T̶w̶o̶ One p̶e̶r̶p̶e̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶t̶s̶ immigrant settling into home country number five.
Posts about travel and life in Switzerland
For anyone who’s a bit bored with Zurich’s uniform cleanliness, peace, and order, a stroll down Langstrasse could be just what you need. Although still uncharacteristically clean for a street half-filled with head shops, dollar stores, and strip clubs, this neighborhood feels completely different from the city center, so much so that you may forget … Read more
…including myself, that it is, indeed, June. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go drag my winter coat out of storage, as the forecast is calling for below freezing teperatures again tonight. Plus, I really didn’t enjoy getting caught out in the freezing rain the other day while wearing a t-shirt. But you … Read more
We spent the weekend in Zermatt with some friends. Zermatt is basically the Daytona Beach of Switzerland, not because there are any beaches, but because it’s a partying resort town full of spring break types (although more likely to be wearing snowboarding gear than a bathing suit). It’s mainly a ski resort (and it’s possible … Read more
Zurich is not exactly a diner’s paradise. Like everything else in this city, most restaurants are overpriced. Seeing the prices on a menu, I often get my hopes up about the quality of the food, only to have them dashed by the overly salty and starchy disappointment of a meal that I am later served. … Read more
So we just got back from seeing The Da Vinci Code. I’m assuming it was a completely true story, given that there was no notice at the beginning that told me it wasn’t. Also, apparently, it was based on some sort of book. Have you ever heard of it? I’m not going to actually review … Read more
My new addiction is Negro Kisses Big Dark Kissses, otherwise know as Moors’ heads Choco Heads. I blame Kesha. Her recent post about French delicacies with questionable names had gotten me thinking about Negerkussen, chocolate-covered marshmallow-crème-filled thingies that I remember from the cafeteria at the university in Germany. At the time they were undergoing a … Read more
Today this cat appeared outside my window. At first glance it seemed like a completely normal, adorable little ball of fur. I soon realized, however, that something was amiss. Although its head, tail and legs were all fluffy and normal, its back looked more fitting of a cow than a kitty. I thought this was … Read more
(Alternate title: Switzerland is a first-world country, I swear) We haven’t had any hot water in our building since Saturday. Thank goodness Scott was able to get in a luke-warm shower after his run that morning (or I would have had to banish him to the balcony for the rest of the weekend), but that … Read more
Yesterday Ali and I visited the exhibit ‘Gay Chic’ at the Museum für Gestaltung in Zurich. The show highlighted how gay has become mainstream in music, film, fashion, and television in European and American culture. This thesis was backed up with pictures of RuPaul, Wham album covers, video installations of Absolutely Fabulous, movie posters for … Read more
For a little change of pace, my friend Ali and I took off to Bern this morning. From the moment we stepped off the train I was in love. Bern has an adorable Altstadt (old town), full of porticoed sidewalks and statue-topped fountains, and an ambiance that lured me in from the start. After wandering … Read more