Sunday and Monday have been pretty uneventful days. Craig's conference started on Sunday, so he was tied up for most of the day. Jenny and Alex continued some of their sightseeing, and we all managed to meet up for lunch. Jenny and Alex relaxed in the afternoon, and the three of us met up with one of Craig's co-workers for dinner in a nice restaurant. After some mussels, pizza, and pasta (and vino), we headed back to the hotel for the evening. Jenny is still on Philly time--she was up until 4:15am--while Craig and Alex were fast asleep.
On Monday, Craig left at 8am for the first day of lectures. The weather had degraded overnight, and it stayed cloudy and rainy all day--before turning windy at night as well. Jenny and Alex slept in, then headed to a nice cafe located in the town center. They spent the day there keeping dry and drinking cappucinos and eating gelatto. I spent the day inside at the conference, running into my graduate advisor and also seeing the commercial version (on sale for just $1250!) of an invention I had while at GW. The talks later in the afternoon were forgettable, so I headed back to the hotel for some R+R before the evenings happy hour(s), hosted by one of the instrument manufacturers at the other VERY nice 5 star hotel. Jenny and Alex headed off for dinner where they had the best time, making friends with two groups at tables next to them. Jenny looked up at one point and Alex was even sitting at a different table. Both families were from PA--go figure!
Jenny and Alex head to Siracusa tomorrow (Tues) for an all-day sightseeing tour; I'll spend all day at the conference. Hopefully the weather will be nicer--it's not really picture taking weather right now!
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