On a business trip in Oct, I spent the weekend in Paris.  While there I bought painting from an art student - on the right above.  After a small amount of research, it seems clear where his/her inspiration came from.  On the left is a painting by Daniel Kessler, a Washington DC base artist.  Agree?

In late October I went on a two week business trip to Europe…UK, France (twice), Finland (twice), Germany and Switzerland.  Here are Lisa’s favorite images for Paris.  The Flying Buttresses are an architectural necessity to strengthen the wall allowing for over sized windows.

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In early December, Abi came to visit Lisa and I here in Greensboro.  Oh, almost forgot that Keva, Brent and Eric were here also.  We had a blast!  What a wonderful baby…she might have fussed for all of 2 minutes the entire weekend, even hanging out with us ’til 10:PM or so at Fishbone’s!

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Namibia is located to the northwest of South Africa along the Atlantic Ocean.  Food & Wine claims the landscape, food scene are worth seeing including several recommended hotels & safari’s.  Interesting.

(Photo courtesy of Onguma Camps and Food & Wine)

Typically, airline reserve flight number “1″ for their flagship route.   After obtaining several Heathrow slots from Air France, Delta inaugurated DL1 from JFK to LHR (London Heathrow).  Recently I had the opportunity to travel on DL1.   For me, the über aviation geek, it was quite enjoyable.

Other Notable flagship routes:

Continental Airlines, CO1: Houston (IAH) to Honolulu (HNL)

American Airlines, AA1: New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX)

United Airlines, UA1: Chicago (ORD) to Honolulu (HNL)

US Airways, US1: Phoenix (PHX) to Chicago (ORD)

Turkish Airlines, TK1: Istanbul (IST) to New York (JFK)

Lufthansa, LH1: Hamburg (HAM) to  Frankfurt (FRA)

Japan Airlines, JL1: San Francisco (SFO) to Tokyo (NRT)

Korean Airlines, KE1: Seoul (ICN) to Tokyo (NRT)