52nd Meeting of the Nobel Laureates: The 2002 Trip Report
 

Getting to Lindau, Germany
June 28-30, 2002

 

June 28th--Waiting to board the plane in Philadelphia. Still fresh and full of energy!

 

June 29th

 

Above: Jason Stairs and Jim Lightstone at the Muenster in Ulm.  Turkey had just won third place in the World Cup, so a celebration was underway with Turkish flags.

 

Right: Muenster Ulm reaches into the blue Bavarian sky.  As the highest spire in the world, it has 794 steps to the top.  Gloria Thomas made the trek.

 

Above: Our bus from Frankfurt to Lindau required a trailer to handle all our luggage.  After struggling with suitcases, backpacks, and garment bags through several airports, we feel certain that many of us will learn to pack lighter on whatever trips we may take in the future!

 

 Above: June 29--Arriving at the Landgasthof Mohren in Neuravensburg.
Above: Our innkeeper in Neuravensburg served a four-course banquet.  Left to right, Nate Nicely, Shelley Gilliss, Robert Meagher, and Wayne Stevenson enjoy traditional Bavarian wienerschnitzel.

 
June 30th

Delegates having breakfast Sunday morning at the Mohren.

Above (Left to Right):Glake Hill, Vernessa Edwards, Bill Marion, and Michael Blair.

 

 Above: Rick Johnston leaves the Landgastfhof Mohren in Neuravensburg.

Above: Zach Schultz and Laura Swafford at breakfast on Sunday.

 

Right: We arrive at our home for the week, the Hotel Vis-à-vis in Lindau.  Left to right, Jon Sprinkle, Mary Margaret Webb, Laura Swafford, Jennie Atkins, and Derrik Helfer are delighted to have finally reached their destination.

 

 
The U.S. students hosted a networking meeting for approximately 70 students from other countries on Sunday evening. The following countries were among those represented: Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, and Venezuela. The event was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and Oak Ridge Associated Universities. The success of the meeting was obvious from the lively conversation that lasted until after midnight when the hall closed.
 

 

 

 
 
Above: Shannon Willoughby, front left, and Christine Aikens, Michael McGuire, and Dan Horner, at right, chat with some international students.

Above: Bill Marion and Glake Hill, far right, enjoy a discussion with some students from Germany and the Czech Republic.
Above: Rick Johnston and Bernadette Hernandez (third and fourth from left) enjoy the mix of cultures and nationalities. Above:  Jon Sprinkle and Mary Margaret Webb (left) sat with two students from the Czech Republic.

 

Above: From left, Orileke from Germany, Jennie Atkins, Ayelet from Israel, Mike from Germany, Maria Kirsch, a student from Israel, Randy McDermott, Jim Lightstone, Jason Stairs, and Elise Campbell enjoy some international conversation.
 

                

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