One thing I love this week........

Engelberg. how cute a place is it?  Seriously If I was older I would love to live there.  Actually after seeing all the cute snowboarders I might consider moving there for the winter beats Aberdeen at Christmas.  It looks like a postcard and the train journey there is stunning.

Things i should have maybe known about..................

Switzerland made world history yesterday, they connected both ends of the longest tunnel in the world.  Considering the start of this tunnel is 40km from where I live you think I would have at least known about this. hmm nope the first I heard was when a friend posted a link about it on facebook.  So I am making a mental not to read more papers.

Annoyance on the train.....

I was not in the best mood today but the lady opposite me on the train was a serious newpaper licker.  She licked half her hand and swiped over the page.  Yuck Yuck Yuck.  It can't be that difficult to turn over the page.  I manage without feeling the urge to eat myself.

Hidden Pineapple and other bad stories.....

A little known fact about me is I am allergic to pineapple and kiwi fruit, not in a life threatening way just in a it makes me sick way.  Yesterday I bought a salad from the coop I have been so good at checking for dairy ingredients I forgot to check for pineapple.  Big Mistake, I am now lying on the sofa drinking water watching junk on TV.

I think the Coop have it in for me though,   the other weekend after one too many the night before (I woke up in my bathroom) I went to the Coop.  The one nearest my house but I started to feel dizzy and queasy I thought I would make it out the door but no.........................I was ill in the cleaners mop bucket tres uncool!!!!

I have now turned over a new leaf............ alcohol free drinking tea x

the day i learnt my lesson the hard way.........

I originally wrote this post using a pen and paper (!) in a hotel in Bucharest.  I thought I loved Romania, the people, the culture, the food and the architechture.  I was so very wrong.  Bucharest does have its charms but travelling in a group of 50 and sitting in the bar with a glass of beer I felt so lonely.  I had no one to share my experiences with and realised rather pathetically late in my life that it was not Romania I loved but the friends I have there.  The sarmale is good in Bucharest but amazing when I am at my friends house.

This got me thinking about my life in Luzern, yes the city (town) is beautiful but thats not what makes me love the place.  What I love is all the amazing people I have met and the people I continue to meet.  I have made some truly great friends in such a short space of time and to them I would just like to say thanks x

When does nostalgia become sad?

Yesterday I made scones. Everyone knows that scones are the Sunday hangover cure (along with earl grey tea). Then I taped eastenders and my friend came round and watched it. This I thought was cool, having an english evening when it was typically english weather outside. Also it was a good reminder that I am lucky to live where I live.


However, today I recorded neighbours. Neighbours the show no one has watched since they are a student. I am wondering if I have taken this nostalgia trip far too far.


Talking of tea - its impossble to make a decent cup here I have invested in Twinings and a loose leaf tea but it just doesnt taste the same. I would say its the milk but I dont have milk in my earl grey.


Also I am very proud of myself, I got asked to go to pickwicks this evening and I said no because I am now a good girl

The Worlds Steepest Railway.....................

I have been told the cogwheel train up Mt Pilatus is the steepest of its kind in the world by two people now therefore it must be true.  I am not a fan of heights or things that make funny noises when moving therefore I didnt like it.  I havent made too many childish errors since moving here but going up a 7000ft mountain without a jacket was one of my more notable ones, I was freezing! 
If anyone is ever in the area I would not recommend going to the top of the mountain but the second cable car station is well worth a visit.  There is a high rope course and a cool bobsleigh run.  Also the railway geek walked down from the first cable car station and said it was beautiful.

Food:

Also this week I had alpenmacaroni again, its cheese, ham, onion potato and macaroni it is beautiful.  Its served with apple sauce I know it sounds horrible but its amazing.

Schweizerhof:

I take back what I said about the Schweizerhof I was there last weekend for a clubbing night and have not danced as much in ages.  I am normally self concious about dancing but my friends just danced their own way and its true what they say - Dance like no one is watching.  It really makes you feel good.

Technology:

I still have no wireless but my mam who is over for a visit convinced me to buy a TV.  Its twice the size of the old one but still small by most peoples standards.   My TV box is working now so I can watch British TV.  I dont really like it but I can't wait for the inbetweeners.  At the start of the week I didn't know how to work it as all the instructions were in German but it has been put into english for me now so i am all sorted :)