Travel – COVID Diary BCN

2 April 2020 – Thursday – #18

Public transit is free in Barcelona! Now, if I could just use it. The transit system is free until 9 April and, to avoid a fine, riders need proof that they are on their way to an essential job or a doctor. Yesterday I mentioned that Spanish gasoline consumption is down 83%, which is easyContinue reading “2 April 2020 – Thursday – #18”

1 April 2020 – Wednesday – #17

Let’s start today with maps. Kinsa, a company that has sold a million smart thermometers, sees evidence that social distancing in the US is paying off. The company provides a live map of data from is US customers. Map viewers can drill down to results in their zip code. Here’s a map from two daysContinue reading “1 April 2020 – Wednesday – #17”

25 March 2020 – Wednesday – #10

I left the apartment yesterday for the first time in a week to shop for food. It was quiet out. Here’s one of Barcelona’s main drags, Avinguda Diagonal, at rush hour. Store hours were much shorter and earlier than my previous shopping adventure a week ago. I started a photo album to keep track ofContinue reading “25 March 2020 – Wednesday – #10”