We had the Black Taxi tour drop us off around Queen's University. Dinner was at Vila Italia which was recommended by our driver. Not half bad. The university itself was fun to wander around in because of its interesting architecture. Also, despite its age, it did have advanced physics research facilities. Such research had a long tradition, notably visible in the statue of Lord Kelvin, an alumnus who gave his name to the temperature scale. The new library also had interesting architecture that imitated the overall design while still being of our time.
Another pleasurable part of the walk was the lovely college town by the University. It really puts College Park's Route 1 to shame although I'm told I should be grateful because UMBC had nothing at all. Finally, when taking the bus back to town, we had an interesting chat with a local we’d met over by Lord Kelvin’s statue. He was a veritable well of local information and also quite interested in physical sciences (e.g. apparently vertical take off technology has an inventor in Belfast). He recommended checking out Michael Talbot’s book, the Holographic Universe.
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