San Feliu de Guixols

During the week of June 3-6, I attended a workshop on topological insulators. I learned that if you want to get the top people in your field to attend your conference, then you should hold it in a place like San Feliu de Guixols. Here's a sample of the conference location:

In related news, Mistress Vagabond has finally arrived in Spain. In fact, she timed her arrival to coincide with the aforementioned conference. Thus, while I spent all week trapped in a room listening to people talk about Chern numbers and time-reversal invariance, Mistress Vagabond spent her first week in Spain on the beach.