Words from Afterdark

My last post wasn’t very inspired, sorry. I was quite tired after my first week settling down here, and also, as you have guessed, the post was just an excuse to show you some pictures of this place. Being tired, I decided I would use Sunday to sleep as much as possible –after all, everything is closed here on Sunday, so there’s nothing to do, right? Right? Well, at 09:00 Sunday an enormous noise woke me up. Church bells tolling everywhere! I didn’t expect this to happen here. But since I had gone to sleep so late, it wasn’t time to wake up yet. So back to sleep, after five minutes of bells. Then, at 12:00, there come the bells again! This can’t be, I thought Switzerland was the country of peace and quiet. Can’t you have a good day’s rest on a Sunday? Well, too bad, time to wake up. Then… I noticed we were having a wonderful weather! So there was something to do this Sunday after all. I went to the lake, and spent a lot of time sunbathing and reading. The weather was as good as at home! I hope we’ll have such a clear sky next weekend.

I’m there! Finally! After much preparation and some wonderful holidays in Barcelona, I arrived at Zürich last Tuesday. Since I won’t start working until June, I have a few weeks of vacation, which I’m using to get to know the city, find a flat, and do some paperwork. I’ve finally found the time to update my blog and so let all my friends know about the beginning of my Swiss life. First things first: this is the first picture I took: A swan enjoying the good weather in Zürich lake. Read the rest of this entry »