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**Kennypor** · 08-01-2012, 03:35 PM

My trip of science and adventure started off at Bejing, China and a short bus ride to the "Great Wall of China".
If you aint walked the wall, you aint been to China!
Bus trip to Shanghai and this bustling modern metropolis...very impressed!

European section:
Bus and Air transiting of Holland, Belgium, Luxenbourg, France and Switzerland.
Highlights:

Visiting and touring parts of the castle "de Torentjes" in Maastricht iinfamous for being the last breakfast place of "d'Artagnan"
[of Musketeer fame] before he went out and got himself killed in a duel.
Also more recently the home of that Dutch maestro Andre Rieu.

Visiting Geneva and the "European Orginization for Nuclear Research" which most of you would know as "CERN" was the highlight
of the European section. Many intersting Museums and video talks at the site were aprreciated, although not actually seeing the LHC
or other accelerators.
Very busy also as we were there during the Summer Students Scientific Programme with students from all round the world.

Hawaii:
One of my greatest wishes over the last few years was flying over the Hawaiin volcano
.Kilauea Volcano lived up to its name with one active lava flow observed and the crater seemingly never ending efforts to really let go.
Incredible!

New York:
Touring around New York and a short stop at the WTC site and the wonderful memorial now present and the tower thats rising in their places.

Niagra falls:
A ride in the wet and windy "Maid of the Mist" and the Canadian falls made this 2 day outing unforgetable.

Bus trip to "New Jersey" and Princeton Uni and its Museums and history was fanatstic to be a part of.
Then a short ride to "112 Mercer Street in Princeton" made me a very happy little Vegemite.

Los Angeles:
Main reason for visiting here was to visit that great wing of NASA, the JPL and "Caltech"
Visiting limited areas of the many missions buildings, I was very very tempted to stay there to get a first hand rundown and view of the orbital insertion, aero breaking and sky crane landing of the Curiosity Rover.
But powers beyond my control prevented that.

Hard work though to keep abreast of great scientific happenings while touring such as the Higgs particle announcement, and the safe and succesful mission
of the Chinese and their new Space Lab.

Good to be back though!

08-01-2012, 03:35 PM	#1
Kennypor Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 441 Senior Member	Doing Things I have always wanted to do! My trip of science and adventure started off at Bejing, China and a short bus ride to the "Great Wall of China". If you aint walked the wall, you aint been to China! Bus trip to Shanghai and this bustling modern metropolis...very impressed! European section: Bus and Air transiting of Holland, Belgium, Luxenbourg, France and Switzerland. Highlights: Visiting and touring parts of the castle "de Torentjes" in Maastricht iinfamous for being the last breakfast place of "d'Artagnan" [of Musketeer fame] before he went out and got himself killed in a duel. Also more recently the home of that Dutch maestro Andre Rieu. Visiting Geneva and the "European Orginization for Nuclear Research" which most of you would know as "CERN" was the highlight of the European section. Many intersting Museums and video talks at the site were aprreciated, although not actually seeing the LHC or other accelerators. Very busy also as we were there during the Summer Students Scientific Programme with students from all round the world. Hawaii: One of my greatest wishes over the last few years was flying over the Hawaiin volcano .Kilauea Volcano lived up to its name with one active lava flow observed and the crater seemingly never ending efforts to really let go. Incredible! New York: Touring around New York and a short stop at the WTC site and the wonderful memorial now present and the tower thats rising in their places. Niagra falls: A ride in the wet and windy "Maid of the Mist" and the Canadian falls made this 2 day outing unforgetable. Bus trip to "New Jersey" and Princeton Uni and its Museums and history was fanatstic to be a part of. Then a short ride to "112 Mercer Street in Princeton" made me a very happy little Vegemite. Los Angeles: Main reason for visiting here was to visit that great wing of NASA, the JPL and "Caltech" Visiting limited areas of the many missions buildings, I was very very tempted to stay there to get a first hand rundown and view of the orbital insertion, aero breaking and sky crane landing of the Curiosity Rover. But powers beyond my control prevented that. Hard work though to keep abreast of great scientific happenings while touring such as the Higgs particle announcement, and the safe and succesful mission of the Chinese and their new Space Lab. Good to be back though!
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