Memorial Day at Evian-Les-Bains, France

Happy Memorial Day!
This will probably be my last entry for this blog. It's been a great trip, but it's time to go home. If only we could be at two places at one time? I'd also love to be with Stan,Tori, Brooks and Shirley at LBK.

Tori the boat driver!

Shirley and Tori at the Pub, LBK

I'm at the Dentsply Maillefere Endo Forum 2014 at Evian-Les-Bains, France.... a great meeting of global leaders in endodontics. I attended lectures this morning and then explored the town of Evian. Off to dinner... one more day of meetings and then back to York!

Day 7: Time to rest!

It was so hard to leave Hiedelberg...but got up at 5:30 AM to fly to Geneva. After a scary missed approach, we landed safely and I took the shuttle bus to the airport hotel. Thanks to free pass for all public transportation in Geneva, I took the tram into the city center and walked for several hours, enjoying the historical sites including Saint Peter's Cathedral build between 1150 and 1230, the International Museum of the Reformation, and the Calvin Auditorium. I felt right at home on the campus of the University of Geneva and in the nearby park with lots of young families and  older men playing chess with over-sized pieces.

My free pass for the tram, water taxi and all public transportation - what a great idea!

Cute girl enjoying sculpture near the tram stop.

Stan: This picture is for you.  I saw this shop just as I got off the tram in Geneva.  No, I didn't buy any watches.

Checkers and chess in the city park.

The meat vendors wear coat and tie!

Crazy about asparagus!

I received an interesting email mid week asking, "Dr. Dolan, do you like asparagus?" I politely answered "yes" and couldn't understand why my hosts would be interested in whether or not I liked asparagus. But I came to realize that it is asparagus season, and this is a really big deal!

What????  Wooden asparagus sculpture.

To a palace for dinner.

Bronze sculpture celebrating asparagus.

After a full day of meetings and fun dinner with the Dentsply Implant team, I walked around historic Heidelberg and climbed hundreds of steps to see the castle ruins. This is such a charming, romantic and historic town....hate to move on early in the morning. Next stop - Geneva.