More on Paris in a bit, apologies for the lack of updates. I promise to update later today.

Last night at dancing myself and orly had a breakthrough. We managed to hold a spirited conversation and not notice the fact that we were waltzing around the room. We were very impressed and would now feel that we are eligible for key roles in BBC period costume dramas.

Orly also bemoaned the lack of mood lighting that would prevent me from hitting on her. So you can see we take dancing very seriously.

• Notre Dame: check
• Eiffel Tower: check
• Roddin Muesem: was closed yesterday
• Much Walking about Paris: check

I like Paris but I am not sure I could live here. Why not I hear the masses demand. Well basicly because it isn’t Ireland. Though the working public transport might help me get over it. That and the taxi ride from the airport to our hotel where we went along several motorways and hit neither a traffic light nor a roundabout. NRA take note.

Last Chance Journeys - Siberia

The second part of this documentary is on TG4 this wednesday at 10:30. It is well worth watching even if you haven’t seen the first part. It is this sort of thing that justifies Public Service Broadcasting not the usual crud that leaks out of Montrose.

A film on the greatest nomadic journey left on earth. The Nenets are native Siberian reindeer herders with extrovert, irrepressible personalities who spend their lives on a gruelling 1600 mile journey across the tundra to the Arctic Ocean and back. 3 months shooting completed in Siberia.

Greetings from paris. It as all good. First impressions is that it kicks ass.

Got my first set of business cards today. This whole job thing must be serious.

Furthermore I have come to detest any kind of procurement process. Vendors are horrid.

The highlight of the weekend was a trip out to the OPWs very impressive visitors centre at Newgrange. The tours of Newgrange were sold out so we went to Knowth and as a first time visitor to this landmark site I was very impressed. I have now decided that OPW staff are execpt from my fire 50% of the civil service at random policy.