In other news that would surely have disqualified Paris from the game, I had to do an overnight trip to Geneva for work (Sunday to Monday). I arrived late in Geneva on Sunday, checked into my hotel which was right next to the train station. I noted as I entered my hotel that there were signs plastered all over it to be careful for pick pockets. This gave me the impression my by the tracks neighborhood might be a little unseemly. Regardless, once checked in, I went out to find some food (around midnight). After getting rudely rejected at a kabob place for not having Swiss Francs (just get with the program and join the union Switzerland), I was accosted by a coozed-up drunk. Apparently the stories are the same in Europe: the guy lamented at his embarrassment of running out of gas (first time ever) and his poor wife and daughter were in the car afraid. He only needed a few francs for gas. Well, I told him there was a police station nearby and they would help him. He then proclaimed me uncool and spat on the floor as I walked away. I suppose I should have expected as much walking around the tracks late night, but I'm still not a big fan of Geneva.
Here are some pics from sightseeing last weekend, but starting with my favorite advertisement from Namibia that I finally found on my computer. After this:
1) Just wanted to get some colors
2) Passed the Opera House
3) Rodin Museum (a great museum, although I prefer Camille Claudel's sculpting over Rodin's)
4) More Rodin, he forgot to sculpt me in
5) Graffiti is everywhere in Paris
LOL: "Let me just say that the yoga co-ed changing rooms in Paris are a wonderful sight to behold"
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