Tuneful Tuesday โ European Playground
One thing that I love to do before a trip is to try to prepare myself and the kids for the place we are heading, especially when it is a new place for us to go. I get books, movies and music that relate to the place in some way. For movies, I look for
Je suis une vรฉgรฉtarienne
Ugh. It is a frustration here. I don’t like to go out to eat, as it turns into such a problem! Even when the meeting organizers warn the hotel and the meeting places that there are a number of vegetarians amongst our group, the serving staff still insist that they have nothing else. The first
Springtime in Paris
Yesterday, I took some time off (hey, I am half-time and had spent three full days in meetings!) and went to l’Orangerie which has been closed for “renovations” since I first came to a French ILOG meeting(back in 2000). The museum reopened since my last trip, and I finally got to go see Monet’s masterpieces.
Photos at the Museum
After our meeting today at the Maison des Polytechniciens, we walked across the street to the Musee d’Orsay for a tour and then dinner in the dining room. Our very large group broke into three groups for guided tours. I enjoyed listening to our tour guide, who provided lots of insight and interesting history about
Grey Paree
The direct flight with personal tvs was pleasant. Airplane movies have improved to now be on demand, so I could start and stop at will. I ended up watching 3.5 movies over the Atlantic. The flight ended an hour early on a sour note, with a terrible landing. Thump, thump, whoa! Everyone around me was
Vaux le Vicomte
We spent the day at this chateau, both in meetings and exploring the castle and grounds. Thankfully, it didn’t rain. Leaving the busyness of Paris for a day was very nice.
land of harry potter
Here is the crew in Glencoe, where many scenes from the Harry Potter movies were filmed.
shop til you drop
Why do I charge everything I buy? Because doing that is what makes it possible for me to say “Scotland, Here We Come!” Shop Till You Fly from the Washington Post Granted, we don’t go to the extremes that the people in the article did, but using our credit card is worth it for us!
GBK Gwyneth
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