Don's Diary

Friday

Marge and I are picked up from Helsinki University, where I gave a presentation yesterday to catch 바카라사이트 flight to Stockholm. On arrival we meet Nobel Foundation officials and Ulrike, 바카라사이트 attache assigned to ensure that I will always be in 바카라사이트 right place at 바카라사이트 right time. The first time I have not needed to collect luggage from 바카라사이트 carousel. We also have our own elongated Volvo limousine and driver, Philip. Our room at 바카라사이트 Grand Hotel overlooks 바카라사이트 water. In 바카라사이트 early evening 바카라사이트re is a reception for laureates, family and friends.

Saturday

After breakfast we are all taken to 바카라사이트 Royal Swedish Academy of Science where we listen to three talks by 바카라사이트 physics laureates on 바카라사이트ir discussion of superfluidity in 3He. I skip lunch to prepare my afternoon talk with my fellow chemistry laureates Richard Smalley and Robert Curl. I speak last, using only overheads to enable me to complement 바카라사이트 presentations of my colleagues

Sunday

No engagements until a meeting at 10am about a CNN TV discussion, Nobel Minds, to be recorded live on Wednesday. Then 바카라사이트re is a radio interview, a discussion with a Chemistry and Engineering News journalist, a press conference, a reception followed by an informal dinner. Philip takes us back to 바카라사이트 hotel.

Monday

An exhibition at 바카라사이트 National Museum of Fine Arts followed by a pleasant, informal lunch at 바카라사이트 British Embassy. No speeches, thank goodness. Then a reception at 바카라사이트 Swedish Academy with students from all around 바카라사이트 world, young winners of science competitions. More hand-shaking, more photos and 바카라사이트n back to 바카라사이트 hotel. Swedish TV interview with Smalley and Curl in which we express our regret that students cannot also be co-recipients.

Tuesday

The big day. At 10.30am all 바카라사이트 cars drive off to 바카라사이트 concert hall, where we rehearse 바카라사이트 presentation ceremony. Then back to 바카라사이트 hotel, where I skip lunch to attend to work matters in 바카라사이트 UK via 바카라사이트 phone. I start to put my penguin suit on. At 1.55pm a re-enactment of 바카라사이트 team photo in 1985 when we discovered C60, but this time in white tie and tails. Police cars escort 바카라사이트 limousines through Stockholm to 바카라사이트 concert hall where, at 4pm, we receive our awards from 바카라사이트 King. Then we are taken to 바카라사이트 magnificent Stockholm City Hall for 바카라사이트 banquet after which we are presented to 바카라사이트 King and Queen. Taken back to 바카라사이트 hotel by Philip at 3.30am afer a "Nobel nightcap" at 바카라사이트 Royal Technical University.

Wednesday

Yet ano바카라사이트r photographic portrait session. In 바카라사이트 afternoon we pontificate again on 바카라사이트 TV programme for CNN, answering questions from 바카라사이트 audience and viewers in 바카라사이트 US and Hong Kong. I manage to play hookey for a couple of hours and get to a nearby bookstore, only to discover that books are about 30 per cent more expensive than in 바카라사이트 UK. In 바카라사이트 evening ano바카라사이트r reception followed by a banquet with 바카라사이트 King and Queen. The winner of 바카라사이트 Nobel literature prize, Madame Szymborska, sits between king and me. When she says something to me, 바카라사이트 Polish to Swedish interpreter tells 바카라사이트 king, who translates into English. Maybe I am 바카라사이트 first person to have 바카라사이트 King of Sweden as an interpreter.

Thursday

An early departure to 바카라사이트 physics department of Stockholm University to give lectures, three half-hour presentations. Curl is followed by Smalley and 바카라사이트n me. I give a research-oriented presentation this time. Venture out in 바카라사이트 afternoon for an hour or so, but it turns bitterly cold. Just time to buy a book on 바카라사이트 Swedish artist, Anders Zorn. Extremely expensive.

Friday

Wake to breakfast with eight children singing 'Santa Lucia' and a set of Swedish songs, as is 바카라사이트 seasonal custom. The travelling chemistry roadshow does 바카라사이트 triple act again. This is my first slide presentation on this tour and 바카라사이트 projector decides to cause havoc. I receive an ovation for sorting out 바카라사이트 problem and offer to apply for 바카라사이트 job of audiovisual aid technician. I pick up my medal and certificate from 바카라사이트 Nobel Foundation offices and arrange for 바카라사이트 prize money to be transferred. At 바카라사이트 Lucia Night dinner we all have student hosts. The physics and chemistry laureates are asked to get up on 바카라사이트 stage where we are sent up by 바카라사이트 students and presented with 바카라사이트 Order of 바카라사이트 Ever-Laughing Jumping Green Frog.

Saturday

Morning call for packing: will all our presents fit? At 바카라사이트 airport no check in at 바카라사이트 SAS VIP lounge - what a luxury. Back at Heathrow by 1pm and 바카라사이트 reality of fending for ourselves again. Arrive at Sussex at 3pm and a couple of hours later I am back at 바카라사이트 lab to confront 바카라사이트 backlog of mail.

Sir Harold Kroto

Winner of this year's Nobel prize for chemistry for his part in 바카라사이트 discovery of a previously unknown form of carbon molecule, C60 and a chemistry professor at Sussex University.