Paris – Day 5
Yesterday was about food… today I sampled the Musée d’Orsay, following another productive days with at the 4D office here. The Musée d’Orsay is one of the premier museums in Paris, and is best known for its collection of art from the Impressions period. Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Degas, Rodin, and more. I knew it would [...]
Paris – Day 4
Wednesday was about food. First, I ended up eating breakfast in the hotel breakfast room. And much to my surprise, I found not only the usual Paris choices of croissant, rolls, juice, coffee — they have fruit and EGGS and SAUSAGE and BACON! Buffet style, all you can eat! For lunch, my French coworkers took [...]
Paris – Day 3, part two, with pics
Here are some pictures from my visit to the Eiffel Tower. You can click on the images for a larger, higher quality version (unlike a few days ago though they aren’t enormous). The first three shots are taken from the Parc du Champ de Mars: Next is an image from the first level. By this [...]
Paris – Day 3
Just a quick post for now on my third day in Paris (Tuesday 7/18). I’ll try to post more later, including pics. I decided Monday night to start my day Tuesday by eating petit déjeuner in my hotel room using room service. Good choice, the breakfast arrived at the requested time, and included two croissants, [...]
Paris – Day 2
Started the day with a phone call from home from Michele and Alex. The time difference is nine hours, so we’ve arranged for them to call me at Alex’s bedtime, which is the time I need to wakeup. We use Vonage phone service, and they’ve just made calls from the US to France free, so [...]
Paris – Day 1
No jet lag… but I woke up at 3:30 AM an can’t get back to sleep. So I will use this time to collect my thoughts and share the start of my Paris adventure. I’m in Paris for 8 days… for a week of working with the good folks at 4D Inc. Yeah, it’s a [...]