So, here I am, slowly burning in Mérida, Mexico. I arrived here from Atlanta on Monday, and the needle hasn’t gone down below 35C during the day! Well, I have to admit that it gets reasonably cool in the night… And I am spending my days in a climatized, darkened, windowless conference room (aka “Überlandkeller”), so I can’t really complain.

Trip here was funny, at Atlanta I was one of the last to register at the gate, and they wouldn’t let me and two other passengers on the very small plane, since they had to check the weight and balance… I was already getting ready to stay night in Atlanta, but then everything was fine and I hopped on a plane that had basically been taken over by physicist. Scary….

What can I tell you about Mérida? Nothing. We went to the central square on Tuesday, but were on our way back after only 1.5 hours, it was just too hot! The cathedral at the square is the oldest on the continent, but that is basically all I know about Mérida. Sunday I will go on a tour to Chichen Itza, that will be certainly interesting, but I am not sure if I can manage to get away another day… We’ll see.

So far, Montezuma hasn’t shown up, but I have been only eating/drinking in the three hotels where the conference is held. Maybe it is time to risk a bit? Well, maybe not… Anyway, the food is great, though I am sure that these big hotels tailor the food to the tourist’s taste. Hope I can get some more authentic stuff later. I already had a few beers here, very nice, and the Tequila rocks, obviously! Yumm!

Ok, so much from here. I doubt I will have much more to tell you since I am basically stuck in the conference, but you never know, right?