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Kloten Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Kloten, Switzerland
bad news...
this week end I refused to go walking in the mountains because I had more and more pain on my left hip. so we decided to fly to Barcelona and have a relaxed week end there but when we came back on sunday evening I could not walk at all ! This morning I ...
Adios amigos
Um uns von unseren Freunden verabschieden zu können, fand ein unkompliziertes Grillfest an der Hintergasse statt. Petrus war gut gesinnt und bescherte uns gutes Wetter, so dass wir die Festbänke im Freien aufstellen konnten. Nach und nach ...
Adiós Suiza
Einige Stunden nachdem der EHC Kloten den Finaleinzug dochnoch geschafft hat (meine Prognose vom Montag ;-)), werden wir nur wenige Meter weiter unsere grosse Reise beginnen. Am Mittwoch um 09:50 Uhr startet unser Flugzeug (Boeing 767-300ER von Delta) in ...
Back in black
... when coming back: Glad to see your friends and family again, but sad that the trip is already over. Of course, I left Switzerland in shorts, I arrived back in Switzerland in shorts... So funny to see people's faces in Fribourg when I was heading to the ...
Friends are like diamonds and gold...
Today was my last day with the kindergarten 2 group. My lesson was the idea of their teacher, Bridgett, who had noticed that the kids are fighting a lot and not using manners or respect. So, we dedicated the ...
So...tired....
I had to wake up early again today, as it was Wednesday, our 730 meeting day. I left as Rebecca was getting ready and made my way to the school. The meeting is mainly in German, so I sit there and pretend to listen ...
First stop Zurich, Switzerland
Nothing to report here, an hour and a half layover in a pretty boring airport....can't get on the "free 60 minutes of wifi" here because you need to register first by text....which would be ok if I could get a signal on my phone. Flight from Newark was ...
Zurich to Bangkok
Well, it honestly doesn't take long to realize that Thai is a different airline. Very good food, and served with a constant smile. Who minds a 10 hour flight under these conditions? I have about 5.5 hrs left in the flight to BKK. Time is about noon at ...
Mail from Kathmandu
Yesterday evening we send a message to Rashmi, our contact at the Agency "Base Camp Trek" in Kathmandu to give her our final traveling dates. As usual she answered very quickly and this morning we received our programm. We will try to put it here on the ...
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
Today was the first day of snow since I arrived here! Nothing has been sticking to the ground, but its beautiful the watch the big wet flakes dance before the streetlights. :) I worked with the first grade again today ...
noch 5 Monate
Noch ist es nicht soweit. Mein Flugzeug nach Auckland wird am 01.12.2011 um 10:55 Uhr abheben. Es wird meine erste lange Reise die ich ganz alleine unternehme und ich denke nicht, dass ich damit Probleme haben werde, im ...
Zurich, most beautful city, yes most expensive!
... course. Dinner that night in a traditional Swiss restaurant, (looked at prices, we may need to morgage the house, yes Switzerland is NOT cheap). Evening stroll along the river, grabbing a cappuccino, before heading home. A most salubrious evening, ...
Happy new year
First class Just after recovered from new year's eve's excesses, I was there, on my way the Zurich's airport and then heading to Myanmar. I always looking forward to go on trip, but there is always those 14 h flight between me and my trips, and that's ...
Arrival at Zurich Airport
Glad to stretch my legs. The next step is to drag my 56 kg of luggage to the railway station adjacent to the Airport. Managed to get on the 8 am train to ...
At the airport, ready for take-off
At Zurich airport, my adventure has finally begun. Everything went smoothly, I even got some unexpected company...after one last Swiss beer with Antonio, I took off to Dubai at 22:15 pm. Not yet knowing that I am going to have my life's worst airport ...
Schul, Zurich, Trams
Today Tyler and I met with our Dean for the Swiss International School in Zurich. It is a very modern and beautiful school. We start Monday with observing the different classrooms and grades (There is one German ...
the longest train ride EVER
... ; I made it back home and got my bag all packed up for my train ride out to Amsterdam. This was my first trip out of Switzerland, and I was Really excited! I had a bed/seat in a cabin on the night train, and as soon as I arrived, I ...
good news from the lung specialist
Yesterday we wrote a mail to the lung specialist regarding Sandy's asthma. This great doctor took the time to do some research on internet and answered this morning. the rise towards the base camp everest at 5500 meters is not more dangerous with ...
The End
Die letzten zwei Tage in Las Vegas haben wir noch ganz entspannt verbracht. U.a. haben wir uns noch KÁ von Cirque du Soleil im MGM angesehen. Eine der besten Shows die wir je gesehen haben. KÀ erzählt die Geschichte von Zwillingen, die ...
Measuring the meters...
Today was my first day teaching the second graders with Amy. I had planned to do a meter measure lesson with them, complete with a scavenger hunt! There were two teachers sick today (Really sick), so unfortunately my lessons were ...
Es geht los...
Nach der Nachtschicht hiesst es schnell nach Hause zu fahren um noch mal 2 Stunden zu schlafen, die letzten Dinge ein zu packen um dann mittags mit der Bahn wieder zum Flughafen zu fahren. Der der Swiss Flug ab ZRH voll gebucht ist, habe ich mir als ...
Robert's great culture adventure
October 8, 2012 I will begin on a journey of a life time. A journey that will lead me to new cultures and countries and to fall into the Spanish language and learn to love it for its ...
Abschiedsfest ZEIT AG
Juhui, endlich ist er gekommen, der letzte Arbeitstag den wir würdig gefeiert haben. Wir danken den Kollegen für das schöne Abschiedsgeschenk und die super Überraschung mit dem Hotelzimmer, um das wir morgens um 04:00 Uhr sehr froh waren. GANZ ...
Abflug
Um 14.40 Uhr heben wir mit der Air Emirate Richtug Dubai ab. Am 19.03.2010, 17.10 Uhr werden wir in Perth landen. See you ...
At Last! Switzerland!
Getting off that plane felt really good. I was glad I didn't have to go on a plane for another month! We rode down a big escalator into a big central area, and hopped onto a metro train. The metro train was really cool! At one ...
Sherpa shop
Last saturday we went to the sherpa outdoor shop in Zurich. A nice employee came to us and asked if he could help. We said yes and explained we needed to buy trekking equipment for our Base Camp Everest trek. He looked at us strangely and then asked ...