MBA Tournament

Last weekend we headed to Paris (or so we thought) for a long weekend away at Bobby's MBA tournament. We ended up an hour outside the city near HEC's campus, where the tournament was being held. About 80 people from Cass attended and there were about 1500 people from 14 different MBA programs in Europe that came to compete in 26 individual and team sports.

On the first day, I went into the city to tour around with Christine - another "supporter" (i.e. not participating in any sports). It was a bit of an adventure - running to the bus, catching about 3 different trains home, and trying to get around with our very limited french skills. Bobby had his first basketball game where he scored 7 points! That night we went to dinner with everyone at HEC, then watched the talent show and then Cass perform in the salsa competition! (Fantastic by the way).

Saturday Bobby ran cross country in the morning and then had two basketball games in the afternoon. He came in second for Cass in cross country - it was a very difficult course in the hills behind the campus. And, even though he was talked to by the referree a few times :), he was a superstar on the basketball team!

Sunday we woke up early and headed into the city to do some sightseeing (poor Bobby - he was so sore from all his activities the day before!). It was Bobby's first time in Paris, so first things first, we went to the top of Eiffel Tower. Btw - did you know there is a tiny apartment on the very top? We climbed up the steps to the second landing and then took the glass elevator to the summit. It was a gorgeous day, so we were able to see everything. Then to Notre Dame, Arch de Triumph, Sacre Cour, the Louvre, Moulin Rouge - we did a lot in just 8 hours!