Back from Paris

After a series of Bon jour and Merci, I finally reached India just after the 0 hour on Saturday morning. It could've been one of the flawless and no nonsensical trips had it not been for a silly error on the part of the person booking the ticket. Some guy had me booked for the 12th of April, instead of the 17th of March.

I had reserved the 16th evening for some sight seeing and shopping (things for others). Instead, when I took a look at the ticket (for seeking confirmation from the airline), I realised that it was for the 12th of April. These e-tickets can be so damn confusing what with no alignment in the columns of data. (There were 3 dates for the same flight: 17th March, 12th April and 14th April. The "real" flight date was 12th April). As a result of the panic-inducing-like situation, I had to spend time trying to call up people and try to hunt on the Internet for a clue as to when the "real" booking was.

I had a class on Saturday afternoon and Eiffel was no major reason to miss it. That was the reason why I wanted to take the flight on Friday itself. The end result was that it was so late that we just ended up going to an Indian restaurant called "Palais De Vandan". No Eiffel, no Mona Lisa, no museums, no other sight seeing.

I had to get up at 3 a.m. in the wee hours of Friday morning to get across the call to get our guys to change the date. That's how the trip went. Maybe next time there is enough time.

On the other hand, I had breakfast on most mornings at the "Maison Internationale" restaurant (a variety of croissants, cafe au lait and orange jus). Dinner on all 3 nights were eaten out - 2 at Indian restaurants and 1 at Pizza Hut. Lunch on all 3 days was at the workplace - and it was with a lot of variety (including something for the veggies).

Since there was no hotel accomodation available near the workplace, I had to put up at the Maison de l'Inde. That is some sort of a hostel for Indian students at the "Cite Universitaire". Looking back, it was quite an okay place (for the price).