Landed In Gif-sur-Yvette, France

6th February 2012, Monday

06:00: Touched down at Charles De Gaulle.
07:00: Cleared the customs, no trouble at all.
08:00: A very helpful taxi driver,got us into Supélec, Résidence 3, after a few rounds around the campus.



His Taxi has got a sunroof too! Still wondering what the lighted "C" stands for.

We've arrived!










A decision well made to bring our flight forward by a day, hundred of flights were affected from the strike!
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/story/2012-02-08/Hundreds-of-flights-canceled-in-French-strike/53007548/1

As we exit the peripheral of Paris, we were greeted by plains of white snow. This is the place that we'll call home for now.

View of the carpark infront of our block (8am)

Seems like it snowed the night before, the cars were covered with a fresh layer of snow.

View from our room's window

I was impressed by the cleanliness of the room, not a speck of dust on top of high cabinets. Mais, très petit kitchen!

Unfortunately, we'll not be able to drive the car before we exchange for a French license. A little handicapped to get groceries and sundries, and our calling cards.

Our 1st grocery shopping 

It was really kind of Leonard to drive us to Les Ulis for grocery shopping, we'll be able to hibernate for a few days in this cold weather at least. 

On the 2nd day, we tried taking bus 269.02 from Le Moulon to Les Ulis. Ended up stranded in Orsay, as the last bus departs from Les Ulis at 6pm and not 9pm! So we SOS-ed Leonard, while waiting, we decided to grab a bite at Orsay-Osaka Restaurant (its the only place there to seek shelter from the cold). 

I thought the place is rather queer, Japanese restaurant with Thai decor? And the boss does not seem to speak Japanese either. Thanks to Cantonese, we communicated somehow, and found out that he is actually a Cambodian Chinese migrant. He shared that no sane Japanese will open a restaurant in Orsay! If you ask me what's nice about this place, their service is FABULOUS! The boss was so kind to drive us back to the hostel, otherwise, Straits Times headlines may have "2 Singaporeans frozen in the streets of Orsay" amidst the weather reports of Europe's cold streaks! So, this restaurant is a must-try if you come by Orsay.

3rd day at Supélec. 

After getting lost, we decided it's best to stay put and take pictures before winter leaves us.

The campus comprise of 4 buildings. 1 main building with offices and classrooms, and 3 buildings for residence. Our block consists of studios, specially for couples and individuals needing their own bathroom and kitchen. Small place, only takes 3mins' walk to the main building.