When we left off I had flown to Michigan for a business trip and accompanied Ms J back from her stay with us in Chennai. That ended up being a very busy week of meetings for me, but we were able to celebrate Dad's 70th birthday at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club while I was there. It was so nice to see Dad's family and friends honoring his day and showing him all their love and respect.
After a whirlwind trip I returned to Chennai. August and September were big months at the end of a major, three-year project I had been working on so I was very busy at work. I spent two weeks in Chennai then was off to London for two weeks.
Soon after my return to Chennai our neighbors from South Lyon, J&J, visited us. J was presenting at a conference in Chennai- isn't that a weird coincidence? We were happy to see them and had a great time showing them Chennai. J went off on her own and explored Pondicherry (a town about 2 hours south of Chennai, by car). It was fun to listen to the tales of her adventure when she returned. Sadly, it looks like I took no photos. I need to check their site to see if I can get copies of photos they took.
A few days after their departure I was off for one more business trip to London. Three weeks this time. But Mr R joined me for the first week! Coming back to see him at the hotel after a day of meetings was a great way to add some joy to a business trip. He explored London on his won while I was at work, then we'd have dinner out each night. He stayed over a weekend so we took the train into Paris. It's just a 2 hour ride and quite comfortable. We only spent one night in Paris so we hit the highlights- Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the outside of the Louvre (we ran out of time!). But we found time for several coffees at street cafes and enjoyed watching Paris street life.
See the Eiffel Tower in the distance behind us? |
Mr R returned to Chennai while I wrapped up the final two weeks of my business trip. On one of my remaining weekends I took the train to Newcastle to visit an American family who moved there recently from Chennai. It was great to see them and catch up. The family seems to be doing well and their kids are flourishing.
I returned to Chennai for the final days of my project in October. Whew!
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