Trains up to Birmingham - very painless way of travelling - Birmingham is a really mixed town - very old architecture in red brick from the 19th century and some ultra modern ne
w buildings all populated by a very diverse ethnic population - more veiled women than i have ever seen, and obviously an immigrant town. Didnt know it wa
s so full of canals and locks - some have been done up for the tourist trade and canal-boat tripping and others are rather woe-begone with sad signs of neglect. I took an hour trip which went through the modern buildings built beside and over the canals and through the old industrial area.
Conference went well in the business School of Aston University, the only hiccup was that the rooms are designed for a coool climate and the windows only opened 1inch and with temperatures in the high twenties it was very hot! The paper I presented apparently had two excellent reviews and the presentation resonated with other people and did start some discussions. Not as many people at the conference as one would wish for however.
w buildings all populated by a very diverse ethnic population - more veiled women than i have ever seen, and obviously an immigrant town. Didnt know it wa
s so full of canals and locks - some have been done up for the tourist trade and canal-boat tripping and others are rather woe-begone with sad signs of neglect. I took an hour trip which went through the modern buildings built beside and over the canals and through the old industrial area.
Conference went well in the business School of Aston University, the only hiccup was that the rooms are designed for a coool climate and the windows only opened 1inch and with temperatures in the high twenties it was very hot! The paper I presented apparently had two excellent reviews and the presentation resonated with other people and did start some discussions. Not as many people at the conference as one would wish for however.Then on friday Anne and i headed off down to London to connect with the Eurostar to Paris. We went first class and it was a very restful trip but landing in Paris at GAre du nord at rush hour with two cases each was a "warm" reception.
More in Part 3
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