I met with Julie Ray. the Microsoft EUMA MVP lead. We had a nice coffee and pastry before going up to the Microsoft office. Quite a nice view she has even if she doesn’t have a private office, Julie said when the Eiffel Tower has 3 cycles of its lights she knows she’s at the office too late and it is past time to go home. When I get a chance I’ll see of the clip of one of the light show turned out. If it did I’ll post it in the album section.

We left Paris for London, flying from Charles de Gaule is much easier them arriving at Beauvais.The shuttle bus in from Luton was okay but we did hit traffic so it took longer then I expected. Our hotel in London is the least expensive of the lot we’ve stayed in on this trip. On the whole London has been less expensive than the other parts of the UK we visited and the food is much better! I think I forgot to mention it but when we were at Warwick Castle there was a new food experience for me. The boys had a kid’s meal that included “chips” or fries but to get catsup to go with the fries required 15p or 30¢. It was bad enough that every place we went in England required the purchase of bread even if you wanted it even those with fixed price plates of the day that were the equivilent of $30-$40.

Checked in at the hotel which is rather plain but the price is good (average £50 a night including a continental breakfast) and its near the Bayswater tube stop. Public transport in London is pretty good but there were a few times when the tube would stop without out any explaination. None of the stops were for long but it was a bit disconcerting.

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