We hopped off the train for a quick look at a part of town called "Le Defense". This is the big glass building big business part of town. We just walked around a few minutes then got back on the train.... Here's some pictures we took while there:
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Sunday Outing
We hopped off the train for a quick look at a part of town called "Le Defense". This is the big glass building big business part of town. We just walked around a few minutes then got back on the train.... Here's some pictures we took while there:
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Status Report
The plaza in front of the cathedral had many Gypsy baggers as well as street entertainers....
Just underneath the plaza floor and possibly under part of the cathedral is Crypt Archeologique. We were able to go on the crypt tour. These are ruins of buildings some of which date back to 100 AD. It kind of makes you wonder what other ancient ruins are still buried throughout Paris.
And then, just around the corner is the "Musee National Du Moyen-Age" or Middle Ages Museum. The building was equally impressive as the displays inside. Much of the building is originally Roman. I don't have many pictures of the inside. But, I did get a snapshot of this well and interesting sun dial on the wall.
Much of this museum building and it's contents date back to before any white people were in the America's. France is old as dirt. There is a mind boggling amount of history around every corner.
By this time in today's excursion, I was pretty worn out. I'm still feeling ill. We sat for a while in a coffee shop and then headed back to the hotel. I then ran by a grocery store to stock up on breakfast items and snacks. Everyone else was going to take the train back into town for dinner, but I decided to call it a night. I'm hoping to recoup a little in hopes of hitting the Louvre museum tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Back in Paris
Richard and I had donar kabobs (Turkish gyros) for lunch and spent the afternoon shopping. At the Hard Rock Café I got Brandi a T-Shirt. While there, I also found a little Teddy Bear for my son, Sky. The bear is wearing a brae and has "Hard Rock Café Paris" written on his shirt. Later, I found an stuffed Eiffel tower that is also a giraffe. Sky's so Giraffe obsessed that I couldn't have not bought it for him.
For dinner, we met Mark in the Latin corner and ate at an Egyptian restaurant. They call the area the "Latin Quarter" because it has several Universities and many book stores. The way I understand it, long ago, Latin was the official language for education.
I forgot to bring my camera out with us so, I don't have any pictures to share at this time.
today, we've been in meetings and have begun testing our "V2" content. Everything in the office is rather disorganized and chaotic. The entire process seems very inefficient.