Pheww!

1. Finally, my new house flooring was completed. It was beautifully done on Tuesday. The same day I have to fly to Europe.
2. Yesterday morning I landed Paris in the wee hours at 0540 hours. The weather was great for me at 15 deg celcius. Took a taxi to Holiday Inn Court Garden. Unfortunately, the French Vietnamese doesn’t know where the place is even with his GPS on.
3. Huh, what a guy, wasted an extra EUR25.00 for that journey to look for place that a taxi driver should know about. Anyway spent nearly EUR60 for that bloody cab.
4. Usually, it costs only approx EUR35 from Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport, Paris to the hotel. Anyway, made my check-in to freshen-up. Yes, I look horrible after 13 hours flight. Check-out after 3 hours to catch my meeting.
5. According to my French couterparts, the summer this year is not so good as there is less sun. But from someone who comes from a hot country like me, the weather was terrific - No sun but bright skies with cooling air.
6. The meeting lasted for 1 hour or so. So I have time to go for my lunch before I catch my next flight to Dusseldorf in Germany. Frankly, there is none good eating places in CDG.
7. Took the Air France flight at 1525 hours and landed Dusseldorf at 1640 hours. That’s a short flight, wasn’t it?
8. From the air, Dusseldorf looks nice as it has so many trees - green places, reminds me of my hometown. The city is well structured and planned. So many beautiful buildings in the old town.
9. According to my German friend, Dusseldorf has the highest density of Porsche in the country. Well I supposed that could be true, almost every where I go I see so many Porsche - be it modified or not. Even though, the quantity is not as many as Mercedes, BMWs, Minis and Audi. A mini costs around EUR25,000 in Germany.
10. Had a late evening stroll around the city, and its a vibrant city. There is around 7-8 brewery in the city. The beer is dark as compared to the normal beer which is yellowish and lighter. I supposed that’s one of its differences right!
11. Today, I will be going to Essen, another city which is 30 mins drive from Dusseldorf. Best of all, I will be going there using the AutoBahn. We are talking about no speed limit here. Let’s see how fast the driver brings the car.
12. My regret is I left my camera at home as I was rushing to the airport. Darn!
13. Will be in London on Friday, and I really hope the weather there is fine - usually its always gloomy
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Cheers from Dusseldorf, Germany