Blogs from North-East, Switzerland, Europe
May 1st 2012
My favorite bar in Zürich is the Älpli BAR. If you want a true Swiss experience, visit Aelpli bar in Zurich. When I have out of town guests, I bring them here. You feel like you are up in the Alpsinstead of the city down a tiny alley. Its a bit difficult to find so you really have to be on the lookout. Every night they have live Swiss music but it gets especially hopping on a weekend night. The bar has recently changed management so not quite sure about the food. I’m not sure if they serve food anymore. They weren’t at 8 pm. This is where I had raclette for the first time, which I have become a huge fan! I went with a friend who had never been before. We arrived right at ... read more
April 16th 2012
The Sechseläuten is a traditional spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zürich celebrated in its current form, on the 3rd Monday of April, since the early 20th century.... read more
April 2nd 2012
Travelling from London to Basel was decent, got a nice little nap on the plane. Arrived in Basel around 11am and made it to Zurich by 3. So I took a tram to the Klinglhoffer household where i would be staying. They are family friends and it was great to see them again! I had almost forgotten how much fun they all were. First thing was first: Embrace my surroundings. All bodies were out of the house doing their Thursday routines so i dropped my backpack, said hi to Ella and Calico, the dog and cat, and made my way out in the beautiful weather of Zurich. Saw LOTS of swans and ducks and sail boats on the lake. Basically took myself in a big circle around the neighborhood here. It was great to just explore. ... read more
Zurich – February 3-5
Published: February 17th 2012Europe » Switzerland » North-East » Zürich » Zürich
February 5th 2012
The pictures are already loaded for this on the picture entry, so go back to those if you want... Sorry I'm so behind.... Zurich! February 3-5 a group of us went to Zurich for the weekend. I loved Zurich. The whole big main town area (Old Town-ish) was absolutely gorgeous! We saw lots of churches (including one with the largest clock face in Europe), Sprungli chocolate factory, the banking street with all the headquarters, Bahnhoffstrasse (supposedly one of the most expensive streets in the entire world – except there were a surprising number of not-expensive stores so we were a little confused…), FIFA headquarters (even though it was closed because it was the weekend…), the Swiss National Museum (really interesting and HUGE with lots of artifacts from the different periods of Swiss history and all sorts ... read more
Der letzte Blog...
Published: January 17th 2012Europe » Switzerland » North-East » Zürich » Boppelsen
January 16th 2012
Namaste und Sawadi-kap meine Lieben! Nun bin ich also wieder da. Es folgt der letzte Blog. Während 2 1/2 Monaten avancierten Shorts und Flip-Flops zur Standardgarderobe, wie seltsam beengend sich nun lange Hosen und geschlossene Schuhe anfühlen. Und etwas zu kalt ist es mir hier auch, läppische 30 Grad um genau zu sein. Ich will aber beim besten Willen nicht jammern. Ich habe mich schliesslich auf die Heimkehr gefreut; auf Familie und Freunde, auf unsere vier Katzen, auf eine richtige warme Dusche. Und ganz ehrlich, nach drei Monaten ist es auch mal gut mit backpacking. Das Leben aus dem Rucksack wird irgendwann einmal unheimlich ermüdend. Ich habe die letzten drei Monate in vollsten Zügen genossen. Es war die absolut richtige Entscheidung, diese Reise zu unternehmen und ich würde sie sofort wieder machen. Was habe ich nicht ... read more
December 19th 2011
It was the first day in Switzerland...and first day in Europe! How exciting, except that I already managed to break off one of the wheels of my luggage. Then I had fun carrying that around in the first snow of Zurich to find my first host in Erlenbach. I would be based here for four more days. My couch host (Alvaro) was very nice, and his apartment has the best view. After I arrived, he offered to show me around Zurich for a day. We went on a boat ride around Lake Zurich to a chocolate factory in Thawil, then spent the rest of the day walking around the city and Alstadlt (Old Town). I was jetlagged, but enjoyed my first day here, not to mentioned I tasted the best cheese ever in my life... We ... read more
Ich bin ja sowas von bereit
Published: October 22nd 2011Europe » Switzerland » North-East » Zürich » Boppelsen
October 22nd 2011
So, ich bin eigentlich bereit. Und einmal mehr weiss ich; Reiseutensilien packen ist definitiv nicht meins. Immer zuviel und meistens das falsche... Ja ja, es gibt auch Männer mit diesem Problem :-) Ich muss mir heute beim Nachbarn noch unbedingt eine Waage borgen, denn morgen früh habe ich absolut keine Lust auf ein freundliches aber bestimmtes "Mein Herr, Ihr Gepäck ist über dem zugelassenen Gewicht". Diesmal gibt es KEINE öffentliche Reisegepäck-Aussortierung am Flughafen Zürich. Adieu meine Lieben, das nächste Mal melde ich mich aus Nepal. ... read more
Very Early Start Flying into Zurich!
Published: October 30th 2011Europe » Switzerland » North-East » Zürich
October 20th 2011
So! Another 2.40am start to the weekend and missioning it to Gatwick airport! The most nightmarish airport to get to and from but made it with screeeeds of time as I had already checked in online and didnt realise that meant i only needed to be there an hour before! So had something to eat, lost my only warm jacket - found it again about 30mins later, had a sleep and then boarded the plane to Zurich! It was only an hour and a half flight to zurich! Sooo close! Its crazy! But then had to board a train to Berne where my friend Michael lives. it cost 105 swiss francs return! very expensive for an hour train! But that was just a taste of what was to come with the prices in switzerland! All went ... read more
Mount Everest, Impfungen und erstes Heimweh
Published: October 19th 2011Europe » Switzerland » North-East » Zürich » BoppelsenOctober 18th 2011
Ich kann es nicht fassen; nächste Woche sehe ich doch tatsächlich den Mt. Everest. Den Berg, der mich so fasziniert wie kein anderer. Unglaublich. Ich versuche diesen Gedanken bildlich abzurufen aber das alles ist noch so fern. Erst einmal den Rucksack packen. Ich habe endlich meine Immunisierungen hinter mich gebracht. Es grenzt an Irrsinn, mit wievielen lebenden und toten Erregern wir uns vollpumpen, um einer möglichen Ansteckung vorzubeugen. Da ist er wieder; der Drang nach Eliminierung aller Eventualitäten, um eine Sicherheit zu erreichen die es vermutlich so nie geben wird. Trotzdem, für einen Impf-Rundum-Schutz nehme man: - Etwas Diphterie, Tetanus und Polio - Je eine Einheit Hepatitis A + B - Genug Tollwut und Typhus - Je 1 Portion Masern, Mumps und Röteln - Ein wenig japanische Enzephalitis - Schreckensmeldungen über Dengue- und Chikungwa-Fieber - Und ... read more
