Up at 6am today and went downstairs for the complementary breakfast that is offered here. Always nice to be crammed into a basement for toast and yogurt. Then it was off to the train station. It's about 20 minutes on foot (because we haven't had our fill of walking) then we sat for an hour because we were so early. The train station is quite nice for what it does. You don't get to find out what lane your train is in until 20 minutes before it takes off. Finding our car was not difficult though and we rode first class west to Lamballe where we met our first customer of the week.
The customer visit went really well and I believe the buyers were all happy to have met us. Who's not happy to receive promotional items? Right. Then it was a laugh as we waited an hour for the taxi to arrive there and pick us up afterwards. Philippe (my main contact) comes out for his pipe break and chats us up for a half hour while we're waiting. Too funny ... anyways, the taxi shows up and doesn't it say on his taxi that he doubles for an ambulance? What?? LOL. I was just dying ...
Fell asleep on the train home and got back to Paris for a quarter past eight. We then walked to our favorite little Italian restaurant (one of the few places that doesn't rip people off) and had our supper. Some noodles with ham and mushrooms. It was quite good ... of course I was starving so it's always good to eat under those conditions.
Now it's 11pm and I've got to get to bed. Tomorrow we're up at 5am to catch a trian south to Poitiers. After that we're on to Bordeaux and then back home. There's no internet in the trains so I can't write until I'm home. The train station in Paris has wifi but other than today I doubt I'll have time to open up.
I hope everyone is doing well back home. I'm tired and it's only monday. Still ... time is flying because we're busy. At least that's a good thing. I'm looking forward to getting home and seeing everyone. I've already got so many stories.
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Andrew, sounds like you had quite the day! Doubles as an ambulance....pretty close to when Simone and I got into a taxi in Amsterdam and the driver, we were sure, was high on their legal "stuff"! As long as you don't fall asleep on Pat's shoulder in the taxi or on the train, it should be smooth sailing! Can't wait to hear your stories. Take care.
There were times when those taxis doubled as military vehicles carrying people to war. In France you've got to make it clear not only where you want to go but where you don't.
And watch out for pickpockets. It's another regular street and subway business there.
Looking forward to your stories.
- Dad
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