Leadership Development Program
I flew out of Chicago for St. Louis, connecting there to Colorado Springs (saved the Bank about $500 that way – those direct flights to smaller airports are really expensive). I had to rush to take this photo cause the shuttle to the Broadmore, the hotel where most of us stayed, had arrived: Note the […]
July 6th, 2002 by alephnaught
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Lake Charlevoix, Michigan
We drove up to Manitowoc, Wisconsin on Friday – we had dinner in a little restaurant downtown. They built 28 submarines in Manitowoc during World War II and they have one open as a museum at the waterfront. There was an amazing billboard on the way to dinner; guess they really like Bud here: We […]
May 12th, 2002 by alephnaught
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New York City, May 8 – 12, 2002
We decided to take a break in the Big Apple, so we spent three days tooling around the city. We arrived on a Wednesday afternoon; I was reading Once in Golconda, a history of Wall Street starting with the bombing of 23 Wall Street in 1919 and ending with the fall of Richard Whitney in […]
December 28th, 2001 by alephnaught
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Day 9 – Departure for home
We gave our change to the cleaning crew (who did quite well) and tips to the desk staff (they were always friendly and helpful). Then, off to the airport. The Charles D' Gaulle airport is interesting – first, we had to go to customs 3 times and a ticket agent twice to finally get the […]
December 27th, 2001 by alephnaught
Gustave Moreau Museum and, of course, churches
This is our last day in Paris. We cabbed to the Gustave Moreau Museum. You can take the subway out there, but its pretty much on its own in a general shopping district. Gustave Moreau was a famous symbolist painter. The space is magnificent, covering three floors of his home. The first floor is his […]
December 26th, 2001 by alephnaught
Day 7
We stopped at a bank and bought 2 Euro starter kits – I gave some of the coins to people I work with. The front of the coins are the same in all 12 member countries, but the back is unique for each country. The Euro goes into effect as currency January 1, 2002 (it […]
December 25th, 2001 by alephnaught
Christmas in Paris: The Jewish quarter, of course!
“And so this is Christmas.” We got a late start on purpose – we figure the Jewish quarter may be open, so we're heading there. I finished South and started Brunelleshi's Dome by Ross King. We walked by the old synagogue – we didn't go in because the doors were closed and people were going […]
December 24th, 2001 by alephnaught
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Christmas eve
We decided to shop today as the museums close early – its hard to believe its Christmas eve today. We started at a glass shop recommended to us here – it opens at 2 today. The store that sells St. Maria Novella perfumes and soaps has closed or moved. We ate lunch at Boul’ Mich’ […]
December 23rd, 2001 by alephnaught
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Montmartre
We took the subway to Montmartre, which is an old village that is now part of Paris. We did a walking tour – Iris was our guide; I would suggest this tour – you can go here to learn about it. he showed us where Van Gogh lived with his brother Theo for two years, […]
December 22nd, 2001 by alephnaught
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Musée National du Moyen Age
I finished Tulipomania : The Story of the World’s Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused this morning – it was a fun read, especially the parts about the history of the tulip and the anecdotes surounding the start of the tulip craze in the United Provinces. I think I’ll work on South: […]
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July 20th, 2002 by alephnaught
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