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Published: November 14th 2005
Thomas and Daniela
My hosts in Luzern, with Turbo (he's a little camera shy).Hello Reader.
I would call it 'taking a zero.' Thursday was a day consumed by laziness. I didn't do too much, but enjoyed every bit of it. I woke up late and arranged some couchsurfing for the next week and a half. I headed to the cinema where Daniela works and she allowed me to use her pass to get upstairs to the Panarama depicting a war. The Bourbaki. It was a large round room with three hundred and sixty degrees of wall covered with a mural. It was supposed to make you feel like you were apart of the war. It was quite interesting. I then leisurely walked along the lake until I came upon a sinking swan, only after screaming 'NOOOOOOOOOO!' and jumping in to save it did I realize that it was just eating from the floor of the lake.
I got to the museum of transportation. It was enormous and expensive so I looked around the lobby and walked out. Back at home I finished up some writing and waited for my hosts. They ended up going out for the night and I watched Amorres Perros, an independent film. It was really, really good.
Suicidal Swan
Don't worry, he's just holding his breath... right? The following day, Daniela and I had breakfast and headed out. We took a train about ten minutes to a glass factory near Luzern. I was moderately excited to go. But I completely underestimated the awesomeness that was the glass museum. I really had a lot of fun and I now want to be a glass worker. We had some hot chocolate then headed back to Luzern to pick up some stuff for the FONDUE!!! We got everything we needed then went to her cinema and watched Broken Flowers, which I had already seen, liked, and enjoyed again.
Thomas prepared the fondue that night, he used some sort of magical family technique or something that made me not want to stop eating. It was one of the best fondues I've ever had, a real treat. I had fallen asleep after such a good meal when Daniela waked me ever so softly, like maybe she was expecting a wild arm flailing from the American Bandstand era. They had invited me to go out to a punk concert, and I was actually looking forward to it... I am always up for expanding my musical horizions. But after such a dinner and
Glass Museum
No, no, no... it isn't MADE of glass... such a comfortable couch, I just wasn't seeing it happening. They left and I took a shower and packed, which took about forty-five minutes. (the packing, not the shower.)
In the morning, I said a reluctant farewell to Daniela and headed to the train station, with a fifty pound pack on. I tried my hardest not to fall asleep on the two hour trip, maybe I did for a few minutes, but the view was spectacular. I made it to Interlaken and found my hostel, Balmers. There was a restaurant, a bar, a movie room, a club, a giant chess board outside, and FOOSBALL! I had come to the right place. Interlaken relies so much on tourism, the whole city is just one big billboard advertising skydiving, hang gliding, ice climbing, rafting, and the like. I considered spending the one hundred and sixty francs to paraglide, but I dunno, I just felt it would be so 'touristy' of me. Plus, that is a hell of a lot of francs - like a thousand dollars or something, just a guess, I didn't really work it out. We took to the streets, Me, Nelly Fertado, and Yellowcard, my latest favorites. It
Park in Interlaken
It was a sunny, cool day, and the lakes were nice and wet. was a nice walk in a city surrounded by super tall mountains and two lakes the color of clear hazel eyes.
Tomorrow I head to Bern for two days, then Montreux for a night, then to the other side of lake Geneve... to Geneve. I will be couchsurfing in all four cities and I have someone in Lyon, France who says I can stay with him after my tour through Switzerland. I am keeping an eye on all my stuff, and keeping healthy by eating... whatever I can find in the trash... or at the hostel, whichever is better.
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Aww poor swan!!.. I too have seen these suicidal swans in Luzern!!! haha.. love you.. when u go to bern..make sure you see the bears!! bye bye