Fall - Madrid  

Posted by Pierre

Fall eventually made it to Madrid, bye bye summer....
Don't you worry though, we still have a steady and sunny 20C every afternoon!




Cambridge  

Posted by Pierre

Here I post a couple pictures I took in the center of Cambridge (I shall spell it centre, not to be too rude). I had forgotten my umbrellllllla, but did not need it once (si si, c'est vrai...)


Check out the lawn.... (Unfortunately, no sunbathing permitted)


And that's a picture taken in the College I stayed at for the courses and presentation.


Here is a proof that I was actually working there... Indeed, it might be the only one...


And this last picture was taken on the way back, in London Stansted, HQ of Ryanair.... And by far the worst airport I've been up to now! But very conveniently located when going to Cambridge. It's a bit like Paris-Beauvais, but instead of having 2-3 aircraft at time (ie. about 400 passengers), there are about 40, for the same number of seats in the main hall (do the maths). Dont worry, there are plenty of "duty free" shops where you can spend your money instead of losing your time (not) finding a seat.


OC-style week-end  

Posted by Pierre

This weekend, I went to UC Irvine visit Kameel.

OC-style party, swimming pool, boston lagers, bikinis (censored)...



And to finish, I d like to show a big advantage of the usa. For careful readers, it is to be related to an adventure in Peru (after the Misti climb...). The shoe is size 20 (I am a 12... or 47 european).
I am still unsure of next weekend's plan. Most probably some wine road around Santa Barbara, or Las Vegas...

Canoe sex / American beers  

Posted by Pierre

I arrived at UCSD on monday... Everything fell in place, work is going fine, workout after hours.
Just a small anecdote though :

Yesterday I went to the mall, buy some groceries, for breakfast, my daily salad, etc etc.
Indeed, I was going to buy a 6-pack of american beer.


(Not this one, but Samuel Adams, which is better...). There I come, at the counter. Indeed, the cashier asks for my ID. I show him my French ID.
- Oh, sorry, we dont take this...
- Really? - OK, here s my driving license...
- Still not valid...
- I am not supposed to walk around all the time with my passport, am I?
- I am afraid that would not be sufficient : we do not accept foreign ids. Any.
- So... how does that work, I cant have a beer with my friends?
- You're supposed to ask for a temporary id.
- for three weeks?
- I am afraid so...
- damn...............
*beers stayed there...
Now I have to ask my recently turned 21 flatmate to buy beer for me... What a beautiful country. I am just hoping that they will let me in a bar tonight!

cheers.

Mallorca !  

Posted by Pierre

This weekend I went with Camille to Mallorca, visiting Miguel (see the last posts from Argentina).
He lives in a lovely farm in the middle of nowhere (we barely saw a single german!!!)