Before I get to talking about the food, let me just say that everyone eats on a different schedule. They eat so much later, that they even add in another meal! They have breakfast around 9-11am, lunch around 2-4pm, and dinner around 9-11pm! They add in an “afternoon snack” around 6-7 just to keep going! …
In keep with my new Laissez-Faire lifestyle, I have taken up a new hobby: napping. Now I know most people would say that napping isn’t really a hobby, but for the rest of my exchange it is for me! In Canada napping was only an option for me if I was feeling sick, otherwise I …
Over the past two days I’ve run into two major tech issues. First of all, the guy at the Source who sold me this “universal” European power converter, obviously never had been in Switzerland. The Swiss have opted to use their own, very uniquely shaped double prong plug. Note to future travellers: don’t bother trying …
So I don’t speak German. At all. Whatsoever. Would it be helpful getting around Switzerland? Definitely. I quickly learned how valuable understanding German would have been, during my train to what I thought was St. Gallen. Turns out I was heading to Basel. Half and hour into my mistake, the ticket puncher politely informed me …
This past weekend, I went on a school organized trip to Berlin, Germany. I had been there before when I was ten, but everything still felt very new. It was my first time in a European hostel, so I was a little concerned on the way there with cleanliness and safety – but it turned out to …
There are a few things I instantly recognized with Switzerland. First all, was the price of McDonalds. Although I pigged out on the flight over, by the time I got through customs and found my bag, I was rather peckish. However, I lost all my appetite with once glance at the price of a Big …
Today I began my adventure, leaving Toronto bound for Zurich. Somehow, leveraging my greater that average height, I was able to secure a bulk head seat, with leg room galore. In the end though, it turned out not to be as useful. Perhaps due to the general lack of snow in Switzerland recently, the flight …
