My trip to St. Malo and Paris
This blog is long overdue. Had been planning to write it since the time I came back to US and that was..uummmm....just lets say quite some time back. But most of it is still fresh in my mind, both France and India.
I left for India on the 26th of June. I broke my journey in France to attend a conference and present my work in a satellite workshop. The conference was in a small town, Saint Malo (pronounced as Sa Malo) which was to the north west of France. Its a small, very beautiful and a very romantic place. Although my hotel room sucked big time, it had a window facing the beach and the sea. A balcony would have made the room perfect..but ah well. This was the view from my window.
I had a good nights sleep. Woke up the next day and during the shower kept cursing the french for having such a small washroom. The damn was so small that if the soap falls down, there is no way you can get the soap without bumbing into one of the walls. The walk to the conference hall was a good 30 mins over the boardwalk. Reached the conference hall and as usual was late. The conference was good, got to meet a lot of people. The most important thing was the moral boost that I was getting just talking to people about my work. It made me realize that my work is after all not worthless. People around the globe are actually working on similar concepts.
The first nite of the conference, I attended a dinner organized by IBM. Had a 4 course meal of the same dish, creppes. Although they were good, 4 course of the same thing...hmm..got me tired. However the restaurant had a prime location. Here is a view from the restaurant.
The second evening, we went to Mount Saint Michelle (pronounced as Mo Sa Michelle). Its a monestary build over the years, through the wars over a small hill or you can say mount. Aritstically very rich. And had a great view from the top. Here is a pic from the top.
After having a tour of the monestary, we were taken to attend the awards banquet at a nearby restaurant. Good wine and good food, what else could I ask for. Had a great time there. Here is a pic of the monestary from the restaurant.
The third and my last evening was spent attending a wine tasting session. By the end of which most of us were mellow, if you know what I mean. This was followed by dinner and by the time I reached my room, it was close to midnight. And it was not before 2 that I slept. Kept preparing for my presentation the next day.
The next day, after my presentation, I left to see what people call the most romantic city, Paris. I had just one day to see what the fuss was all about and guess what, that too alone.
To be continued....
I left for India on the 26th of June. I broke my journey in France to attend a conference and present my work in a satellite workshop. The conference was in a small town, Saint Malo (pronounced as Sa Malo) which was to the north west of France. Its a small, very beautiful and a very romantic place. Although my hotel room sucked big time, it had a window facing the beach and the sea. A balcony would have made the room perfect..but ah well. This was the view from my window.
I had a good nights sleep. Woke up the next day and during the shower kept cursing the french for having such a small washroom. The damn was so small that if the soap falls down, there is no way you can get the soap without bumbing into one of the walls. The walk to the conference hall was a good 30 mins over the boardwalk. Reached the conference hall and as usual was late. The conference was good, got to meet a lot of people. The most important thing was the moral boost that I was getting just talking to people about my work. It made me realize that my work is after all not worthless. People around the globe are actually working on similar concepts.
The first nite of the conference, I attended a dinner organized by IBM. Had a 4 course meal of the same dish, creppes. Although they were good, 4 course of the same thing...hmm..got me tired. However the restaurant had a prime location. Here is a view from the restaurant.
The second evening, we went to Mount Saint Michelle (pronounced as Mo Sa Michelle). Its a monestary build over the years, through the wars over a small hill or you can say mount. Aritstically very rich. And had a great view from the top. Here is a pic from the top.
After having a tour of the monestary, we were taken to attend the awards banquet at a nearby restaurant. Good wine and good food, what else could I ask for. Had a great time there. Here is a pic of the monestary from the restaurant.
The third and my last evening was spent attending a wine tasting session. By the end of which most of us were mellow, if you know what I mean. This was followed by dinner and by the time I reached my room, it was close to midnight. And it was not before 2 that I slept. Kept preparing for my presentation the next day.
The next day, after my presentation, I left to see what people call the most romantic city, Paris. I had just one day to see what the fuss was all about and guess what, that too alone.
To be continued....
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