Summer in Suisse
Summer holidays
Beautiful sunshine, hot weather and nothing to do. That’s how summer holidays should be, and that was exactly how my weekend was. I took Friday off as Katja, from Slovenia, came to visit me. We managed to walk from Dübendorf to Zürich, since we had nothing better to do. It took around 3 hours, but … Continue reading
It’s September!
Wow, can’t believe it’s September already. It means only 28 more days in Switzerland before I fly back home to England! Time sure does fly when you are enjoying yourself, and it really has gone quick. I’m expecting September to go a little slower though. I’m trying to save money, and I will also not … Continue reading
Bye bye Helgi
It was Helgi’s last day today. His last day at EMPA and last day in Switzerland! He’s been a good friend since I arrived. He’s from Iceland, and was briefly known as the “Icelandic girl” but he’s a funny guy. We’ll miss him, and his spam sent during working hours. There was a farewell party … Continue reading
Luzern Weekend
I’m going to keep this entry as short as possible. The weekend was spent in Luzern, who some say is the most beautiful city in Switzerland. I would say so too, although Switzerland to me is in general very beautiful and amazing. On Saturday we went to a glass museum in Hergiswil where we saw … Continue reading
Multilingual
After spending the weekend in the French part of Switzerland, I suddenly realised this morning that I was trying to mutter phrases in French, rather than German as I should be. During the weekend, whenever I needed to speak French I always came out with German words, because I’ve been around Swiss German for the … Continue reading
CERN, Evian et Rochers-de-Naye
Another weekend gone and more blisters. I don’t think my feet will like me ever again. We travelled down on Friday night to Geneva. A nice 3 hour train journey we managed to amuse ourselves with a game of cards, chocolate and drinks. After checking into the hostel, we headed to a pub somewhere in … Continue reading
Bern Weekend
Ok, just got back from the doctor’s and he said my infection should have gone now and my leg will be back to normal within a few days. It’s still slightly swollen, but it looks so much better than it did on Thursday night! So I spent the weekend in Bern, the capital of Switzerland. … Continue reading
Doctor! Doctor!
What english weather today. Thunderstorms and heavy rain yesterday meant that the BBQ/work party was postponed until next week. I was looking forward to trying my chicken I brought at Migros. Ah well. So now it’s grey and not too warm outside. I had to wear a jacket for the first time in the last … Continue reading
Red light district
Last night after work a few of us went round Salomé’s place to have dinner and watch a movie. She lives in a somewhat dodgy area of Zürich, but her apartment is really nice. It’s very big, and even has a balcony. We made pizza and had that on the balcony. I’m sure Helgi liked … Continue reading
Beware of Polish girls
After receiving an interesting comment from some stranger on my entry about the Wine and Cheese party held in Kasia’s room, I now have photographic evidence to back up the warning (see pic): So, Kasia, from Poland, is dangerous! On a completely different subject, I just found out my results of my second year exams. … Continue reading
