So, I finally made it up the CN-tower - for free with the environmental chemistry folks, including a couple of free Gin-and-tonics. Well, I have to admit, I was not that impressed: from close-up that thing looks pretty ugly, an oversized block of concrete. Derek had told us earlier that it's THE place to be when an earth quake hits Toronto, and is designed to fall into the lake in case of whatever....I can hardly imagine that people pay 30$ for a lookout from dirty, scratched windows, scratched glass floor, or a tight fence.
The whole visit happened during the CSC-conference, excitingly in Toronto. It was good to meet old friends, go out every night and drink too much. The chemistry was very diverse, I have to admit that the organic chemistry was rather boring, too much of natural product synthesis. Inorganic was much better....Can you imagine me saying this, after having bitched almost my entire studies about it :)
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