From Belfast

So here I am, back in Maynooth. I’d like to thank the members of the Astronomy Research Centre in the School of Mathematics and Physics at Queen’s University Belfast for inviting me and for stimulating discussions during and after my talk, and of course for the hospitality, especially the nice lunch and tea & cakes this afternoon. The hotel I stayed in last night is very close to the campus, in the University quarter, and I got up early enough this morning to have a walk around before my talk. I took few snaps to prove I was there. As you can see, it has a strong “red-brick” vibe about it and more than a hint of Gothic Revival, although unlike’s Maynooth’s version of that style, QUB has a Tudor tinge. My talk was in the buidling on the right, with the extravagant doorway/entrance hall, which is obviously of more modern design. Anyway, a nice time having been had, I made my way back to Belfast Grand Central Station for the train home. This time we had a proper train which was actually…