Banff

It's not all trees, mountains and fresh air. Here's Noam Elkies from Harvard University.

And Henri Darmon from McGill University.

Our free afternoon got pushed back to tomorrow, because of all the rain today. We've got a packed schedule (4 talks) this afternoon. I snuck in a quick walk with Karen, who is at Nottingham now, after lunch. There are four of us girls here, out of about 40 participants, which we all agreed was not bad at all.

Banff

Yesterday morning, the Banff International Research Station (BIRS) station manager welcomed us to the Banff Research Center with a short introductory talk. She told us to watch out for bears and ticks and to drink a lot of water. I think some of the mathematicians were a bit intimidated.

Before breakfast this morning, my friend Jen and I hiked up Tunnel Mountain, which is the Inspiration Point of Banff. It was easy, but beautiful and a great way to start the day.

Tomorrow we have a free afternoon, but the forecast is for lots of rain. Of course, the forecast has been for rain all day every day, and we haven't seen too much yet. I walked by Bow River a bit after dinner last night and as I was heading back, dark ominous clouds were piling up. I didn't actually get caught out in it, which was good, because the one or two drops I felt were the size of golf balls.

Banff

我去哪儿？

今天是二零零七年五月三十一号。 昨天我坐地铁去美国大使馆。 美国大使馆在Bond St.地铁站的西南边。 美国大使馆对面有一个公园儿。

星期天我坐飞机去加拿大。 加拿大在美国的北面， 在英国的西面。 加拿大比英国大。 加拿大冬天比英国很冷。 我去Banff. Banff 很漂亮。

Translation:

Where am I going?

Today is May 31, 2007. Yesterday, I took the tube to the American embassy. The American embassy is southwest of the Bond St. tube station. Across from the American embassy there is a park.

On Sunday, I will fly to Canada. Canada is north of America, and west of England. Canada is bigger than England. In the winter, Canada is much colder than England. I'm going to Banff. Banff is beautiful.

The park across from the American embassy is Grosvenor Park. Séverine pointed out to me that this area of London is called Mayfair and that "My Fair Lady" is a pun on "Mayfair Lady" (I didn't know that).