Sunday, February 24, 2008
Got the shots from my canon up at last. Can’t find my cell shots…argh.
Besides all the wonderful pictures of my wife and kids (I’ve made a few public including one series that reminds me of a movie) there was this one in particular:
that I loved. This was cured ham for the sandwiches they were making. It was taken at Le Grande Epicerie just moments before the lady in the picture sternly told me, “Non!”. My wife later told me they frown on pictures being taken there.
I, and my compatriots, lived off the sandwiches (for lunch) for the two weeks we was there.
And today - I saw a fellow doing the same thing at the Oyama Sausage Company in Granville Island. So happy to find this done back at home as well. Now if I can convince them to start making sandwiches 
Rest of the pictures on flickr.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
My first time in Paris and here’s the coles notes:
-it’s much like Vancouver, but a little warmer
-there hasn’t been as much dog doo-doo as people warned me
-the french version of subway is everywhere. It isn’t even subway, it’s just seems like every store. And the baguettes have an *appropriate* amount of cured hams, roasted tomatoes, butter, pesto or cream cheese. Nice greens. And about the same price. I have a picture of someone cutting the ham off a leg and putting it in a sandwich for someone, on the spot.
-riding the metro was cool at first. By day 3 the packed RER or Metro, and cattle-like sound of shoes clopping between stations started to take the novelty off
-that said, Paris is another example of a country that has their mass transit right, or close enough. I cannot believe we don’t have this in North America. Maybe another 2-3 hundred years and I start to picture transit going under major streets in Vancouver.
-Cheese! Wine! Bread! Maybe some of you have heard speak of this…..
I’ve adjusted to buying food and am not treating each excusion as a costco run to ensure I have all possible food for the next two weeks. I buy what I need for the day and put it in my tiny fridge.
I’ve also learned that a relatively large man can shower in a 1.5×1.5 ft area. You just need to rotate every so often to adjust the angles of soaping.
I haven’t had chances to really explore as it’s a working trip but even arriving into La Defense was completely surreal. Can’t wait to see the other sites.
