Wolfgang dragged luggage into his suite at the elite Hôtel Hermitage, pulled back the plush drapes and struggled to open the glass French door. “Son of a bitch,” he muttered when bumping his splinted pinky finger. He stepped onto a narrow balcony, grasped the ironwork railing, savored the sunshine and breathed deep. The Hermitage is a five-star luxury hotel which opened in 1896. One of the main architects for this spectacular Belle Époque façade was Gustave Eiffel, the same man who designed the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
