People and Places

Breakfast in Amsterdam

Sunday, November 7th, 2004

For one of the best waffles you will ever eat & in one of the coolest locations you will ever find? Go for breakfast at In de Waag the castle in the center of the square called Nieuwmarkt. Believe me it’s delicious! See the images below… We had a wonderful time in Amsterdam.

Exhibiting at NEMO Science museum was really an experience and their intelligent and energetic staff made the whole event smooth and fun. And what a great place to exhibit! It is really one of the best science museums in the world. After the exhibit we had one day to wander around and see some other parts of the city. Buildings skewed at improbable angles, storks on cars, stunning churches, spicy Thai food, and interesting people. It is truly a unique place.

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Dolmus, that’s great!

Monday, July 12th, 2004

This is the best design we’ve ever experienced! The Dolmus, a small bus running in Ankara and other cities in Turkey. The driver goes wildly, the seats are not enough for everybody, when hitting bumps or holes in the street you risk to be ejected outside, but the human cooperation, trust and feeling you have is uncomparable! Everything happens really fast: you enter and seat, when do you pay the bus ticket? Just send your money and the name of the stop you want to reach, letting it pass from hand to hand, to the driver, after a couple of speedy turns and bumps, the change will come back the same way and everybody knows that your raid is paid! This is magnificient! Will you ever try to do it in New York or Rome? No, but here you really see how humans like to help each other, how is more fun to send money back and forth trying not to spill them outside the window, and you see that playful interactions really work. The only problem? We probably mispelled a couple of times other people destination…

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