Im going to stop going into counrties so blindly. I mean Swiss Francs? All I had were Euros. And really, is it German they are speaking. Why didnt I listen to mom and Terry more when they speak their random phrases around the house? Luckily I loved my experience in Zürich, despite my naïveté.
We arrived early afternoon after a beautiful and exhausting train ride. Our hostel was more like a hotel with all of its accomodations, great location in the old town and fantastic decor. Other than the heat, everything else pretty much fell into place. Again, Amanda and I went with no plan and ended up having a good time by just exploring on our own. The European football tournament was held in Zürich at the time and the game that night was Italia v. España. Fans absolutely filled the streets, it was more like an enormous festival with booths set up, games and rides all along the river. Amanda and I got lucky AGAIN and found this great funk/hiphop/soul band. They were a twelve piece band, complete with horns, saxes and the works. We got right up front and just danced like we didnt just spend 6 hours on a train. The rest of the night we continued to explore and ended up at the bar that was a part of our hostel where the game was on and there were some obvious Spain fans. We figured they won since the air horn blew and all we could hear was "España, España!" The parties were still going on so after our pint, we ran down to the river and grabbed some take away Mexican food, I kid you not, it was amazingggg.
Our last few hours in Zürich were mostly spent shopping. New ruby slippers and some swiss chocolate were my new additions.
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What began as a documentation of my adventures in London, England while studying abroad through the University of Dayton, has now expanded into a broad travel blog. I update as I travel and often make reference to the time I spent in Europe in the summer of 2008.
2 comments:
Although you may consider yourself to be naïve, you are to be commended for your willingness to go out and experience things outside of yourself. Terry and I noticed that you referred to the other countries as “Italia” and “Espania” and that you even included the umlaut on Zurich. You are seeing things from a world view, not just as a U.S. student. Good going! We love and miss you! Mom and Terry.
ditto to your mother and terry's comment! i hope to someday be a fraction as adventurous as you. :)
i love you, and i can't wait to hear all of your stories when you get home!
Em
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