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Thursday
10 May 2001

4 51 pm Switzerland time zone [ les billets ]

I've just returned from a lovely day in Bern with Matthew's co-worker Dan. I bought gifts for friends, a small silver belt, and a toy car. I would really like to import a Smart Car, so I settled for a toy replica. The Smart Car is designed by Swatch, engineered by Mercedes Benz, and small enough to back into a parellel parking spot (meaning it's length is shorter than a normal car is wide). Matthew has suggested I try to get one liscenced as a motorcycle. He is currently obsessed with trying to import a 5 cylinder Audi S3.

We've confirmed three nights in Vienna, mostly to attend Formula One, which we still hadn't recevied tickets [les billets] for. Then, when I walked into the classroom a few minutes ago, Matthew brough up the following web page. So our tickets have arrived, by visiting more countries than we will on this trip....

These are the results of your query
Airwaybill Number	Origin Service Area	Destination Service Area	Status
6085932812	Vienna - Austria	Lausanne - Switzerland	Signed for by: ROTHENBUHLER Shipment delivered May 10, 2001 10:54

6085932812 - Detailed Report
Date		Time		Location Service Area		Checkpoint Details
May 07, 2001		16:09		Vienna - Austria		Shipment picked up
May 07, 2001		17:02		Vienna - Austria		Departing origin
May 08, 2001		03:54		Brussels - Belgium		Transferred through Brussels - Belgium
May 08, 2001		13:34		Milan - Italy		Transferred through Milan - Italy
May 09, 2001		08:39		Bergamo - Italy		Shipment arrived at wrong facility. Sent to correct destination
May 09, 2001		09:28		Bergamo - Italy		Transferred through Bergamo - Italy
May 10, 2001		02:43		Brussels - Belgium		Transferred through Brussels - Belgium
May 10, 2001		03:09		East Midlands - UK		Arrived at DHL facility in East Midlands - UK
May 10, 2001		04:12		-		Transferred through -
May 10, 2001		09:00		Lausanne - Switzerland		With delivery courier
May 10, 2001		10:54		Lausanne - Switzerland		Shipment delivered

[Here are today's photos:]

^ Matthew fell asleep on the table in the lab. Should I admit to the fact that Matthew wasn't teaching yet at this point in time? He makes a lot of stress and manages to wear himself out...

^ You can catch my reflection as I follow Matthew and Dan into the corporate office.

^ I tried to capture a bit of the ambiance in the outdoor corporate spaces.

^ At lunch time, two lab technicians stole down to the display machines to play Quake 3 together; I took a few more office shots.

^ I am here reflected in the glass shielding several million dollars worth of machines in the office...

^ I call this series "Action Matthew".

^ Dan and I left Matthew to teach and headed down town; I was amused my the broom in use to clean the city.

^ We stopped for a drink at a local cafe and I was so enamored with the ancient man who sat at the table with us...

 

 

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