The long stopover at Paris De Gaulle airport brought familiarity since I have been to that airport many, many times. The product group I am in at Cisco develops products for digital media distribution, including digital signage, thus I couldn't resist taking photo's of the flight information display systems at the airport showcasing obvious problems with the PC controlling the content to the display. The products from my organization eliminates an event like this from happening! The train station is downstairs from the terminals and I felt compelled to take a photo of that also. The rail systems in Europe are so convenient, so efficient, so complete. Seattle has struggled with light rail mass transit for decades so I marvel at systems that easily transport people from point A to point B almost effortlessly. I wandered around the shops but wasn't tempted to buy anything more than a paperback book given the truly dismal exchange rate between the Euro and the US Dollar. The paperbook book is Patricia Cornwell's latest novel "Book Of The Dead" and is only available in the US in hardbound, the paperback doesn't come out until September. I don't know why bestsellers come out in paperback in Europe more quickly than in the United States. I suppose the publishers are able to make higher profit by limiting access to the paperback rather than selling the more expensive hardback books. I encountered the same thing years ago when I bought Dan Brown's books "The DeVinci Code" and "Angels and Demons" overseas in paperback rather than shell out $ for the hardcover editions. While waiting for the gate for my flight to Copenhagen to open, I sat near some teenagers from Macau, China. The group of approximately 10 young women and one male were on their way to Portugal without any adults or teachers chaperoning. I wasn't able to discern if they were going anywhere other than Lisbon. They were a delightful group - polite, friendly, full of enthusiasm, curiosity and eager to converse. They shared beautiful singing voices, electronic games and Chinese sweets with me. Here's wishing Regina, Suki, Yan, Rachel, Ryan and the rest of the group a fantastic time on the remainder of their trip!
The long stopover at Paris De Gaulle airport brought familiarity since I have been to that airport many, many times. The product group I am in at Cisco develops products for digital media distribution, including digital signage, thus I couldn't resist taking photo's of the flight information display systems at the airport showcasing obvious problems with the PC controlling the content to the display. The products from my organization eliminates an event like this from happening! The train station is downstairs from the terminals and I felt compelled to take a photo of that also. The rail systems in Europe are so convenient, so efficient, so complete. Seattle has struggled with light rail mass transit for decades so I marvel at systems that easily transport people from point A to point B almost effortlessly. I wandered around the shops but wasn't tempted to buy anything more than a paperback book given the truly dismal exchange rate between the Euro and the US Dollar. The paperbook book is Patricia Cornwell's latest novel "Book Of The Dead" and is only available in the US in hardbound, the paperback doesn't come out until September. I don't know why bestsellers come out in paperback in Europe more quickly than in the United States. I suppose the publishers are able to make higher profit by limiting access to the paperback rather than selling the more expensive hardback books. I encountered the same thing years ago when I bought Dan Brown's books "The DeVinci Code" and "Angels and Demons" overseas in paperback rather than shell out $ for the hardcover editions. While waiting for the gate for my flight to Copenhagen to open, I sat near some teenagers from Macau, China. The group of approximately 10 young women and one male were on their way to Portugal without any adults or teachers chaperoning. I wasn't able to discern if they were going anywhere other than Lisbon. They were a delightful group - polite, friendly, full of enthusiasm, curiosity and eager to converse. They shared beautiful singing voices, electronic games and Chinese sweets with me. Here's wishing Regina, Suki, Yan, Rachel, Ryan and the rest of the group a fantastic time on the remainder of their trip!
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