After waking at 6 AM on a Sunday morning to catch an 8 AM flight, I arrived in Paris at 6:30 AM on Monday – yup – whole day gone with only remnants of a few movies that I caught between naps, 4 airline meals, and lots of dry air (maybe even a bit of a cold to boot). The 21st century sky warrior – fortunately I was upgraded to Business Class so I at least had great service.
I’ve arrived in Paris and it’s cold and rainy. Not a huge deal since we have a day packed with Meetings. Not going to bore you with the meetings, but a couple of interesting observations always add a new dimension to any trip. First, we went to a Lebanese restaurant for lunch and had wine, what else would one need with a large meal, Jet Lag, and lack of sleep to keep the afternoon meetings interesting. The interesting point was that our wine was from Lebanon also – so much for only drinking French wine in France. I guess they are getting over the importing issues.
After dinner tonight I had a chance to go for a quick walk (only rained a bit) and came across a second interesting point – electric bicycle automated rentals. I’ve take a picture of the machine and the bikes – you drop your card – pick a bike that has been charged and off you go – return it and you’re done. I’m curious about how long the bikes last between repairs and how well the electric bikes handle the excessive humidity (aka rain).
I picked up a couple of perspective shots of the Eifel Tower and the city through out the day. Here are the photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/jason.fiala/2009FebruaryParisDay18#
Hope all’s well.
Travel’n Jay
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