Yuri's Mini-Space-Break

I am just kicking back in my old haunts of Strasbourg, France for the weekend. This is the 37th anniversary of the first man in Space, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. And where better to spend this weekend that enjoying the Yuri's Night festivities with International Space University Masters Class of 2008 on a riverboat!

Last night we listened to Professor Nikolai Tolyarenko talk about his personal experiences with Gagarin and the latest generation ISU Masters class band (loved their rendition of Fly Me to the Moon).

Tonight, the big party is on la Rafiot, a converted wooden barge on the canal. So I'm getting ready by having my hair done at a French salon and relaxing in the sun with a cup of tea looking over at the cathedral.

Dual use for a beret