Wednesday 16 November 2011
Dian and Charles's day:
To paraphrase the soul song, We've got to make the best of a bad situation. We are.
We found ways to enjoy our unintended week in Switzerland, by walking into town and exploring, using the library at Franklin College, playing Boggle and Scrabble, sketching, catching up on the blog, emails, and other business and giving Nicole time alone. Dian walked to a nearby small lake in the early morning, and saw a sign for a train that looked like it had been there a hundred years. Sure enough, a moment later, the train to Lugano came 'round the bend, within touching distance.
We locked ourselves out of the van but had our computer so we Facebooked Lisa (for Nicole, who had the other key) and she responded right away, "We'll be there in 20 minutes." After they left Charles and Dian had leftover lentil and risotto soup for lunch, then sorted photos from our camera in the warm student cafeteria. For dinner they decided to celebrate their time together on this part of the trip with a special bottle of wine they'd been saving from the Monte Vibiano winery toured with Colleen and Lisa, near Piegaro. With spaghetti, a chunk of parmesan cheese and brown bread Dian and Charles were satisfied.
We were about to start a game of Boggle when we heard the familiar family whistle. Nicole had come by to collect our laundry for washing at Lisa's dorm. Charles went to the library just up the walk from us, which Dian just discovered that afternoon, and computed away till closing time at 1 AM. Memories of student days.
In response to one of our blog followers who asked for more tips, Dian had three: 1) when buying gas, make sure you're not in the full service lane (yes, they actually still do that here) unless you really want that, because the price of the gas will be considerably higher, and all you get is a windshield cleaning and the nozzle started 2) a little smile opens lots of doors (as nicely articulated by Nicole recently) and 3) when living in a tight space, stow immediately.
Nicole's day:
Lisa and I walked downtown to get some groceries, which I helped out with, and looked around the shops. Most were pretty upscale, and definitely not in a college student's budget, but we looked in the unfortunately underwhelming second-hand store (the tip-off was a pair of old but pretty nice looking shoes, priced at 232 francs/$250 US). I checked prices for a nose piercing at a place where Lisa had gotten a few ear piercings, and the prices were not terrible to have it done with a gun, but fairly expensive for a needle. I told them I would have to think about it.
Meeting up with Lisa's friend, Ian, we ate dinner at the Irish Pub near the school, and we ordered some really good hamburgers, which both of them had been craving all day.
Dian and Charles's day:
To paraphrase the soul song, We've got to make the best of a bad situation. We are.
We found ways to enjoy our unintended week in Switzerland, by walking into town and exploring, using the library at Franklin College, playing Boggle and Scrabble, sketching, catching up on the blog, emails, and other business and giving Nicole time alone. Dian walked to a nearby small lake in the early morning, and saw a sign for a train that looked like it had been there a hundred years. Sure enough, a moment later, the train to Lugano came 'round the bend, within touching distance.
We locked ourselves out of the van but had our computer so we Facebooked Lisa (for Nicole, who had the other key) and she responded right away, "We'll be there in 20 minutes." After they left Charles and Dian had leftover lentil and risotto soup for lunch, then sorted photos from our camera in the warm student cafeteria. For dinner they decided to celebrate their time together on this part of the trip with a special bottle of wine they'd been saving from the Monte Vibiano winery toured with Colleen and Lisa, near Piegaro. With spaghetti, a chunk of parmesan cheese and brown bread Dian and Charles were satisfied.
In response to one of our blog followers who asked for more tips, Dian had three: 1) when buying gas, make sure you're not in the full service lane (yes, they actually still do that here) unless you really want that, because the price of the gas will be considerably higher, and all you get is a windshield cleaning and the nozzle started 2) a little smile opens lots of doors (as nicely articulated by Nicole recently) and 3) when living in a tight space, stow immediately.
Nicole's day:
Lisa and I walked downtown to get some groceries, which I helped out with, and looked around the shops. Most were pretty upscale, and definitely not in a college student's budget, but we looked in the unfortunately underwhelming second-hand store (the tip-off was a pair of old but pretty nice looking shoes, priced at 232 francs/$250 US). I checked prices for a nose piercing at a place where Lisa had gotten a few ear piercings, and the prices were not terrible to have it done with a gun, but fairly expensive for a needle. I told them I would have to think about it.
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