My final (full) day in Switzerland dawned bright and hot. We didn’t do Milan as planned, but it was nonetheless a fun time. We returned to the city center, searched for souvenirs, had lunch in a floating house and, through it all, I managed not […]
Month: August 2018
Day 13, Switzerland, I tried the Bidet…
This one’s dedicated to Lizzy, who wanted “all of the details”. On the first day here, after receiving the house tour, one of the first things that stood out to me was, that, in the bathroom there was a bidet. From a distance, it looked […]
Days 11 and 12, Switzerland: Chocolate… and Castles
A castle made of Swiss chocolate sounds like a great souvenir to bring back home. *** During the Aztec empire, chocolate was used as an offering for the emperor and gods. It was first brought over to Europe by Hernan Corté, the first Spanish conquistador […]
days 8-10, Switzerland:They triple-cheek kiss here, but at least they drive on the correct side
Day 8 finds us traveling to Switzerland, from Gatwick to Milan and then in a car to Lugano, and Zulay’s aunt is actually driving on the correct side! It felt weird—because I was starting to get used to the English driving—but also refreshing to be […]
days 4-7, England: bones and church and prison camps… oh my
So… I had so many things to write… I just never wrote them. But instead of apologizing and such, I’m just going to get right into it. On day 4, we headed “into town”, which is the main part of Peterborough. It was very quiet, […]
Day 3, England: London weather and tourist attractions
WE went into London today. We took pictures of Big Ben, in front of Buckingham Palace, walked through Westminster Square where we also took pictures in front of a Mandela statue (as well as catching the tube at Westminster station), walked through Covent Market, passed […]
Day 2, England: Observations from The House
I woke up yesterday, or today, since I think this will upload on the 9 (probably because of where my original WordPress location is), at about seven. I didn’t actually get out of bed, for two hours but jet lag, coupled with sleep issues made […]
Day 1, England: This place is weird
Yesterday was my first day in England. I’ve been dying to visit this place since I was somewhere between the ages of 5 and 7, and was introduced to my aunt and her nifty English accent. There were already Briticisms that I would have grown […]