We were there to be the entertainment β we had earned our otherwise very expensive Davos badge by agreeing to present a panel session. I brought my camera Fujifilm X-T1 with 18 mm lens and took lots of photos. Here is a selection of photos and some thoughts on the whole Davos experience. It was about a 2. We started meeting our fellow attendees on the bus, including McGill University principal, Suzanne Fortier, who was staying at our hotel, and later invited us to Montreal after return flights to the US were being cancelled.
We stayed at Club Hotel, a comfortable ski hotel at high-end luxury hotel prices at the far end of Davos from the Congress Center. This was the hotel that many of the academic speakers had been assigned to stay at. There was a shuttle stop on the corner across from the hotel, and shuttles came by frequently.
However, at least once each day I did the minute walk between the Congress Center and the hotel. Most of the daytime events were in and around the Congress Center, but some were in surrounding buildings, and most of the evening events were at hotels around the city. The walk between the hotel and Congress Center took us past the storefronts and fancy hotels on the Promenade. Many companies and even UC Berkeley had rented out store fronts for the week. Some had been turned into Cafes where participants could stop in for a free lunch.
There were police and security guards everywhere, but none seemed to be able to give directions. The best way to navigate was with Google maps, or looking for signposts along the way indicating the direction and walking distance between conference venues. The weather was fairly pleasant, all considering. The temperature stayed around the high twenties with no wind.
It snowed about every other day. My tall, waterproof leather boots ECCO Babett 45 GTX were perfect for the snowy weather, and I could wear them inside all day and was able to avoid carrying shoes around to change into. I was glad I brought a long down coat.
