Day 9, Rockstar Kip
The 9th day was interesting, indeed. It was my first day at work in Egham, UK. The folks there were very receptive, since the only reason I was there was to help them. So I spent the entire day learning about their project, until by the end of the day, my head was spinning.
After work, a colleague showed me how to navigate using the light-rail system between work and my hotel. That was a Good Thing, because 1) the light-rail system goes all over the place, and would allow me to go to down-town London, and 2) there was NO WAY I was going to try driving in the UK!
So... after work a good story. You see, when I got back to my hotel there were two Austrians waiting there to meet me.
Sounds like a line from a spy novel, huh?
Actually, I knew they were coming to meet me. They found out I was in Europe when I was in Brussels. I remarked that it was a shame I couldn't extend my trip to go to Austria, and they decided to fly up to London to meet me there.
I've talked with them before. They're Roman and Michael of mmm-software They originally called me because of my pilot exam website http://exams4pilots.org. We've been collaborating on maintaining the bank of pilot exam questions.
Anyway, we stayed up until way too late talking about our collaboration, and life as a pilot in the US vs Europe. It was great fun, and I thank you Roman and Michael for coming to London just to meet me! :)
After work, a colleague showed me how to navigate using the light-rail system between work and my hotel. That was a Good Thing, because 1) the light-rail system goes all over the place, and would allow me to go to down-town London, and 2) there was NO WAY I was going to try driving in the UK!
So... after work a good story. You see, when I got back to my hotel there were two Austrians waiting there to meet me.
Sounds like a line from a spy novel, huh?
Actually, I knew they were coming to meet me. They found out I was in Europe when I was in Brussels. I remarked that it was a shame I couldn't extend my trip to go to Austria, and they decided to fly up to London to meet me there.
I've talked with them before. They're Roman and Michael of mmm-software They originally called me because of my pilot exam website http://exams4pilots.org. We've been collaborating on maintaining the bank of pilot exam questions.
Anyway, we stayed up until way too late talking about our collaboration, and life as a pilot in the US vs Europe. It was great fun, and I thank you Roman and Michael for coming to London just to meet me! :)