Friday June 13, 2008
Here we go kids, I have worked every day since May 19, time to take a day off or even two. Actually, I started working even before I started working here - there were things to do the week before I left to get ready to go, plus of course putting my life in Sunnyvale on auto-pilot.
Today I am playing the hotel game. This is fun! Yesterday I wanted to stay in St-Mande with my colleague Brandon as it was his last night and told my hotel here in Montparnasse I would only arrive today. To make a long story short I arrived yesterday as originally planned, but in spite of a call to reconfirm, there was no room for me. So the Receptionist kindly took me around the corner to a nice place where I spent the night.
I have arrived here now late morning and am waiting for my studio to finally be ready. I will be here for 10 whole nights plus it has a little kitchenette which is really cool, I can do some food preparation.
I will meet work and personal friends here this weekend and do some sitting around and sleeping and relaxing before next week's events kick in Monday. I will meet a friend from Marseille who is here in Paris as well as Corinne from the office, who is a HOOT. Not sure of the details but the camera will be involved and you will get all the photos very soon.
Saturday June 14, 2008
OK got in here, all settled, it ain't the Ritz but it has a kitchenette and living/dining area, super quiet location, internet, there are few tourists around here in Montparnasse, and, best of all, it is 75 Euros vs. 170 (about 120 dollars vs. 260) at the hotel around the Eiffel Tower, huge difference.
I met up with Manon and we went to Chinatown and walked around and ate. Either we missed the main part or it is very small. I will have to return and check it out. Of course it is mostly Vietnamese, France has a similar refugee situation to the USA regarding accepting VN refugees.
I will hook up with Manon and Corinne today and/or tomorrow. Absolutely no working. My main goal is to visit the Grande Arche de la Defense, it is one of the truly unique things in the world, and only the French could do it!
Just came back from visiting the great Box on the Hill (La Defense) and will post pics in the next day or two. Very impressive.
Also, I am very tired, just phoned my family and now I'm going to have a well-deserved siesta.
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