Struck in Paris
This was my second visit to Paris. It was an official workshop in the month of January 2009. I was the one representing Indian office. Apart from the preparation for the workshop, I had also done necessary preparation for travel, especially how to reach the hotel using public transport. My boss was quite strict on spending. The company rule said if the city you visit has public transport one shall not take taxi and use public transport. The colleagues from France office had booked a hotel that was closer to our Paris office. However to reach there from Charles De Gaulle airport we had to cross the entire city, it was exactly on the other side of the city. I had to take a regional train to reach the hotel, it would mostly bypass the city and would reach in an hour. The Air France flight which took me from Bangalore to Paris landed early in the morning on Sunday. The temperature in Paris was below zero. It was snowing. As I walked out finishing immigration and collecti...