October 31, 2001, Wednesday. Paris rush.

I woke rather late. Xavier and his parents are already finished the breakfast. Today they are leaving the house to have a long vacations in Spain (that’s why Xavier was so in hurry to arrive yesterday, not today). After I took the bath I have a breakfast alone.

Before his parents left the house Xavier left the house to find the fan for the radiator, so we can drive without problems. I talk with Xavier parents. They gave me some instruction (including Xavier). Xavier father was much friendly. Then they said good buy and left the house. In 5 minutes Xavier arrived and said that he didn’t found the fan. He also said that right now we began to move to Paris!!

Xavier told me that yesterday he agreed with his friend from newspaper, that his friend are going to film us on video-camera, when we enter the Paris.

Of cause, we didn’t start our last throw to Paris, because Xavier decided to change the oil in the engine and this (as the rest things) took a lot of time for him!

But finally we start our movement.

On our way we fisted the friend of Xavier. About 10 years ago he through out from the window and now he could move only on the wheelchair. He was very nice person and he has 5 cats at home.

After visit we keep on driving to Paris. Sometimes I could see the direction sign on road with distance to Paris.
 

As usual I began to fell asleep. And after this I began to bend ahead and begins to touch Xavier’s helm by my helm. By this strange noise Xavier detected than I feels asleep and begins to wake up me.

Apple Inc. office near Paris
 

 I love Apple ][   :-)

We enter the Paris and immediately we was in the traffic jam!  Immediately we was overheat. We stop the engine and wait sometime while we get cold. Than we move little bit ahead, overheat, stop, get cold etc. By this we move till the center or Paris where the Xavier’s friend newspaper was situated. I was very angry.

When newspaper was in 200 meters, Xavier decided to call to his friend (Francois) and ask if he still wait him. We found that nobody wait us and nobody pick up the phone. But Xavier decided to reach the newspaper.

Francois (Great man!)

We arrive to the newspaper. Enter the department of photos. There are very nice girls there! Some of them was try to speak French with me and they can’t understand at the first moment why I just looking at them and do not say anything! But when Xavier explain that I could speak only English and Russian they laugh a lot.

Xavier asked about his friend and somebody told him that his friend has a fit of appendicitis and that’s why he didn’t meat us.

After this Xavier shows several times the motorcycle and than he told me that he must left the building for several minutes and when he comes back we will go to his flat.

Xavier comes back only after 40 minutes. I was very angry.

The Internet on the computer, where Xavier left me, didn’t work. I didn’t know how to use phones, because one girl left the room and other was all this time on phone. Finally, she explain how to use the phone. I tried to call to Ross, but he was not available.

Then Xavier appears. He said that he was very sorry that he was so late. I said OK