european discovery ... day 1

4:45 p.m.; in route to London

here are my complaints thus far ... i don't want to complain, but by stating the facts i will sound like i'm complaining, so i'll just say that i am. 1) because of London's airport issues, i had to check my bag afterall. 2) i've been seated next to a small child who likes making noise for no reason. 3) we left late. 4) my headset for the TV doesn't work right and therefore i can't really hear the sound. 5) i'm tired. 6) i still have over 7 hours. 7) it's cold and bouncy.

8:00 a.m.; in London, waiting for plane to Zurich

the flight wasn't so bad ... they had good movies to watch (i decided to switch headphones to see if it would make a difference and it did, so i used mine the rest of the flight instead of theirs). of course i didn't sleep at all and now i'm working on being awake when i should be sleeping. it's cloudy and raining in London, so i can't see anything beyond the airport, even in the air. the cars are squatty and the drivers are on the "wrong side" of the car and the road. *L* the airport is like a mall ... tons of shopping. a young woman actually said "wicked" to her kid on the phone.

Switzerland

my bag didn't come!!! ARGH! found susanne, walked a bit in Zurich, went to the grocery store, went to her apartment, sat for a while, fixed dinner, ate, went for awalk at the lake, watched a movie, and went to bed.

we carried our groceries from the store (a normal grocery store, slightly smaller than US ones) to the train station, then from the station to the house. wasn't far, but still quite an effort if we'd bought a lot. dinner was rice, potatoes, zucchini, eggplant, red peppers, and chicken in a curry-coconut sauce. susanne cooked it and it was pretty good. we watched "love actually". sleeping was comfy, a mattress with a down comforter and pillow in the living room, but terperature was hold and cold, off and on, all night. it was still daylight at 9:30 p.m.!