Day One, Zurich
18 December 2010
So I'm gonna start on my trip to Europe!! Following Five Star Tour!! We went to quite a few countries, Zurich(Switzerland), passed by Germany, then to Paris, passed by Belgium, and then to Amsterdam(Holland) then to Dubai(not Europe haha)On 17 Dec, which was the last day of my exam we took a 1.15am flight on 18 Dec to Dubai, then transit at Dubai for 4 hours cuz Emirates doesn't fly straight to Europe?
Total of 16 hours of plane ride, exhausting. Emirates provided lots of food though. Kept eating then never move, Axel and me got freaking indigestion for ALL THE RIDES. Hahaha.
Dubai's view from the top is breathtaking though, it's actually a desert! So beautiful, like a city of sand.
The plane view from the top when reaching Europe is all white snow. Again, so beautiful. Many mountain alps...
Delifrance before the flight..
Stars in the plane. Cute ;>
Air Steward randomly took poloroid of some of the passengers. We were lucky :D
The big black poloroid somemore, hahaha feel like stealing it from them
So, we reached Dubai and waited in the airport for 4 hours before our next flight from
Dubai->Zurich! How annoying!
I was like, must take Dubai's Mcdonalds. Lol, whatever.. Didn't take pictures of other Mcdonalds
Spot my hairbow!!! It's the purpose of the picture teehee
Stickers to show if you want the stewardass to wake you up for meals or not etc!
DUBAI. Gorgeous aint it!
DUBAI. Gorgeous aint it!
Spot the tallest tower in the world in Dubai. Went there when we went to Dubai itself.
Watched Aladdin to set the Arab Mood. Hahaha. Kiddang! never watched Aladdin fully, got the chance to watch it. Awesome movie, like all disney movies :)
One of their million meals provided.
Face Mask on board to mosturize!!!
Reaching Zurich..
I love how the snow looks
Reached Zurich already! Shag max! Took some train within the airport
Wore all our down jackets and stuff. Got on the bus and took a few hours ride to our next destination. Went pass the black forest. It's called the black forest because it looks black at night. But don't all forests look black at night? Hahaha, anw, it's the forest which Hansel and Gratel were lost in.
Reached our dinner place! That's when we stepped on snow for the first time. Btw, it's our first time seeing snow :)
But it's so ffffucking cold!!!!!! Not even human. We weren't wearing long johns that's why.
Went to a shop first that sold cuckoo clocks and stuff, they showed us how it was made..
Dad was lost bcuz he went to the toilet, so my mom and bro went to find him in the cold.
He drank too much wine on the plane already lol.
The shop sold Swavoski(however you spell it) also. Mont Blanc etc
Cuckoo Clock Demonstration
Had dinner! Was served pork knuckles and fries and sausages and appreciated nice hot soup.
Pork knuckles so bland tho, weird.
Black forest cake. The original one! Haha, those four leaves breadtalk one is modified keke.
Going back to the bus. Was dying of the cold and didn't even want to pose for pictures. Can you imagine the cold? Haha
But had to force myself, memories you know..
Btw, sun sets at around 5.30 during winter. Long nights short days.. It's already around midnight in Singapore already but our bodies kinda attuned to the timing after the plane ride.
Stopped by the rhine falls for awhile. Some didn't want to get down the bus cuz the temperature is -10 degrees. My mom and I went down and got up in 5mins. I could not even talk, ahhaha. My mom kept laughing at me cuz my teeth was clattering literally.
But anws, couldn't really see the rhine falls anw cuz it's already dark and foggy. They said it will look nice in the day.
Back to hotel finally!!
