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This picture was taken at 8:45, as the Welcoming Speech would
have been starting at the workshop venue visible on the right.
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Arriving just in time to catch the first talk at 9:00, after
missing the welcoming speech.. The air conditioning was not working
at this point, which Ljuba was happy about, but I would have appreciated
it after the hurried walk in.
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Jens giving his talk entitled "Terrestrial hematite deposits formed
in interaction with hydrocarbons and biological activity: an
analogue to Martian hematite deposits".
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Gian moderates as Jens fields some questions.
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Answering more questions..
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The first of our lunchtime banquets at the Baia Verde.
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Then back for more presentations..
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M. Coradini giving his talk on "Mars Express and beyond in ESA".
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Pio working the projection system during one of the last talks.
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Monday night - Dinner in Catania
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On Monday night (20:11 to be exact, according to my bus
ticket) Ljuba and I went into Catania with Goro, Gilleume
and Jens, which is where they and several other attendees
had decided to stay.
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Jens said that their accomodation in Catania had been described
to him as a ruin. I didn't get a picture of it, so this will
have to do. Fortunately for them, this was not it...
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It took some time, but eventually we managed to get enough
people organised to venture down town and get something to
eat. We ended up at quite a nice little pizza resturant
nestled up in a back street roof top.
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It was after midnight by the time we finished dinner, but
Mihaela and Ljuba weren't ready to retire yet. I think this
was at an outdoor Irish bar that we found down town.
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Ljuba had been yawning all day after having had to get up
in time to catch the 8:00am shuttle from her hotel
(which was much
further from the workshop venue than mine, so walking wasn't an option)
She seems to have recovered by now though..
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