The human body is a very efficient heater ... and it's surprising just how much heat is put out by equipment such as laptop computers. So the last three days in Nuremberg, training a group of 20 in what I'm told is a heatwave for here has been hot. That was 21 people + 21 laptops = 42 heater units in the room - and that big "do we / don't we" question about opening the windows - whether the slight air circulation would help, or would be more than negated by the noise of the chap walking up and down with a noisy lawnmower. A lovely group of delegates, but certainly a tough course to present on the final afternoon.


I noticed one of the whiteboards saying:

   print "It is far TOO hot\n";

as I tidied the room at the end of the course, which confirms that they had learned some Perl, and confirms the sense of humor too.

I wandered around the city for a final time last night, and took the pictures featured above. I head off today - back on the long overland journey, and I'll have many more pictures and stories to tell when I next check in.
(written 2010-06-11, updated 2010-06-12)

 Z200 - Places
  [3595] Looking up - (2012-01-27)
  [3529] Sharpness, Gloucestershire - a place in transport history - (2011-11-25)
  [3393] Rodwell Trail, Weymouth - (2011-08-15)
  [3353] Off the beaten track - non-quite-so-tourist spots - (2011-07-10)
  [3330] A lot of exercise this week - (2011-06-21)
  [3297] A long day, a long journey, and families and similarities the world over - (2011-05-22)
  [3204] Two views of a war memorial - (2011-03-17)
  [3185] Day Trip to Hereford, in pictures - (2011-02-26)
  [3175] The Rhine in winter - (2011-02-19)
  [3070] Belfast, on a cold November evening - (2010-11-25)
  [3064] On the way to the course this week - (2010-11-22)
  [2985] Right place, right season - (2010-10-04)
  [2907] Dartmouth, Kingswear and Torbay - (2010-08-07)
  [2897] The Land of the Black Labrador - (2010-08-01)
  [2809] Frankfurt in 90 minutes - (2010-06-13)
  [2808] From home to Nurnberg - journey pictures - (2010-06-13)
  [2799] Nuremberg - some pictures - (2010-06-08)
  [2754] At Arlington and the Pentagon - (2010-05-07)
  [2733] Travel Troubles and Jesus again - (2010-04-21)
  [2624] Skyline and looking up in London - (2010-02-04)
  [2411] Further North - long summer days and lovely countryside - (2009-09-19)
  [2392] Lymington, New Forest - some pictures - (2009-09-03)
  [2387] to Clifton Down and Avonmouth - (2009-08-30)
  [2316] Guadalajara - a special tour of a lovely city - (2009-08-01)
  [2207] North Antrim Coast - a jewel thats well worth a visit - (2009-05-29)
  [2205] An evening walk in Carrickfergus - (2009-05-29)
  [1837] Alfred the Great - (2008-10-13)
  [1807] A sad town in the sunlight - (2008-09-22)
  [1804] Colvin and Carlisle - (2008-09-20)
  [1755] Istanbul - (2008-08-15)
  [1730] Punting on the Cam - (2008-07-31)
  [1715] Pictures from South Hampshire - (2008-07-21)
  [1714] Hillier Gardens, Hampshire - (2008-07-20)
  [1652] Old Sarum airfield brings back fond memories - (2008-05-24)
  [1639] Minehead Marauder - (2008-05-11)
  [1638] Pictures far apart - (2008-05-10)
  [1624] From Freddie the fallow - (2008-04-27)
  [1617] Steam Engines at Bressingham - (2008-04-20)
  [1590] All Change, Portsmouth Harbour - (2008-03-23)
  [1537] To Wales - where theres still a toll on the bridge - (2008-02-11)
  [1536] A Weekend in Liverpool - (2008-02-10)
  [1524] Nottingham - just text! - (2008-01-30)
  [1460] Christmas fare in Ljubljana - (2007-12-05)
  [1457] A day in Ljubljana - (2007-12-04)
  [1456] Right up to the top of the City - (2007-12-03)
  [1425] Melksham v Ely - (2007-11-09)
  [1307] Troy, up state New York - (2007-08-17)
  [1298] From Leeds - (2007-08-10)
  [1244] FolksFest Bristol - German beer, Bratwurst and music - (2007-06-24)
  [1229] Where am I? - (2007-06-11)
  [1204] Spot the difference - (2007-05-25)
  [1147] A picture (mostly in words) of Helsinki - (2007-04-14)
  [886] Signs of Leek - (2006-10-04)
  [778] Weekend in Ireland - (2006-06-26)
  [740] Finishing up in Dhahran - (2006-06-01)
  [730] Reading the newspaper and working with other restrictions - (2006-05-23)
  [727] A journey, an arrival, a people - (2006-05-21)
  [713] Pictures from my travels - (2006-05-07)
  [685] A couple of days away - (2006-04-15)
  [670] Architectural Heritage - Devizes - (2006-04-04)
  [403] Full circle - made it back to an old haunt - (2005-08-05)
  [218] Golden Nugget - (2005-02-17)
  [186] Lull - (2005-01-22)
  [92] Hard work, Hard sell - (2004-10-18)
  [70] Red Luas - early life and times - (2004-10-02)
  [66] A Taste or Ireland - (2004-09-28)

G400 - Well House Consultants - Private course
  [3074] Running a course ... what if the tutor isn't well? - (2010-11-29)
  [3071] Well House Price list, January to March 2011 - (2010-11-25)
  [2965] Testimonials - Well House Consultants Open Source courses - (2010-09-21)
  [2953] Turning an exercise into the real thing with extreme programming - (2010-09-11)
  [2928] Public (scheduled) or private course? Book direct, or through a third party? - (2010-08-19)
  [2881] Tailoring of courses to meet customers needs - how it works - (2010-07-21)
  [1968] Review of 2008 - (2008-12-31)
  [1929] 2009 - Hotel, Meeting, Training Course prices - (2008-12-07)
  [1555] Advanced Python, Perl, PHP and Tcl training courses / classes - (2008-02-25)
  [1414] What we teach - expained for the non-technical - (2007-10-28)
  [1092] Tcl training - often for a larger group - (2007-02-24)
  [994] Training on Cascading Style Sheets - (2006-12-17)
  [387] Training course plans for 2006 - (2005-07-23)
  [321] Sales - the alternative close - (2005-05-23)
  [181] Maximum number of trainees on a course - (2005-01-18)

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