We are the famous, the famous Yeovil!

Did not miss the chance to see the new Wembley stadium for the playoffs of the football tournament this year. My friend Tim Butcher is a strong supporter of Yeovil Town, they went to the final after beating Nottingham Forest. We were excited to see them now playin against Blackpool.

Weather was cold and driving down to Wembley from Hull takes about four (4) hours. We got a good seat, and also met Tim's father who travelled all the way from Dorset (where Yeovil is).
Stadium is fantastic. All covered, all seated. Once you get to your seat, you can feel everyone cheering and singing. I had not experienced that feeling before.

Yeovil team looked tired after a grilling match against Forest, so they could not overcome two goals and the strength from Blackpool. We lost, but now they won a Colombian fan! We will see what happens next season.

We are the famous, the famous Yeovil!

Scotland, land of whisky

Trip to Edinburgh. We took the opportunity to visit Scotland and landed in Edinburgh. The train journey takes about four hours from Hull. Cecilia got us a nice room in a hotel near Princess Avenue, just at the heart of the city. The neighbouring area invites you to walk around, admire the castle on the hill and visit the Royal Mile. Preparations are on the way for the Tatoo Festival (August).



In the Royal Mile we visited the Whisky Heritage Centre. Wonderful taste of different types of whisky. The taste varies according to the region. For instance, in the Islands (West of Scotland), they use oak casquets to store the whisky. This gives it a dry flavour. But when you try four(different varieties), you have to drink water in between, and always start for the smoother one (usually a single malt one, then go for the blended ones).


We also visited the Scottish Parliament which just opened. Very open space, with finishings in oak (some of which is from Scotland and some from Nordic countries). Rare architecture to give the impression of a big tree where branches (buildings) get together. The tree also resembles a river full of fish. The layout of the main room is set to allow a 'shared' conversation, rather than a debate. You can see Cecilia here trying to listen to the conversations below.


We always like to visit there, and from now on, I will try my best to taste more whisky!

Memoirs de la France

Je suis allé a la France le Juin derniere. C'etait une experience magnifique. Je suis allé a Rennes et Brest. A Rennes, je suis allé a l'Université Rennes 2.

J'ai voyagé de Amsterdam a Rennes par le train. Le TGV ai voyagé a toute vitesse. J'ai acheté un billet d premiere classe, vous pouvez voir des repas dejeuner.







Et a Rennes, J'ai partagé d'un colloque sur l'usages et la utilisation de las technologies de l'information á la region de Bretagne. Moi, j'ai montré mon travail sur le gouvernement electronique et un étude de cas a la Colombie.


Ici, je suis avec autres chercheurs de M@rsouin (Mole Armorican de la Recherche sur la Societé de l'Information et l'Usages d'Internet). Nicolas Jullien m'a invité a passer quelque jours la-bas.

Merci beaucoup Nicolas et Jocelyn !!