EuroTrip '08 - Trieste, part I

Today is the second day of the Science FEST in Trieste. Yesterday, I went around, looked at everything and took a lot of pictures (under the fold). Later today, I will see some more specific sessions and will let you know more about the whole thing. The main focus are science books - thousands of books, from highly technical to popular, from books for children, to old historical books. And around that wealth of books, they built an interesting program of events, demonstrations, movies, plays, panels, hands-on exploration for kids, etc.

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