Archive for 'Travel' Category
Random walks - Bertinoro
19 September 2007
Saw this small tower in the town square at Bertinoro while attending the SWING and FOSAD workshops. My initial reaction was that this might have been some ancient torture post :) but the real story is a lot rosier. The ancient familes of Bertinoro erected the post with a ring for each family to settle [...]
India .. or Italy ?
6 September 2007This is NOT the external of an Indian temple. This is the external wall of the San Michele Church in Pavia near Milan!!
More pictures here
The Last Supper(s)
4 September 2007In Italy one is never too far away from various depictions of “The Last Supper”. Here are a few I was lucky to see.
This is The Last Supper or “Il Cenacolo” by Da Vinci, undoubtedly the most famous.
I called to book a ticket to see this fantastic piece of work and I was told [...]
Merry Go Round
3 September 2007Spinning on the erm… privates of the bull etched on the floor, in the hall of Vittorio Emmanuel Gallery, next to the Duomo in Milan is considered good luck!
Apparently the bull ( or rather its balls ) are renovated every couple of years as the floor wears away from the constant silliness :) Here I [...]
SpiderBoy
1 September 2007Finally went climbing outdoors in the hills near Milan with Alice and her friends!
More pictures from the Italy trip here
The Future of Cryptography
17 July 2007Marko from Slovenia and Paul from Malawi are upcoming cryptographers! Here they are seen with a Random Oracle ! :)
More pictures from the WEWoRC-07 workshop at Bocchum here
Mother Goose
21 January 2007Just before the term started I visited Sanjay Chachu, Amrita Chachi, Aman and Meerath. I was kindly visited to see the pantomine “Mother Goose” along with the family at Bromley Theatre.
Meerath is less than two years old and represnts the confident and cool new age “Digital Baby”. Here is a shot of her scrolling through [...]
Trip to Bletchley Park
3 January 2007I finally made my long awaited trip to the Bletchley Park. I have wanted to visit for a few years now, but I never got around to actually doing it. However The Bristol Holloway Provable Security Day at Bletchley Park made sure I set aside all other commitments. The travel expense were paid for and [...]