Sunday, September 2, 2007

Walking tour of Leicester


Started the day with a walking tour of Leicester. First task was to find the conference venue, which we did after a couple of wrong turns. Turns out it's pretty much a straight shot from the hotel through the castle yard, pictured here. Right through through the southern gateway and then down a narrow street and you're on the campus of De Montfort University, the institution hosting the event.

After we found the conference building we headed out to The Shire, a shopping mall within a large pedestrian shopping district in the center of town. Lots of shops and a few cafes. Had to stop by a Starbucks for a coffee, then ventured into a few of the more interesting places.

Finally returned to Marks & Spencer to get a few snacks for the hotel room. Dinner consisted of pub grub at a nearby pub. Now it's time to iron a few shirts, maybe watch the telly and then get ready for the conference tomorrow. Should be a full day of talks. I start it off the first session and then present first in the last session.

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