Back in the U.S.A.
March 21, 2007 -- I'm off to the US for a week, first stopping in Pennsylvania to see my sons, then down to Miami for a Zenith event. Zenith's pre-Basel events are always really interesting -- not only a spectacular event, but great new products. Just check out the current issue of InSync to see all the beautiful watches they just introduced!
I had a great weekend in Barcelona, Spain. That's one of the nice things about living in Geneva, Switzerland -- everything is so close by. I can go over to Barcelona for the weekend, or to Florence, or to Prague. I have been taking advantage of Geneva's placement and going new places all the time. Most of Europe is only a short flight away and if you book far enough in advance, you can get great deals. I was able to fly to Barcelona on Swiss for $39 roundtrip. Can't beat that with a stick, can you?
I met up with my son Evan in Barcelona. He was there with his friends Tammy, Brittany and Matt. We had dinner together on the Friday night, then his friends left the next day and Evan, Sophie and the girls and I spent the day together, touring the fabulous city of Barcelona. I love Spain, and Barcelona in particular. Life there is relaxed and pleasurable. I could live in Barcelona, I think. The architecture is fantastic, the people are nice, the food is great and inexpensive. Evan stayed at a hostel down by the beach, which couldn't have been a better place. We met him and his friends there for breakfast and it couldn't have been nicer. The weather was spectacular -- 65 and sunny, made even better by the knowledge that the East Coast of the US was enduring another snowfall.
I came back to Geneva and snow as well. In fact, it's snowing right now, big, heavy flakes. I had to ride my motorcycle into Geneva to have it serviced, blitzing through a raging snowstorm the entire way. Luckily, it wasn't sticking, so I didn't have any problem getting it down there. They will service it while I am gone (I'm already at the 12,000 km service). I am having them run a power cord to my TomTom Rider, so I am never without my navigation. I'll tell you, the TomTom Rider has changed my life -- I now never worry about getting lost, because with the TomTom Rider, it's just about impossible to get lost.
BaselWorld and SIHH are fast approaching and already my schedule is just about full. I think I have a half hour on the 16th, but there is no time in the schedule for eating or relaxing, which is just the way I like it. I can't wait for BaselWorld and SIHH to start.