Blogs from Switzerland, Europe - page 250

Lörrach und Basel Nach einem turbulenten Start - ein kleiner Umzug der nicht so recht funktionieren wollte, dann aber doch in den Griff bekommen wurde :) - ging es nach Lörrach am Dreiländereck zu Luca, Leonie und Lothar, unheimlich lieben Freunden von mir. Ganz herzlichen Dank noch mal an dieser Stelle. Nach einem schönen Tag ging es abends dann zum ersten Mal über die Grenze nach Basel, denn dort war an diesem Wochenende das Klosterbergfest im Zeichen von Brasilien. überall Buden, Feuerschlucker, Trommler und Musikzelte und wirklich eine Menge Menschen, die alle irgendetwas anderes essbares in der Hand hatten. Es war wirklich sehr interessant und zum Tanzen sind wir auch noch gekommen. Zürich ist eine wunderschöne Stadt mit seinem Zürichsee, seinen vielen historischen Gebäuden und der Limmat, die quer durch das Herz der Stadt verläuft. Wir ... read more

Hey there, Hope your all doing allright! No long and vague Dutch stories this time. Just some pics from our trip to Switserland! A proof that you don't have to travel half around the world to meet incredible scenary! Greetings Margaux and Hugo ... read more

Rather than go back to Zurich to catch the train to Milan we decided we would instead head out to Lucern which was also nearby. Lucern also has a large lake and a river and two old medieval wooden roofed bridges which cross the river with old paintings above it. Lucern also has some remaining fortifications located above the river which we went for a short walk along before walking back to the station to catch the train to Milan.... read more

Switzerland was a breath of fresh air, quite literally. The difference in the quality of the air was quite noticeable almost as soon as we crossed the border on Monday morning- the scenery from the train (when you're not in a tunnel) is picture postcard, and arriving in Lucerne you immediately felt safe - unfortunately you also felt quite damp as it started to rain almost as soon as we arrived. Lucern is quite a pretty place and so well sign posted you would have to work really hard to get lost there!We were lucky enough to stay in an authentic Vietnamese Swiss Hotel....which meant the smells wafting up out of the kitchen even before breakfast had you thinking about Peking Duck for lunch before you'd even had your muesli.Our plan for Lucern was to venture ... read more

BeerWorking behind a bar is starting to wear thin - working the beer tap is no longer a challenge (haha) and I may as well have been a chain smoker for the last 2 1/2 months! I have woken up twice in the middle of the night on days off work fumbling around for the door thinking I've forgotten somebodies beer...then finding myself wrapped up in the curtain freaking out because I think I'm at work not dressed. When will I ever grow out of weird sleep walking? Janine came to visit for 1 week around a month ago and apparently I've been sleep talking too. In German. About beer and smoking! "Ich will deine bier bringen" and "nicht rauchen!" I would never have thought the day would come when those two things would be taking ... read more