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The Eiffel Tower

Apple seems to take the Paris show far more seriously than London. I remember last year how there were Apple people here prowling the smaller stands to see what people were talking about. This year they’re even patrolling the press room. Admittedly not closely enough to see what you’re writing, but it’s interesting to see them there.

Unrelated to that, I also got offered £100 cash to attend a briefing today, taking place next month. That has to be ethically questionable. Fortunately it’s not core to what we cover, so it’s quite justifiable to turn it down on the grounds of relevance, rather than pointing out to the would-be briber than cash offers can only bring impartiality into question.

Paris has turned quite chilly, and I’ve pulled out the jumper I almost didn’t pack. I walked up to the Butte past M Collignon’s grocery to look out across the city, and acted as interpreter between a couple of Americans and their waiter. They were grumbling about the quality of their food, even though she was only having onion soup with chips, perhaps for dipping.

They did thank me, but they were intensely irritating so I had to leave, and ended up riding the metro down to Trocadero to try and take some pictures of the tower for something Al is working on back in the office. Unfortunately the keyring sellers were so proficient at walking into the shot that I couldn’t get the kind of pictures I needed and the image above, while entirely unsuitable, is the best of the bunch.

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