Some New Pics

Here's a collection of pics taken in the past month. Hope you enjoy.


some Monument (forget the name)


Pont du Gare 1


Pont du Gare 2


Pont du Gare 3


Avignon


Moi


Funky Parisien Building


Brunch at Arnaud's home


little game of Ping Pong


the match gets serious

Time to visit the South... of France

So I finally have some pictures to update the blog. For 10 days during April,I was able to stay at this breathtaking mansion in the south of France with Fafa, Pierre and like 10 other people. We visited Montpellier, Arles, Nimes, La Camargue, Avignon and a few small villages nearby. Basically we drank plenty of wine, ate a lot of great food and slept in this old 18th century mansion which felt as warm as a meat locker. I was able to squeeze in a few hours of poker with Eric while down there. I can't say no to a good game.

The trip went pretty well and I managed to hold true to my maxim 'Thou who doesnt injure himself often will forget what pain is like.' LOL. Just kidding. I managed to sprain an ankle on a run near the maison, then followed it up the next day slipping on the stone stairs and landing on my tailbone and twisting my other ankle. So that day, everyone got a laugh seeing me walk like a penguin. NO worries, I'm feeling better now. Good times

Here are some pics from the trip taken with the new Canon 20D camera. Hope you enjoy!



la Maison 1


la Maison 2


Playing a Little Poker


My Game face


Bad Hair Day


Arles


Village Hilltop 1


Village HIlltop 2


Old Church


Roman bridge


French food stand in the South


La Camargue

That Armoire looks heavy...

If you've ever tried to move furniture, you know its unpredictable to say the least and injuries are not far off. This past Saturday, I helped my friend Pierre move a 100kg armoire. There were 3 of us to move it, so I didn't think it would be too difficult, but early on Pierre's old war wound acted up and he pulled out back. So while he's lying on the ground in pain, that left only 2 of us to move this behemoth.

To make matters more comical, once we load the armoire on top of the car, our other car has a dead battery, so we get to jump start that.. Good times.. Au Revoir


The armoire from hell!


Paris Skyline