Photos from Bergen, Norway

Here's photos from Bergen, about one month ago. The weather was great all the time there and tour going through fijord is something really one "must go"!!!

Also the City of Bergen has many things to offer, cute town, green mountains just facing to the sea and really tasty seafoods :)!










Today's song: "Release me (The Attic Remix)" by Oh Laura

PittCon2008 in New Orleans

About one month ago, I have been to PittCon2008 (59th Pittsburg conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy) in New Orleans, USA.

It is one of the most largest expo. and conference in Analytical Science.
The problem was the conference was tooo big and tooo many sessions were going on in paralell.
Therefore, there were not too many audience in my presentation....although, I could talk with some other researcher after the session.
Some sessions are really interesting and there were many very famous people there. That is quite interesting.

However, the most astonishing part was the huge booth of huge number of companies.
The floor was so huge that it is almost impossible to look all the places. Anyway, it was very interesting to see a lot of expensive machines and advertisement of new gadget for experiments.
Also visiting to Louisiana State University was very pleasant. Thanks for all the people who hosted during my staying!

Today's song: "Supernatural Superserious" by REM

Convention Center

Louisiana's special dish "Meat of Alligator"

Wien, Austria 2007-2008

I was pointed out that I haven't written anything about Austria in my blog yet,
(from my friend from Austria, who hosted us in this New year days.)

So even though it's a bit late I decided to upload them here!

In Wien there's a large New Year Festival "Silvester" and dance Waltz after the new year comes!




Today's song: "I Fell In Love With The DJ" by Che'Nelle

An synhponic and nostalgic sound, in a street of Venice

When I was walking a street of Venice, suddenly I heard a sound that I have never hear before.

The sound had somehow metalic tune, but it was obviously not made by synthsizer nor computer programed instrument because the sound was so synhponic and it reached my ears so naturally.

The performer was a young man with nice looking clear-cut face, and the instrument was semispherical rounded metal. He hit the metal with both hand with gloves.

It resonate very nostalgic sounds and caught me for a while, and it was very beautiful and amazing sound.



PS. After the performance, many people were asking what kind of instrument it is.
And the answer was this is special instrument is a product of Switzerland and it is produced only 100 pieces per year.

Running days!

Friday : BBQ at friends house
Saturday : Louisiana Museum for Moderne Kunst (art) /Kronborg Slot (Castle) in Denmark
Sunday : Trip to Ven Island
Monday : Booking hotels etc for Egypt travel, and last minutes ecperiments

> The exhibition in Louisiana was marvelous. I was pity it's not allowed to take pictures insides.
Landscape of garden there is beautiful as well!

Louisiana

> In Ven Island, Walking in the fields under Sunshine.
After eating, taking a nap a while.
Playing football "Italia vs All world (Japan, Brazil and France)"
we managed to win the match in 4-3!

Nap on the beach.

>Surpringly we could find a private room in hotel with 40 SEK for one night.
(4 euro, 600円 in Japan)
The cheapest domitory was 9 SEK.
(90 cents, 140円 in Japan)

> It was very power holiday. Tired and bad shape on muscle on Monday....
however, we have to fix the things for a trip and complate some experiments in the same
time....
I was running a experimet so it was until midnight...
but I don't complain since it is before vacation to Egypt!

Trevlig Påsdagen!/Happy Easter!

Today's song: "Certe Notti" by Ligabue.