Paris Trip – 3 through 5 August 2003
We had an opportunity to go to Paris for what we thought was free time. It turned out to be a propaganda trip with one good company and one boring agency. Oh well.

On the Bus to Paris, 3 August 2003. Posted 11 August 2003. We finished our exam and left for Paris. Feeling a lot like the picture after the exam.

Interpersonal Relations on the Way to Paris, 3 August 2003. Posted 11 August 2003. Ken chatting away while Kuni and Hideaki sleep.

Martial Arts, 3 August 2003. Posted 11 August 2003. Ken and Yuki work for position on the high bar.

Bus Party, 3 August 2003. Posted 11 August 2003. Somehow I ended up in the back of the party bus singing show tunes.

Accommodations, Paris, 3 August 2003. Posted 11 August 2003. After Paris, we LOVED the FEC. This moody out of focus is on purpose.

Neighbors, Paris, 3 August 2003. Posted 11 August 2003. Kuni and Ken were next door. Their room gives an idea of the size too.

Sink and Shower, Paris,3 August 2003. Posted 11 August 2003. Here's our sink and shower combination in Paris. The shower is to be shared with four people. Where is the toilet.

The Toilet Area, Paris, 3 August 2003. Ah, right, here's where ALL the toilets for the floor are located. Look at the happy faces.

ESA Headquarters, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. Pre-ESA propaganda tour. An ugly building near the dilapidated UNESCO building in Paris.

Vish Being Cool? ESA Headquarters, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. Not sure what Vish was thinking when he put his hat on like this, but oh well.

ESA Headquarters Conference Room I, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. The coolest thing about ESA was the conference room we were in.

ESA Headquarters Conference Room II, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. Still a cool room.

Yuki and the Headphones, ESA Headquarters, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. The room is so big that sometimes you need headphones to hear the speaker. It helps for translations too.

Art Photo I, ESA Headquarters, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. I got SO BORED during the presentation that I started taking photographs through the glass sitting in front of me.

Art Photo II, ESA Headquarters, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. Freaky.

Free At Last, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. We finally got some free time so everyone headed for the Arch de Triomphe and the Champs Elysees. Ken, Avery, et al

Jon in Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003, photo by Kentaro TANAKA. Me with the Arch de Triomphe in the background.

Center of Arch, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. Checking out the monument in the center of the Arch de Triomphe.

Is this Christian Slater, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. Hugo playing the part of a younger Christian Slater at the Arch de Triomphe.

Ken at Night, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. Ken posing, nice colors.

Jon at Night, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. A photo of me, Paris. Is this the first photo of the sheared me?

Ken and Kuni with Sweet Drinks, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. Ken and Kuni drinking really goofy drinks in Paris. Hence the goofy faces.

Fuzzy Hideaki, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. It think this is Hideaki-san. Fuzzy night picture.

Place de la Concorde, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. OK, not sure I spelled it right but who cares. The gang with the moon and the Eiffel tower in the background.

Night Street Scene, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. Rue de Rivoli, Paris, night time.

Taking the Train, Paris, 4 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. A bunch of groups recombined for the last train back to the residence.

Ken Following Su-Yin, Paris, 5 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. Approaching the Café Marly from the Notre Dame direction.

Resting Already, Paris, 5 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. It was hot that day.

Too Hot, Paris, 5 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. 10:00 am and everyone is already tired, especially Avery and Flo.

Ken, Coffee, Paris, 5 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. At the Café Marly in Paris. My favorite café overlooking the louvre.

Satoko, Paris, 5 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. Satoko-san at Café Marly.

Hideaki, Paris, 5 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. The evil eye from Hideaki-san.

Hip Hop Ken, Paris, 5 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. Ken being Mito-style Hip Hop.

The Tour Group, Without Me, Paris, 5 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. I took a picture of the tour group, so I'm not there!

The Tour Group, With Me, Paris, 5 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. … and a stranger took this picture of all of us.

Johanna and Coffee, Paris, 5 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. How appropriate. Jo with coffee in Paris, the Eiffel Tower in the background.

The Bus Ride Home, 5 August 2003. Posted 17 August 2003. Yuki and Ken in discussion on the ride home.