flashbacks of a fool

So a few years ago I went to Romania (iasi) for new year. I underestimated just how cold it was going to be, the temperature dipped to minus 16. Now the saying is "you learn by your mistakes" I clearly don't. I only have a little black jacket that I cam wear a fleece under and I'm still cold here in luzern. Just how cold can it get?

I am going to a ski resort this weekend to see the deftones, really looking forward to it except for one thing.... I have a ski jacket but its in Britain. Maybe if a spray myself in deep heat, surely I'll be ok apart from the smell?

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