Galeries Lafayette Paris クリスマス前のギャラリ・ラファイエット

Just before Christmas 2011, "Rock'n Mode" is showing as a key word for Galeries Lafayette.
クリスマス前のギャラリ・ラファイエット
http://www.galerieslafayette.com/

Breakfast in Paris パリで朝食を

There is nothing special having a breakfast at Millennium Paris Opera. I sat the table just beside pedestrian way of Boulevard Haussmann as I had break fast here in 2004 when I went to Damascus. and BNP PARIVA and post office are seen from the cafe.

特に趣向があるわけではない、以前、このホテルに泊まって同じテーブルで朝食を取っただけのこと。窓の外はオスマン通りだ。

Isami Zushi 勇鮨 - relatively good taste but their care of customer is self-righteous.

Isami Zushi 勇鮨
4 quai d'Orléans 75004 paris
01 40 46 06 97

Sushi Bar in Paris, this is one the best in Paris but their care of customer is self-righteous.

I invited my friend who wants to taste real Japanese Sushi in Paris and I chose this Sushi Bar. Perhaps it is one of the best in terms of taste.

I could not get in at 19:00 that my friend reserved due to delay of my flight from Sao Paulo to Frankfurt caused by emergency return to Sao Paulo and I missed connecting flight to Paris from Frankfurt. Then I could not manage to rebook certain alternative flight, 15:55 flight, and finally I could book 16:55 flight.

It was so wasting time to get to certain counter for re-booking because the tickets were bought separately.

Consequently I arrived in Paris and I got in the restaurant at 20:00, one hour delay of the appointment time. I was so sorry about my friend's waiting. The tables were fully occupied and I got sense that this is good restaurant as the web site explain this.

During waiting time at the restaurant, my friend was told that you have up to 23:00, then was told that you have up to 20:30. I also told by the restaurant when I got in that you have 30 minutes to leave.

It was so strange and rudeness reaction to customer, but we ordered some dishes. Then we were told that you may stay until 30 minutes more, it means by 21:00.

The taste is relatively good in Paris I suppose but I do not stand their care of customer especially for us that they push to leave us as soon as possible. There were other customers and they stay longer, a couple next to us that they got in similar time to my friend stay longer.

Perhaps they are proud of their taste of foods serving almost 20 years in Paris but not as a whole service. Even in Japan, it is rare case to meet this kind of self-righteous Sushi Bar or other type of restaurant business.

Flight from Asuncion to Sao Paulo

It was 1 hour delay. During waiting time, receptionist serves a candy and I took it, then I realized that tooth filling came out.

 

Very thin bording pass like a shop receipt.

TAM Airlines for Santiago.

Gauarani International Airport in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.

Over view of Japanese Agricultural Colony in Yguazu and SOY bean is panting.

Aerial view of Itaipu HPP

It was by chance to overview Itaipu HPP from TAM flight to Sao Paulo.

Sukiyaki in Asuncion 内山田旅館ですき焼き

Uchiyamada serves Sukiyaki.

Pear from La Colmena 日本人移住地ラ・コルメナ

This is planting in la colmena, Japanese colony in Paraguay.

Macintosh SE/30 in Asuncion

At a printing company in Asuncion.

アスンシオンの朝食 Breakfast in Asuncion and Dulce de leche

A break fast in Asuncion at Andares del Agua, they serve papaya all the time. The day I found "dulce de leche", typical sweet paste in South America on the table. Second picture shows it with honey package.

シリアルにパパイヤを入れる、これは私流。かつてバンコクでパパイヤとミルクの相性の良さを発見した。台湾にはパパイヤミルクというのがあると聞く。アスンシオンでは、シリアルは種類が限られているし砂糖付きが多いので使えるのは3種類、パパイヤは毎日新鮮なのでこれを主に朝食とした。

dolce de leche

"Prohibido Estacionar" and a car parked

Parked car in front of Andares del Agua.behind of the sign "PROHIBIT PARKING".

The Freedom Bridge linking Afganistan to Uzbekistan

When it was Communist is common in this region, Soviet Army entered and evacuated to and from Afghanistan through this bridges. Now US military goods has hauled by train trough this bridge. In general this bridge is protected by US an Uzbek army, and the access road is also blocked at the intersection near Termez.

The hotel in Paris intoroduced by an Armenian

I met an Armenia French at Club restaurant located at Tumniyan Street, Yerevan. Indeed he is owner of Europe Hotel in Yerevan and also owns a hotel in Paris. He described hotel name and address in Paris on a paper and gave it to me.

Hotel name is Hotel Pavillion Monceau in 17th Arrondissement (district) and I should try it.

Hotel Pavillion Monceau
43 rue Jouffroy d'Abbans, 17. Palais des Congrès, 75017
 
http://www.pavillon-monceau.com/

Where is Lufthansa office in Asuncison, Paraguay?

It is long story to find Lufthansa in Asuncion, Paraguay. I requested to my assistant to find Lufthansa office  a few month ago, because I came to Asuncion by Lufthansa and TAM. It is common sense to keep an information of Lufthansa office in Asuncion. But nothing happened for a while and replied there is no Lufthansa office in Asuncion and TAM is taking care of Lufthansa ticket. This repeated twice and a little progress was seen that Lufthansa is now dealing with cargo only.

How can I relay on this. There is a representative of Lufthansa called Lufthansa City Center as follows:

Lufthansa City Center (viajesdelsol)
Ave. Gral. Santos y Concordia Complejo Santos
Tel. 021-205 009
http://www.viajesdelsollcc.com/

Lufthansa Reservierungsbüros:  Argentinien
Name    Lufthansa Reservierung
Stadt    Buenos Aires
Telefon    (+54) 11 5354 2333
Telefax    (+54) 11 4313 1092
Öffnungszeiten    
Öffnungszeiten: Montag - Freitag 9:00 Uhr - 18:00 Uhr

MetroBus (diesel) or Electric Rail, Asuncion

It is hot topic in Asuncion, it was argued at congress whether the government should blow the fund for introduction of trunk bus system called MetroBus.  Consequently the suite was passed and Asuncion's MetroBus stepped ahead.

The point of argument is why it is diesel bus introduction instead of electric rail or bus system, or Light Rail. Taking in consideration of Paraguay's conditions to access to energy source, electricity is chosen reasonably. Because of Itaip HPP and Yacyreta HPP.

If natural gas, it is also reasonable, but this is no resource near by. Both diesel and natural gas have to be imported.

If natural gas or electricity, it is much more clean than diesel engine bus.
http://www.abc.com.py/nota/el-metrobus-no-resolvera-el-caotico-trafico-asunceno/

The total project cost is USD160 million,  of this total, USD115 million for a loan from the IDB and USD18 million from OFID (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries for International Development). The rest, USD35 mil. is provided by the Government of Paraguay.

The loan are divided by two part;
1) USD62.4 million loan for a 30-year term with a six-year grace period and a LIBOR-based interest rate;
2) USD15.6 million loan for a 40-year term, with a 40-year grace period and 0.25% interest, and

3) USD47 million loan for a 25-year term, with a five-year grace period and a LIBOR-based interest rate.

OFID's loan condition would be non-concessional.


IDB has approved credit line for this transport project
http://www.iadb.org/en/news/news-releases/2010-09-30/paraguay-to-improve-urban-infrastructure-and-public-transportation-idb,8092.html