My feel of New Orleans post Katarina

I have now seen New Orleans in action and they are ready for the conventions, tourists and any other that want to enjoy New Orleans. I spent three nights in New Orleans with lots of activities and enjoyed the start of Mardi Gra and it was fabolous. I have to say that the hospitality and friendliness of New Orleans people is overwhelming. I am coming back here very soon!

Missisippi River from the air

I was lucky today. I had a window seat during my flight from Dallas to New Orleans and the sky was blue with good visibility. We flew quite a bit along the great Missisippi River and the view was awesome. Life by the river, huge boats going up and down the river created a spectacular view of the state. I wish I could monitor the life and pace in these neighbourhoods....

Finally in New Orleans and very happy about it.

First visit to New Orleans since the hurricane

I enjoyed a few days in Dallas and now it is time to move on again. This time I am on my way to New Orleans as Microsoft will have its worldwide conference there in July so we will be checking out the places. I am very excited to get to see the beautiful city and also very happy that vendors such as Microsoft has stepped to the plate and given their business to the still ailing city. I will be in New Orleans until Sunday. I have to say that this is one of the best times in Dallas... Not too hot, not too cold and soon things will be green.

Should American Airlines fail?

Today, I stepped into American Airlines flight 79 from London to Dallas Fort Worth. When entering to the cabin my seat 2H was occupied by newspapers. When I asked politely twhther they would be removed the stuwardess said with a very unpleasant voice "we did not expect anybody here today" and looked at me like I was an unwanted guest. I guess it is a thank you for flying almost 3 million miles on American. I am getting convinced more every day that it is time for a complete renewal of personnel that really want to work and not show an unpleasant face. This is not the first time nor the last and I will not have any symphaty if these guys go on labor dispute. They have destroyed my feel too many times. Flight AA79 did not start nicely.

Helsinki Finland and beautiful winter weather

This week in Helsinki has been very nice with a temperature between -2 to -25 Celsius and I ave to say that I enjoyed it besides my 4 day flu with high fever. I am now on my way to Dallas via Heathrow, London and this week UK has got huge amount of snow and the traffic and life in the UK has been a challenge. I hope my flight is not delayed in London so I get home today on Saturday.