Saarland &c.: March 2009

• Dines went for four weeks to lecture at University of Saarland at Saarbrücken, all of March.
• His lectures are recorded here!
• Dines stayed in a hotel apartment in 2kms walking distance from the institute.
• In the first weekend, 6-8 March, Dines went to Luxembourg, by return bus.

• Friday-Saturday 13-14, Dines went for a short weekend, by train to the North Eastern French city of Metz.

• Reason for only one night in Metz was an invitation Saturday evening to a most enjoyable dinner
  at the family of Dines' host at UoS: Prof. Wolfgang Paul.
• In the weekend of 20-22 March Dines went by return train to the German city of Trier.

• The stay in Saarbrücken was quiet.
  • Saarbrücken is not exactly a tourist spot.
  • But some wines could be had 

  

  • The last weekend, 26-30 March, at Saarland started with a nice visit to Nancy:
    • by train,
    • reunion with the very nice groups around Profs. Dominique Méry and Stefan Mertz.
    • a seminar,
    • and high-speed train to Paris.
  • Kari had flown in from Copenhagen the morning of Friday 27 March:
    • checked in at our "favourite" hotel, La Louisiane, 60 rue de Seine, 75006 Paris -
      right in the middle of Quartier Latin;
    • then gone to look at fabrics for her patchworks and quilts at Marche St. Pierre
      at the foot of Montmartre (below the Sacre Coeur Basilica);
    • then met me coming in on the train at Gare de l'Est at 17:45!

• Breakfast mostly at the bar diagonally across from the hotel:
• Café du Marche at the corner of rue de Buci and rue de la Seine
  in the 6th district, is always lively and the perfect spot to watch a market by day
  or St. Germain fashionistas at night: (33)01-43-26-55-15.
• But last morning at Cafe Les Deux Magots three small blocks away.
• During the weekend we had coffees at some of the other famous cafes.
• Lunches and dinners at some of the old Art Nouveaux-style brasseries:
  • First evening at Brasserie Le Balzar 49, rue des Ecoles 75005 Paris -
    7 blocks or so from the hotel.
  • Saturday lunch: Rest. Wepler, 14, Place Clichy, F-75018 Paris
  • Saturday dinner: Allard, 41, Rue Saint-André des Arts 75006 Paris, France -
    down the street, 2 blocks from the hotel
  • Sunday lunch: Julien, 16, rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, 75010 Paris
  • Sunday dinner: Le Boeuf sur le Toit 34, rue du Colisée 75008 Paris

• While Dines returned by train to Saarbrücken Monday morning,
• after we had had breakfast at Café de Flore
• Kari flew home Monday evening.
• Dines returned home via Frankfurt a.M. Tuesday 31 March.