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June 2004: Greece Check box, if you don't want to see comments when enjoying full-size pictures.

I've spent the first two weeks of June in Greece, attending the Quadrennial Ozone Symposium. It was a great conference with more than 400 participants, including two Nobel Prize winners. We were discussing the latest results of ozone and UV research. I gave a talk and had numerous conversations with colleagues, some of which I haven't seen for years.

Athens The conference took place in Kos, a Greek island close to the Turkish coast. On the way to Kos, I had a few hours layover in Athens. I took a bus to the center of the city and visited the famous Acropolis. The site was quite impressive, but there were two nuisances: too many tourists and too much scaffolding.

Acropolis Parthenon Erechtheion Theater of Herodes Atticus Temple of Olympian Zeus Acropolis at Night

Nissyros The conference also offered a half-day excursion to Nissyros, a neighboring island of Kos with a semi-extinct volcano. This was a welcome distraction after having listened to talks for six days.

Cruise to Nissyros Me Crater of Polybates Inside the Crater Boiling Mud Suphur Cristals

Kos I stayed an additional day in Kos after the conference, rented a car, and drove around in search of remnants of ancient times. On that day, my voice was completely gone, thanks to a cold that I got two days earlier.

The Port of Kos Asklepieion Zia Old Pyli Excavation at Old Pyli New Orthodox Church

Home From Greece, I didn't fly directly back to the U.S., but visited for four days my family in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. It was raining most of the time, yet I was enjoying the lush green landscape nurtured by plenty of water.

Bavarian Beef Rose in my Mother's Garden Dito

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