Doh!
Was so overwhelmed by the craptasticness of the hotel that I forgot where I am.
St. Etienne, not Lyon.
Went on my standard first time in a new city walkabout (much more interesting the first time in Shunde, China when I got chased out of restaurants for taking pictures of the wide selection of four legged fur bearing sometimes considered domestic critters in the lobby) and found the 'commercial center' about 45 minutes from the hotel. Neat little maze of narrow streets, eateries, bars, shops, and miscellany. Mostly closed
Did find an Orange store that had a universal travel adapter in their bargain bin for 4 euros. Grabbed that and a 6 euro USB charger for my phone and hoofed it back to the hotel. Boss is picking me up in an hour for dinner, then tomorrow is a full day of work followed by a flight to Stuttgart and drive over to Eningen. I get to play driver, since none of the other 3 guys are comfortable driving a manual - any autobahn opportunities between Stuttgart and Eningen?
Dinner Wednesday is supposed to be in a medieval castle somewhere outside of town - should be fun.
Planning ahead was pretty much ignored for today, since the afternoon was supposed to be spent in meetings. My counterpart bailed out at the last minute, so free time appeared.
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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife
