotel to rest.
That night, he bought an untold number of fashionable clothes, health products, and crafts. His servants were already exhausted from carrying large and small packages, so they had to hire a boy over ten years old to help carry the items.
The "Royal Palace Gardens" hotel where Schmidt stayed was extremely luxurious. The suite was equipped with gas lighting that shone as bright as the sun. Just for that fact alone, he felt spending an extra three florins to stay there was the right decision.
Gazing out the window at the Parisian streets sprinkled with countless stars, he couldn't help but think that this place was in a completely different world from Munich.