Catch You Next Year, Lindau

Posted by Sarah Everts on July 3, 2009 in Where is C&EN?

Lindau conference delegates spent their last day on the the pretty island of Mainau, which has lots of flowers and a castle. We got there on this weird bullet-like ferry that had some goofy balloon molecules for decoration inside. Anybody want to guess what molecules they were trying to represent?

Weird balloon molecule decoration

What were they trying to emulate?

OK, this balloon's inspiration is obvious...

And here's that castle...