Archive for September, 2007

A Bullet Train to Germany

Monday, September 24th, 2007

A peaceful, early morning cab ride to the Le Gare L’Est in Paris (Paris East Train Station), I grab a coffee and a pain du chocolate; what else in the world could be more perfect? It is a little before 8 a.m. in the morning, the sun is coming up in the east, casting […]

The Rise of New Babylon

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Man it’s hot in the desert in September…

I wake from a six hour slumber to see the map, and the city below is Tehran, Iran. There is nothing but desert for miles.

The 777 is moving quickly over the waters of the Arabian Gulf (Persian Gulf – the locals hate it being […]

Germany - Part 2

Friday, September 14th, 2007

After a long week of meetings and late night business calls from the US (due to the 7 hour time difference) I was able to celebrate the Labor Day weekend with my lovely bride. After her hellish flight over, we left Frankfurt airport to make our journey to Munich.

The ride was long, […]

Achtung Baby… the Fatherland Calls – Part One

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

So my next round of business travels takes me to the place of my family’s origin. I arrive a day late in Frankfurt Germany after missing my connector in Atlanta because of weather. I think this past trip will be the end of my allegiance to Delta Airlines. I was stuck on […]