I woke up at 5pm this morning, I don't even remember when I fallen asleep last night, my mom says that she's going to St. Gallen for Breast Cancer Congress with her friends who was sleeping in the different hotel at Turbinenstrasse. Oh where the hell was that street, I don't even had the proper time to read the map. With my confused mind, I gathered strength to find that hotel. It took 30minutes of my sleep to gathered all the information, God bless my hotel for the free wifi access.
I jumped to the shower as fast I can, I won't let my mother lost when she had to find the tram number 4 to Technopark. I bought the ticket through the machine finally. Then yesterday was just a miss, when I didn't adapted yet. It's a good thing when my not so comfort zone now become one of my comfort zone. I felt like I was part of this city when I dropped my mom at the right tram station and wait for her train disappeared from my sight. I think I was the good child at that time.
The tourist information still closed on 7:15 in the morning, so I have to bought the evening tickets for Genève on the reiseburo. I was stand on the line when a man just cut my line then going before me, I keep silence, when all the people behind me got angry to that man. Fortunately the man gone right away, when I still have no idea what they're talking about.
Then I rushed to take the golden light around the station. The sun was still warm but the weather still extremely cold. My hands and my face was frozen while I was taking the picture endlessly. I had the hard time to take pictures with the gloves on, so I took the left side first and continued to take some pictures. Behind me I heard the noise, then I turn back then I saw sweeping machine moves towards me, so I stepped aside. Then when I wanted to put my glove back on I lost it. I didn't find it in my pocket, in my bag, everywhere. That happened so fast when I saw the sweeping machine passes me. That's when I realized that, damn my glove must've been slipped right before the sweeping maching passes me. My life just like one of Mr. Bean scene.
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At 8pm I already back in my hotel room, I felt sleepy ad hungry at the same time, the the hotel room become my comfort zone. I had thoughts to choose the hotel room that outside world, city of Zürich. But then the memories of all promises back. I thought I should found my peace from outside. Then I slept for an hour to regain back my energy. I tried not to be super excited today, just let the time passed me by, I will walk slowly and enjoy the coldness of today.
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9:06pm sound of alarm woke me up, my head is going to burst I think. But I had to go outside like I said to my self before. I washed my face and ready to fill up my hungry belly. I think the temperature still under the zero degree celcius. But the power of hunger against it all.
Before I went to buy some meal, I was going back to tourist information to ask my Zürich-Genève tickets that I bought before. The tickets doesn't showed the time and the seat for the trip. But that's okay actually, the officer said, plus he adds me with the guide of Genève and walking tour for Zürich. He actually made my day.
I was craving Nordsee fish & chips sweet chili sauce all day long, the store wasn't opened yet. So the choice went to Burger King cheeseburger and hot chocolate. I was so concentrate on my writings about day 1 while eating my breakfast, I didn't realize I was sitting in front of the magnificent transparent clock, yeah it's in Burger King! I just realized clock was a big deal in this country, the people who made the best watch, the people who tagged with over-punctuality.
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My route was the same green route like on the Zürich map plus the hidden route from the tourist officer before. I think my walk today as slow as I predict and as peaceful as I wanted. Never been so unplanned on trip like this, but like Mikha said that the last planned trip might be the best trip for us. I missed my friends while I was crossing the city today, but I think I can control all those lonely, depressed feelings just by remember their encouragement and joy for me. I would like to tell this route on another post soon when I'm home.
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With happy face and Luxemburgerli on my hand arrived safely on my hotel room. Browsing for a while and texting with my mom whose by herself in St. Gallen, and couple time get lost, I just can't think how could she survived after all this time barely speak in English. So I went asleep.
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Then she come, my mom, with fish and chips I've been waiting for and we rushed to packed our bags and checked out. It's 6:10 were running down the streets with all those big luggage, I missed my backpack.
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Not so hard to find that we're on the platform 15 and get on the train on time. The problem was, my mom was running first and get on the full one. So we must keep our luggage near us because the baggage shelf was full. Thank God there was a nice old man who taught us how to keep our baggage closed. He's Albanian and muslim too. But he can't speak English so it's like body language conversation all night. Now the train just passed Fribourg. One hour away from Genève. Wish me luck!
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When we get off the train, my cousin already wait for us on the platform so just by 1 tram number 14 we arrive on Petit Lancy. And I'm having the best dinner ever which is Indonesian roasted chicken with salad and my beloved, Rice.
Kisses from Petit Lancy!
March 2013
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