France-tastic

A small update from Vienna: 40 degrees every day, no air-conditioning in hotel (or anywhere else for that matter), a distinct and literal pain in the arse after spending many many hours glued to a wooden bench in the University of Vienna... am I having a bad week? No, actually, in spite of these hurdles (hard, wooden, bench shaped hurdles), I am having a great week here at ICBIC 13 (that's the 13th International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry for those of you not in the know). I've met some really nice and interesting people, caught up with old friends from Sydney Uni, seen some really nice talks, had a bit of interest in my work, and the free beer has been plentiful! To add to the joy, tonight Alex is coming to spend the weekend AND we're going to an air-conditioned hotel!