À Bientôt Genève, Bonjour Bruxelles et Paris
I’m finally leaving the country! Though I wish I had an actual photo to place here, fear not: I’ll be in Brussels for 3 days and Paris for 4 days, so I’ll get… Continue reading
Monthly Archive: September, 2012
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Fondue in the Mountains
Every year, SIT hosts a dinner for the host families and their students during which they feeds us fondue. This year, the restaurant we went to was in La Dôle, a peak in… Continue reading
Macaron de Framboise
I’m sorry if this makes you salivate, but… My host mom bought this delicacy just for me! It’s just like the macaroon that one would buy in Ladurée in Paris, but it’s also… Continue reading
Château, Freddie Mercury and Concert in Montreux
I still cannot believe that my aunt, whom I hadn’t seen for two years until this summer, actually made it to Switzerland! She plays violin in a travelling orchestra based in Moscow and… Continue reading
Canyoning, Hammocking, Hiking in Interlaken!
DAY 1 I am so glad that I got to see the Swiss German part of Switzerland so early in the trip! I would have gotten the completely wrong impression of Switzerland by remaining… Continue reading
What Happens When 3 Kids Are Released for the Day
The night before this one was long. I did work and wasted time in general, and Arturo and Michelle went clubbing until 6 in the morning. Did this stop our desire to take… Continue reading
Polo Game in my Little Town of Mies
Polo was definitely everything I expected it to be! By that, I mean that it was just like in Pretty Woman when Julia Roberts’ character is invited to a polo match by Richard… Continue reading
Market at Divonne-les-Bains, France
Did I ever mention how expensive Switzerland is? Well, if anyone knows this, it is the Swiss. Which is why, it is very popular to go to Divonne-les-Bains, a little town in eastern… Continue reading
Lausanne
Lausanne… What a beautiful city. The way I like to describe this city is by imagining it as the hybrid between San Francisco and Geneva. This is actually how I imagined Geneva would… Continue reading
Picture-Taking at the United Nations
Okay, so why is there a peacock in this post? Truthfully, only God knows. But in reality, to get your attention! This peacock was strutting around the gardens at the United Nations and… Continue reading