The Eiffel Tower

After a lovely lunch "petit dejeuner" at a French cafe of wine,
cheese, bread, and croque madame sandwiches... We made our way to the
Eiffel Tower, which really was a reasonable walk.

The Eiffel Tower is amazing and much larger in person - which I can
attest to, as I did get a little frightened by the height and openness
of the stairs.

Le Louvre

Venus du Milo

The Mona Lisa

...here we have Lisa posing with the Mona Lisa, by DaVinci.

Now, I've always heard that the Mona Lisa was surprisingly small and
wasn't sure what all the hype was about (since I had seen multiple
reprints and pictures since I was seven).

BUT, this trip has made quite an impression on me - the Mona Lisa is
beautiful in person, pictures do not accurately show the colors of the
mountainous background or fine facial details. I highly recommend
seeing the Mona Lisa in person at least once in your lifetime...

First Stop: Le Louvre

So the one thing that I had to do was visit the Louvre.. Isn't it
beautiful? We found ourselves here via a quick cab ride in less than
five minutes!

Bon Soir from PARIS

Umm... yeah, so a few of us found it WAY too tempting to not hop a
train this morning to Paris!! Lisa and I woke up to our third alarm
clock at 4:45am, after a night of dancing in Piccadilly Square,
London. Next we met up with Erdal in the lobby by 5:40 & walked to the
nearest Tube stop to meet Lisa's brother Jason & catch a connection to
our 6:55 train to Paris Nord - we're SO tired, but this was SO worth
it!!

Yo! Sushi

Last night, before exploring the nightlife of Piccadilly Square, we
stumbled upon this gem, Yo! Sushi.

It's one of those neat sushi places where you can just select your
meal items from the conveyor belt. If you see something you like, just
take it - eat - and enjoy!!

Panel Discussion at FIE

This past morning (of day seven) we met back at the FIE building for
an exciting panel discussion with CEOs, Chairmen, and Advisory
Councils. Topics included: Doing Business with the Middle East, The
Qur'anic View towards Life, The Business Markets of Jordan, and...
Western Views of Business in the Middle East.

Some snipets... "the Middle East is the richest region in NPV - Net
Present Value" ... "In order to go fast, you need to slow down" ...
"You cannot separate life from business" ... "We need to change our
attitudes & perspectives about the Middle East... there is more to
this region than sand and oil"

Fun Fact: The Jordanian gov't is currently involved in a Red Sea-Dead
Sea project (along with the surrounding countries) to help preserve
this historical, natural beauty. The water level is dangerously low.