X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NovemberBlog;h=42564ac83e525b40c940129ab83f4f9b55f6236b;hp=2c7216d3a43bf11dc50f9e87b54fa94dd26f22e5;hb=cdc3bef84bc18c22811a10dc07e208520e443def;hpb=7627317920017d9299088c55f9c6111fd8911628 diff --git a/NovemberBlog b/NovemberBlog index 2c7216d..42564ac 100644 --- a/NovemberBlog +++ b/NovemberBlog @@ -1,10 +1,37 @@ == Bernie's brain backup for November 2007 == +=== Sat 24th === + +==== Yummy photos ==== + +DaSnake uploaded some pictures of the places we visited together on Flickr: + + * BostonCity: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dasnake/sets/72157603205244949/ + * NewYorkCity: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dasnake/sets/72157603203628915/ + * ChicagoCity: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dasnake/sets/72157603198958510/ + * OneLaptopPerChild: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dasnake/sets/72157603203191269/ + +=== Wed 14th to Thu 15th === + +==== Back to Boston ==== + +I'm back in Boston with DaSnake. He's been my guest for just one day. +Then he had to be back in FNAL for the shifts. + +I had to be back to work, so I left my friend alone sightseeing Boston. + +=== Mon 12th to Tue 13th === + +==== Back to NYC ==== + +Flought Went to NewYorkCity with DaSnake. Finally got to visit the +Natural History Museum. Pretty impressive. + === Fri 9th to Sun 11th === ==== An old friend ==== -One dayh my old friend DaSnake showed up on IRC and told me he's +A few days ago, my old friend DaSnake appeared on IRC and told me he's was an intern at FermiLab National Accelerator, near ChicagoCity. I told him I was at OneLaptopPerChild, in CambridgeCity. @@ -30,7 +57,7 @@ Then we visited the Wilson Hall, a 16 floors building shaped like Goldrake's and Mazinger's atomic base. http://www-bd.fnal.gov/wao/fermipics/99-0005-04.jpg - +ma cos'è tutta questa neve:è una cartolina? E tutti questi uccelli? Then... WAH! They guided us **inside** the [[http://linac.fnal.gov/ | Linac]]! The Linac is the LINear ACcelerator facility, the first stage of acceleration that produces protons for the MainInjector. It was like entering an old @@ -53,3 +80,15 @@ FermiLab is no doubt the most amazing place in the world: * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tevatron To beat this place, next time I shall visit the NCC-1701A! + + +==== Chicago By Night ==== + +Yesterday we went to ChicagoCity's downtown. Wow... I was told the skyline was really +magnificent, but the real thing exceeded all my expectations. + +http://allthingsgo.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/images-chicago-2005-chicago-by-night-2-700x700.jpg + +We walked around a little, then went up the +[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hancock_Center | John Hancock Center]], +the third tallest skyscraper, for a breathtaking view of the whole city by night.