tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20360853437995589402012-02-16T11:51:25.713-08:00Gery's Travel LogGerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-27986633074918703952010-01-17T03:16:00.000-08:002010-01-17T03:16:40.333-08:00New picturesI didn't manage to write about last year's California trips yet, but I have uploaded a couple of new pictures. Since I bought a new camera (Fujifilm FinePix F72EXR) shortly before Christmas, I like playing around with its 10x optical zoom and long feature list including amazing ways to get bright night-pictures. Last week I went to the Huntington Botanical Gardens right next to Pasadena and triedGerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-46712746531734626912010-01-10T23:01:00.001-08:002010-01-10T23:01:53.462-08:00PasadenaSo as promised a few words on California. This time the getting settled part was pretty easy (especially compared to the struggle for housing I had in NJ). My professor managed to get me invited to join a lab at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena as a visiting researcher. So, after I got the letter of invitation, Caltech was quite efficient in providing me the required Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-2097283019595991712010-01-04T01:41:00.000-08:002010-01-04T01:41:49.900-08:00Back in the USThe new decade just started and it's time to write something in this blog again...especially since I (finally) updated my Web Albums. Since it's likely that I update the pictures more often than this blog, you may want to check the rss feed on picasa or see the updates in facebook.
So much for the organizational part, but what happened since the last post (which was in spring 2008)?
First of allGerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-90248812603133007812008-03-28T13:05:00.003-07:002008-03-28T13:30:46.813-07:00Some traveling...As some of you may know, this blog was about my travels in the States...now I'm back at home in Switzerland but lately I have been traveling again and as I uploaded some pics to my Web Albums, I may just as well write some lines about it... ;-)To start with, I have been in Arjeplog in the north of Sweden in the end of February. I was there for a long weekend to do a driver training with BMW. I Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-75962519597423486632007-09-17T05:28:00.000-07:002007-09-17T05:53:10.327-07:00Home sweet homeNow that I'm back home, I started to think of all the places I considered home in the last few years and realized that I have nice pictures for some of them, while I was missing some for my actual home in Switzerland...so as I was taking pictures out of my window and balcony, I thought that I may write one more blog-entry and make a photo album with all the nice pictures...Obfelden (Zurich, Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-78684363407973533082007-08-26T15:56:00.000-07:002007-08-26T16:27:34.537-07:00Back in SwitzerlandI'm back home! After some relaxing hours in New Jersey (after I came back from Puerto Rico), a struggle to find the British Airways check-in (my advise: don't try to find it yourself...just ask your way to it...it's the only reasonable way) and a short connecting stop in London, I arrived in Zurich this morning and I'm now back at home...for now...on Tuesday, I'll continue my August full of tripsGerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-7883197384710343282007-08-20T19:24:00.000-07:002007-08-20T20:33:55.241-07:00Internship in the USA - Final chaptersThis is it...I had my last day of work at SCR in Princeton last Friday and today I packed my stuff and got ready to leave...I had quite a busy last week at Siemens introducing Roman (one more ETH computer scientist trapped in Colleen's AD-team... ;-)) to his new job (i.e. my old one) and having a lot of free time activities (i.e. BBQ or going out almost every evening) to have a reasonable Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-20173149136481451982007-08-11T13:51:00.000-07:002007-08-11T14:41:00.724-07:00FloridaYes I've been to Florida and it was great. Miami Beach is an amazing place and we had fantastic weather and one hell of a car (a Ford Mustang Convertible) to be there...and going to Disney World and SeaWorld was also definitely worth it...I had a great time there... ;-) ...so make sure to check out all the pictures and videos I took in Florida, Disney World and SeaWorld. The pictures already tellGerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-15226516530032202912007-07-26T18:40:00.000-07:002007-07-26T18:45:27.468-07:00Short Jazz UpdateJust a short update on Jazz clubs I visited while staying here... ;-) ...on June 21 I went to Warmdaddy's in Philadelphia, Stefan took some pictures of that event and Fred put them on his Web Albums...and here's the link to it...Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-66045750403949033682007-07-23T18:59:00.000-07:002007-07-23T19:25:04.727-07:00Status updateAs some people in Switzerland are quite fast in declaring me dead, when I don't write from time to time, here's an update on my stay in the States...as some of you may know, my internship is almost over here (I'll finish work on August 17) and so I'm just trying to get a few things done before I leave (like planning a trip to Florida in the beginning of August) and to enjoy the nice weather...Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-2881863635070218342007-07-10T20:34:00.000-07:002007-07-10T20:48:11.160-07:00Niagara FallsSo, here's the promised update on my trip to the Niagara Falls. We started on Saturday in the early morning and went all the way up North to one of the most spectacular natural sights in this country (ok the most impressive part is in another country but that's a detail... ;-)). As it was only a bit more than 400 miles away we decided to make a day trip out of it...I mean something like 13 or 14 Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-79421436847956874292007-07-09T20:32:00.000-07:002007-08-11T13:57:29.328-07:00Independence DayAs some of you may know the Fourth of July is quite an important date in the States. And this year they even announced to start showing Transformers at that date... ;-) ...btw: don't miss that movie if you like action, hot girls and special effects (that was actually the description I got from an American teammate at Siemens...he went to see it on the 4th of July)...and talking about movies: Die Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-26478705797535455802007-07-02T20:33:00.000-07:002007-07-02T21:12:33.011-07:00Pictures and MapsJust saw that they have a new feature on the Picasa Web Albums which now link the pictures to maps and the best thing is that it's extremely easy to use. For my albums I didn't even have to do a lot about it, since I had used the location tag on my albums anyway and now on my public gallery you can see a map on the lower right, showing all the album's locations. Then you can also go into one of Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-84734895571654671632007-06-24T20:55:00.000-07:002007-06-24T20:56:47.846-07:00Picture UpdateAs promised...here are the pictures from the shore and the car...Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-51292669000765267922007-06-20T21:01:00.000-07:002007-06-20T21:19:15.205-07:00State of EmergencyYesterday (although by now it is the day before yesterday...time goes by too fast ;-)) was an interesting day at work...shortly after I arrived there (i.e. around 10:15) I got an e-mail stating that the the first floor's men room was closed due to flooding...first impression: ok, who cares, I'm in the second floor anyway...but then it got better...20min later another e-mail arrived: all restroomsGerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-49257221960404669352007-06-17T21:41:00.000-07:002007-06-17T21:59:41.645-07:00TorontoSo, here are the pictures from Toronto. Mainly featuring the CN Tower and the nice City Hall.And in case you didn't notice, there are several new links (mostly funny ones ;-)) on the right side in the "Some links" section...Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-75138490450817390932007-06-12T20:01:00.000-07:002007-06-17T16:36:11.203-07:00Internship in the USA - Part III tried once again to write while waiting for a flight and this time it even worked... ;-) ...waiting for my connecting flight to Newark in Toronto where I had nine hours between the two flights, I managed to write most of the chapters, you'll read below. Just imagine how long it would have been, if I would have written all I wanted to write... ;-)But before I continue the chapters just a few Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-46093332428940446872007-06-08T17:09:00.000-07:002007-06-08T17:36:44.930-07:00New pictures (it's about time)I think, I'll never finish my book, but well. My plan is to write summary of all I've done (will be a long summary anyway) and then I'll try to write less but more often. Actually, I had written most of this summary when I was waiting in Montreal for my connecting flight to Switzerland (I'm back for the weekend for the wedding of my cousin), but I lost most of my work due to a crash... :(In the Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-68067671564306511142007-03-25T19:46:00.000-07:002007-03-25T19:58:34.417-07:00Yet another updateActually, I planned to write a few chapters to my book - ehm I mean blog - but well...got a bit late once again. Was shopping in the afternoon in one of the outlet centers here (nice to buy Tommy Hilfiger Jeans for 29.99$...on a Sunday) and didn't find time to write. Besides that, I'll have to wake up very early tomorrow as I'll have a meeting with some guys in India (time shift s**ks) on 7am...Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-58578807905140910432007-03-25T01:03:00.000-07:002007-03-25T01:09:42.301-07:00UpdateCheck out my Web Albums with my latest pictures from New York City (UN, Views from the GE Building...) and Montreal. And there's also a new section on the sidebar, which will contain some interesting links...Versione italianaHo messo online diverse foto nuove da New York City (ONU, Vista dal GE Building...) e Montreal. E c'è pure una nuova sezione al lato dove mettero diversi links interessanti...Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-34270895455115695012007-03-22T18:58:00.000-07:002007-03-22T19:51:14.675-07:00Short interludeBefore I continue with chapters III and IV, I just wanted to mention a few interesting things that happened lately...WeatherThat's quite an interesting topic here. I honestly thought that the Swiss weather was unpredictable with major temperature changes in a short period of time. Now, here's an example of the weather in Princeton: Last week on March 14 it was a fantastic warm spring weather withGerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-70521577385881445812007-03-08T21:23:00.000-08:002007-03-08T21:47:07.332-08:00Internship in the USA - Part IPreludeOn Wednesday 14th February, I got ready for my six month trip to the States, which would start on the next day. I had already had a look at several housing options and got in contact with 4 of them to make arrangements for a meeting once I would arrive in Princeton. The problem though was related to the organization within Siemens, since they had promised me to arrange an intern picking meGerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-4485382595124736962007-03-08T20:54:00.000-08:002007-03-08T21:06:42.546-08:00Let's start with this blog then......with some pictures...I just created some Picasa Web Albums and updated a few pictures there (funnily enough, they just made a huge increase of storage space there today). You can find some of them on the right side of this blog. The stories to the pictures will follow soon...In general, I will certainly update the albums more often than the blog itself, so stay tuned...Versione corta Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-8492441696782185502007-03-06T20:24:00.000-08:002007-03-06T20:42:40.937-08:00Finalmente! Endlich! Finalement!Dopo quasi 20 giorni nei Stati Uniti ho finalmente cominciato il mio blog. Spero, di riempirlo il più presto possibile con foto e storie. Come già spiegato nella versione inglese, le storie le scriverò in Inglese ma forse aggiungerò pure una versione in Italiano...se trovo il tempo...In ogni caso: Benvenuti sul mio blog!Also, wenn irgendwer erwartet, dass ich das Ganze auch noch auf Deutsch Gerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036085343799558940.post-15501349732663623232007-03-06T20:17:00.000-08:002007-03-06T20:23:38.577-08:00Here we goI've been in the US for almost 20 days now and finally I managed to setup my blog for my stay here. I hope, I'll be able to fill it with pictures and some reasonable content as soon as possible.All the posts and picture-descriptions will be in English. I may consider translating some parts in Italian, but that strongly depends on my laziness...and as some of you may know, I tend to be rather lazyGerardo Tauriellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18011021178925246856noreply@blogger.com0