Paris: Day #3

By Jeff 9-9-2011

Hello again from Pairee!  First thing – I don’t know why they call this the city of love – it’s not all that romantic to me.  I see a lot of old architecture, and I say, “cool” but nothing has made me go, “ooh, this city is the romance capital of the world!”

That being said – if it weren’t for having to live amongst 3 million people (12 mill in the surrounding communities) – and being away from the rest of my family – and the $12 bottles of pop (yes, $12) – I could do this.  We have had a good time, just traipsing around town seeing what is where.  We even went out and got lost yesterday (on purpose).  But tonite was really fun.  No one wanted to go out, so I just went down to the corner deli – 1/3 – 1/2 mile away, and picked up some pop (much cheaper than buying at the hotel) and a sandwich, and some other snacks for my room.  I got to shop, and interact with other customers and the sales clerk and such – it was GREAT!!  I also wandered around in the subway tunnels, trying to learn the best way to get around.  I love that stuff.

Other than the store, I didn’t go anywhere tonite.  It was the first day of the conference, and it gets quite hectic.  After we reset all of our equipment Saturday night (we had to set up extra for Saturday, and then will tear it down again for the Sunday portion) we plan to hop on the subway and get down to the Notre Dame Cathedral.  I hear it is supposed to be pretty cool.  Of course, yes, I will be looking for the sign that says, “Quasi slept here.”

Anyway – that’s about it for now.  Don’t want to be too long winded.  The plan for the rest of my stay (along with actually working) is – Notre Dame on Saturday night, Eiffel Tower (le Tour Eiffel) on Sunday night, and Normandy Beach/D-Day museum on Monday (all day).  I will let you know how it goes, and post pictures.

Be well,

JBD