Summary

I have had an amazing trip and am writing this in the plane over the Atlantic Ocean. We learned a lot bout our customers: what circumstances they face and what they need from us. The cultures are all very different, but each one wonderful in its own way.
I will be very glad to be back in the US, but won't hesitate to visit Asia or Paris again, except maybe Bangkok. They tell me that Phuket, Thailand is really nice, though. I will get more photos posted soon.

Paris - and no customers

Paris was supposed to be a couple of days to combat jet lag and visit sights. When we flew in early, I hoped to also get home early. Who would have thought that our airlines had no available seats early? Oh well, better Paris than Bhutan or Bangkok.
I can't tell you how many miles we walked, but it was a lot. Larry loves Paris and we seem to have seen it all. We visited: Eiffel Tower (twice), Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame, the Louvre (twice), Versailles, Musee d'Orsay (where the French Impressionist paintings are during renovations at the Louvre), Sacre Coure at Montmarte, and one more monument that I can't remember the name of.
We had amazing food at sidewalk cafes and took a lot of photos. I think I am over 550 total.

Thailand

Okay, our hotel was beautiful, that is about all I can say. Due to typhoon, now tropical storm, Nock-ten catching up to us, we cancelled our trip to Bhutan. I was disappointed, but did not want to get stuck in Bhutan. From what Larry said, their airport is tiny and flights don't operate when the weather is bad.
We extended our stay in Thailand by a day and it rained the entire time. We did find a great dessert shop and had really good cupcakes. Other than that, I doubt I will visit Thailand again. Language is a barrier and it just did not feel safe. It could have just been the weather and me being tired.
They do bow a little differently than in the other Asian countries we visited. Ask me and I will show you.
Our primary customer was out of the country and his associates were not available.
To Paris a day early.

Singapore

We arrived in Singapore, successfully avoiding typhoon Nock-ten, for now...
We spent the first evening walking Orchard Road. I have never seen so many shopping centers in one place in my life! They stretch for miles. There are high end stores everywhere. I am not much of a shopper so we just mainly walked, a lot. First night dinner - Hard Rock Cafe. Both Larry and I were tired of Asian inspired food by this time and chicken strips and potato skins hit the spot. A little shopping was done, but that part is a surprise...
Larry had previously met a customer in Singapore. Mr. Wee and his lovely wife, Betty, picked us up from our hotel the second day. As it turns out, Bill's father was the president of Singapore in the 1980's!
Our first stop was a Bhuddist temple, the Goddess of Mercy, where they say prayers. I had the opportunity to take part and it was very interesting. From there we visited a Hindu temple and a mosque. Singapore is racially and religiously diverse with a population that is very accepting, which in liked very much. We had lunch and dinner with the Wee's and discussed archery in the region and the best ways for us to grow our business. At lunch we went to the golf club they belong to and saw two monkeys!
The last day they took us to Sonesta, an island across the causeway, and we walked to a fort and went to a history museum where video showed Mr. Wee's father.
And on to Thailand...