Wednesday, August 20, 2008
back from zuerich!
started off my duty reporting late. misread the roster but lucky to have caught the flight. first long flight was nice. learnt a lot on the new 777-300er. i love the bunks.wanted to save some $ during this trip. however it is my first trip to europe. how can i not go sightseeing in such a beautiful country. after some advice from seniors, i decided to join a tour with the fo and 2 other fss. CHF 147 spent. although a tad expensive for our standards, i did not regret the trip. the weather was perfect and i felt snow for the first time. it wasn't snowing as it is summer now. but the mount titlis where we went had ice caps.. it just feels like plenty of shaved ice on the ground.
total hotel bill was CHF228 including 3 calls home to cancel my sim card :( yes, i misplaced my brand new g900! i only spent a little over CHF300 for this trip. come to think of it. what the seniors said really makes sense.. people pay $2000 over just to take the plane there. 钱花了可以在赚回来的。
the air was good, the views were spectacular, the whole experience was very nice. i believe my next trip there if i get one, i will take the train to geneva.. and i can see the united nations and all the other big buildings. let the photos and video do the talking. i did not take my camera out on the 2nd day though.. the lake was beautiful!
btw, CH stands for Confoederatio Helvetica.. it's quite interesting how this abbreviation for switzerland was derived. go read up!