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Swiss Recycling
The Swiss are terribly organized and disciplined in everything, not least recycling. These photographs were taken in the recycling center of a village (Cortaillod) near Neuchatel. Above you can see (front left) a gray box for different types of batteries (separate compartments for different types). The blue mesh bin is for plastic bottles, with the… Continue reading Swiss Recycling
KLM Tries Harder… But Fails
In my Silicon Valley heyday I was a Platinum-level frequent flier on both KLM and British Airways, thanks to business class flights from Italy to San Francisco four or more times a year. When I quit Roxio in 2001, I stopped flying business class (in fact flew far less in any class at all), and… Continue reading KLM Tries Harder… But Fails
Barcelona: Parc Guell
Part 6, continued from part 5 We hopped back on the tourist bus and rode to the other Gaudà house that we hadn’t yet seen, only to find a long line for it. So we rode the other bus line to Parc Guell, the “English-style” park that Gaudi’ had designed for his patrons, the Guells.… Continue reading Barcelona: Parc Guell
To Barcelona, Part 5
Part 5, continued from part 4 After the disappointment of lunch, for dinner Enrico had armed himself with recommendations from our friends. We had a hard time finding the place – the street number he had was somehow wrong, and after we finally found it we had to kill an hour and a half because… Continue reading To Barcelona, Part 5