We started this cold winter day early to make our way to the national institute of industrial technology, INTI. After a very thorough (and as Ivo called it: inefficient) pasport check, we where allowed onto the premises.
There, our hosts received us kindly with coffee and a great presentation about the institute. Afterwards, we where given a tour of the different laboratories they had, each conducting their own research, either commissioned by a commercial company, or driven by the curiosity of the staff and the phd candidates.
Some of the researchers were kind enough to prepare a visual explanation of the topic they are researching, provoking more interest in these topics.
In addition to these very informative and intriguing presentations from the researchers, one of the staff members followed us through the tour, taking pictures left and right with and enormous camera, making us feel like celebrities walking down those hallways!
After this visit we travelled from San Martin to Palermo district of Buenos Aires with plans to visit the Galileo Galilei planetarium. Those of us who got there early went to the very cute Selena Cafe to get some lunch and refreshments, however the service turned out to be slower than anticipated and these poor participants had to bolt their food and rush to the planetarium. Food uneaten, teas and coffees untouched, steps taken too fast, but all was well as everyone made it on time. Or so they thought. As it turned out that we would not be able to visit the planetarium because we could not get the tickets, the committee announced the rest of the day to be free time and men scattered on the very same second.
Some tried to go to the Japanese gardens, but the lines seemed endless, so mission aborted yet again.
Some tried the rose gardens, not knowing there wouldn’t be any roses in sight! As if it was the winter season!
Some went to the Argentinos Juniors stadium, some to the natural history museum, and some went shopping.
And who knows what the rest did, it’s not our business or anything!
What we know for sure is that most of the participants probably ended the night at a bar, drinking craft or non-craft beers.