http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Switzerland , South-East , Lugano en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:06:52 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:06:52 +0000 On the road...againShe ducked and dodged watchful eyes alert dark black.Studying waiting learning...Then the light changed the look was another.She knew.She was ready.Uh oh time to get out of hereToo late.She weaved like a cobra hypnoticShe was coiled and poised to strikeOne two three you were hit by a treeFull speed different angles no chanceShe is small she is light she is cl http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-446275.html Das letzte AugustWochenende im Tessin... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-438218.html We arrived in Lugano two days ago and it feels like another country The atmosphere has a totally different vibe to it that is almost more energetic and unpredictable. It is amazing the difference that exists between two cities in Switzerland that are the same distance apart as Houston and San Antonio two cities in just Texas. They speak Italian here so we were fumbling to exchange 'mercis' http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-424687.html First up onto the Bernina Express form St Moritz to Tirano in Italy. Spectacular scenery on this 2 12 hour ride through the Bernina Pass. Lunch stop in Tirano wandering the small alley ways. Then back on to the coach travelling down the west coast of Lake Como and a stroll along the shores of this beautiful Italian Lake. Passed the places Mussolini was captured and executed at the end of the wa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-388799.html 035 Switzerland Lugano111208 112208Banking with the Brooks in the land of chocolate watchesOkay the title is misleading since we didn't really do any banking eat any chocolate or buy any watches... but we did hang out with our friends Jane and Darren Brooks and newly born Matthew a.k.a. 'Lil' Baby Nug' in scenic Lugano Switzerland.First Hannah and I flew into Milan and unanimousl http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-350344.html Ciao Gente sono tornato a casa sano e salvo mia madre che gridava ce le hai ancora tutte e due le gambeMi spiace non essermi fatto sentire ma ho avuto un po' di cazzi miei sentimentali.Foto non ne ho per il momento ho dimenticato la pennetta in Brasile...figata eh Tutte le foto che avevo fatto sono li a parte quella della duna su feisbuc e quelle che mandai all'inizio. Dovrebbero spedirmel http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-321724.html Hey guysTo summarize the past week....well. lets start in houstonwell i arrived smooth and sound. Saw some almost scarrily accurate texan steriotypes all discussed in the last post. So i pass through as quickly as possible. I get to my assigned gate and wait...wait... and wait. turns out the sign is labeled mexico city. I fugure it will swich. It never does. I miss my flight to newyork. go to cu http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-317172.html How yowl doing Splendid I trust.We are still in the land of cheese chocolate watches clocks and pretty red army knives with white crosses on them. Today was hot again. I went for a swim in the lake by our camp site this morning and completely dried out in about 40mins shorts and all. We decided that we should spend some time doing washing drying washing sorting photos and updating our blog http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-315716.html Hello all from Switzerland somewhere near Lugano even we donrsquot know exactly where we are we just followed the camping ground signs Another travelling day for us today all the way from Sestri Levanto in Italy to Lugano in Switzerland. We took some of the back roads through Italy to see the country side on our way to Switzerland. The towns are all quite small yet really close together. T http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-314224.html It is widely known the general consensus of Europeans is The Swiss are rude. Can't prove this by me as I have yet to meet a rude Switzer. Perhaps the European's mistake the pride.... proud they should be A glorious country Clean clean clean. Pride in their shops pride in their homes pride for their public parks waterways etc Even construction sites are impeccably kept. Trees pruned l http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-311199.html Ciao a tuttiThis is just a testLet's see how it looks like. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-291734.html In honor of the one year anniversary of April 16th our group decided to go on a hike to San Salvatore to reflect and celebrate the lives of the 32 innocent victims who died that day. God was present today not only in our hearts but also in the beauty of nature and in the sunshine. neVer forgeT 41607. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-267159.html What a great weekend I spent this past weekend in Lugano with about 15 other people who decided to stay around the city this weekend. It was fun but also relaxing. On Friday me Allie and Brittany went to the park and played around on the kiddie toys and then just sat and talked in the sun because the weather was so nice. Then we headed back to the Montarina and we all hung out and Brittany and I http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-257097.html BuongiornoSwitzerland is fabulous I adjusted quickly... except for the whole time difference thing. I can't sleep until like 4 AM and then I can't wake up I hope that changes now that we have class. Let me do a quick recap so far. About half of my group has functioning internet at the Montarina. I am not one of them Lameeee. So this is what has been happening for the past 5 daysJan 3 I http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-249919.html Here are some pics that i thought you would like its from around Lugano. Some are of my cozy bungalow from Monica and I's internet cafe adventure and mostly from Jason and Kayleigh's bday extravaganza where we celebrated their 21st by visiting some of lugano's finest bars and then for the grand finale sipped wine by the lake. Fun http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-240590.html The plane ride was quite long 8 hours and I was worried because I donrsquot sleep well on planes but with a plane full of students it wasnrsquot bad at all because we just sat around and talked and watched movies the whole time barely anyone slept on the plane which made it for a rough first 48 hours. When we arrived in Zurich it was beautiful. The weather was cold but not too bad. I at http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-238966.html Today Regina took us on a walk around the lake and to the park. It was good because we became more familiar with the city. I feel that now is a good time to talk about the city.It is in the hills of Switzerland. May I just say that the hills in Switzerland are the size of the Appalachian Mountains. To get downtown you have to walk from the Montarina where I live down a hill to the train tra http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-236440.html 135 p.m. American TimeThe town of Lugano is gorgeousOn the drive into town we went through a large mountain tunnel. The grass on the side going in was green but the other side was all white and snowy. It was beautiful.The town's we passed looked like they should have been in The Sound of Music.Lugano looks like a movie set. I can't believe people live here The streets are brickcobblest http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-236427.html The bus drive over was gorgeous and very pretty. The Alps are very pretty. Lots of snow.I saw snow on palm trees. Never thought I'd see that. I didn't even know they had palm trees in Switzerland. Interesting.Very sleepy. When we arrived we had to lug our suitcases up 2 flights of stairs. One of mine weighed 60something lbs. Not fun. We then went on a short walk around the city and went http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-236426.html Let's get settled Then we'll TRAVELHaven't had time to sit down and write the past couple of days but I'll try to recap to the best of my ability. Saturday we went around Lugano buying all the necessities for living here. After buying as much as we could carry back up the enormous hill to the Mont. Brie and I headed back. The only thing we were unable to find was clothing hangers but to our http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-236385.html