The Sakai conference is over.

It’s been an amazing experience in a lot of ways:

  • went to sessions where I received some great info
  • had a Sakai elder spend 3 hours showing me ‘under the hood’ of Sakai - brain melt down but not impossible
  • met some very cool people from Universities in USA and South Africa.
  • gave out a lot of SKIL2 business cards - everyone thinks they are beautiful and love them.
  • made an IBM contact which I really wanted to do.

Tres successful.

Totally worth the time and money – and having to travel through Dublin Airport (spit).

This afternoon I continued my wandering.

Went to the Rue des Ecoles in search of contemporary cinemas.

I wanted to get Lynda and Derek flyers of movies that were on.

Would you believe – July is French Film Month!!

I went to 4 cinemas and got some cool flyers, postcards & film guides.

Wandered to Rue Dante which has all the comic and manga shops.

Marc - can’t find the ones you want – yet. I’ll keep looking.

Got some great women warrior comics;-

  • Witchblade
  • Tomb Raider
  • Elektra
  • She Hulk
  • Red Sonja

Landed up in a great cafe ( La Fourmi Ailee) that’s 3 minutes from me – just along the Rue Dante.

Acid green couches … walls of books … jazz playing

SIpped on a sauv blanc and tasted an amazing tarte citron with a fig base – and a great pot of lapsang souchong.

All was well in the world.

I’m having lunch there tomorrow with Amy from Uni Indiana.

Then I thought I’d go on a nostalgic walk to the Ille St Louis - where I stayed on my last visit to Paris.

I went to the restaurant where I had eaten alone – and loved it.

Brent & Mary (Moo bar) – I had forgottent that the restaurant was called The Cow – in french.

How could I forget all the different cows in the window!!!

Took photos and will be posing Bo there tomorrow.

Home now and sipping a glass of Grenache Cinsault.

I’ve drunk less wine in a week than I do on a night in the wine bar in Ballinamore with Mags, Adrian, Derek & Lynda.

It’s the neighbours leading me astray dear reader – I’m so impressionable!!

I’m having a quiet night tonight.

A glass of wine – some hummous and greek bread – a salad - spanakopita and tsaziki. All bought yesterday.

I spent about 30 euro in a Greek cafe take away yesterday and have had 4 meals from it.

Hope you’ve had a lovely day wherever you are dear reader.

Liz