I flew with a new airline that leaves from Newark to Orly called L'avion airlines, I was lucky that the plane was half empty, so I got to use the seat next to me. For some reason I was unable to sleep well on this red-eye flight, and I paid for it when I got to the office on Monday.

I've arrived at Paris around 9:00 and got out of baggage around 9:20am. Since this is a business trip I have asked the hotel to arrange car service to pick me up from the airport, so after baggage claim I saw this guy holding M.E-Shean Chien, I looked at the sign and though its unlikely that he is picking up a dog called M.EShean (Chien=dog in French) So I guess it was for me, geez talking about butchering a name...

After checking into my room, I realized that room is really small, but very clean and cozy, I took a quick shower then head into the office. it was about noon when I reached the office Its located between Hugo Boss and LV on the Champs-Elysse.

After few long meetings I left work around 8:30pm I had to leave from this Star-Trek like capsule, which allows only one person to step into the chamber where the door slides open on one side then closes from the other. Then I had dinner at the hotel then showered, and went to sleep right away.

There are few things I've realized this time in Paris so far

1. Cars drive way too close to each other, even for Taiwan standards
2. Some bars are used as Cafes in the morning
3. When they say sale, they mean SALE, things are cheap when its on sale.
4. La Galate de Rois is a pastry that is made only in the first 3 weeks in France, and its very yummy.
5. Everyone seem to be awe when I drink espresso/cafe, everyone asked that too Strong?
6. I can get used to the caffeine work culture here at the workplace.
7. I can also get used to the drinking at work culture, once around lunch time and once after market closes.
8. Most Parisian understands its difficult for foreigners to speak French.
9. French keyboards are very different the qazwm are all rearranged, and the numbers on top are all symbols by default.