I have been to quite a few literary festivals -- this is my first literary conference. I guess the main difference is that at a literary conference the participants are the audience.
On the bus from Bucharest to this resort I had an enchanting conversation with a lady from Arizona who told me that she missed her Hummer more than her husband.
In the afternoon there was a poetry reading. About ten poets read a couple of poems. Some of the poetry was really decent, as far as I could judge, but the best line by far today was: “I miss my Hummer more than my husband.”