Back in Zurich (July 6-8)
While whipping the egg whites for pancakes (just the whites this time) on the porch on the morning of the 7th, a British lady (about 70 years old) who had just begun her stay in the property below ours, owned by the same host, asked if I was making an omelet. I said "good guess" then explained that I was attempting to make pancakes without sugar and baking powder. We talked for a few minutes while she hung up her laundry, then she went back into her place, only to emerge thirty seconds later holding a bag of sugar. "Here, I found this in the cupboard. Pancakes are nothing without sugar." A spoonful of sugar really helps the egg whites whip. I offered her our leftover flour as we left later in the morning, as Seth had no intention of trasporting a partially-used 1-kilo bag of flour back to his place in Zurich. She took it, saying "I don´t know what I´ll do with it, but maybe I will make pancakes too!"
For the final time, we walked from our place in San Giovanni to Bellagio. We were glad it was our last walk on this street, as the road is not pedestrain-friendly. We took a hydrofoil--a boat that rises up on two runners in order to reduce friction with the water and therefore go faster--to Como then took trains back to Zurich. On the first train from Como to Bellanzona, Switzerland, we were told by the ticket office to purchase the first five minutes of the journey in Como then buy the rest of the hour-long ride on the train from the ticket man. The ticket-man never came, so we got a free ride! This was a welcome surprise, considering the last leg, a 2.5-hour train journey through Switzerland, was very expensive. I think the train company realized it was time to give us the free hour in our "ride 12 hours, get 1 free!" deal. Back in Zurich, we collapsed at the train station and had a big kebab. I ventured through the station to get some groceries before we took the tram back to Seth´s apartment.
We spent the early part of the 7th recovering from our three-week journey and buying groceries. In the evening I cooked a makeshift version of dal with the lentils that I brought from India. It was a little plain (needed more salt, but not sure exactly what else was missing) but pretty good. One of Seth´s roommates who recently left his apartment was from India, so I had her leftover turmeric, cumin, and curry powder at my disposal, though no teaspoons or any idea how much of each to add. It smelled really strong but did not taste like much. More experimentation is necessary.
On the 8th, Greg and I had a mission to buy Swiss chocolate at the supermarket to snack on for the rest of our travels (and to take back to Seattle if any was leftover). We finished off the last of Seth´s perishable food for lunch, then went out for dinner, our first and only non-kebab meal out in Switzerland. We went to Holy Cow, a burger place downtown. I got a huge burger with a ton of stuff of it. Though expensive, it was nice to go out once. Greg put it nicely: "That was really good, but for 20 Francs (about $22) it better be really good!" On the way back to Seth´s place, I got a bottle of Rivella at the store, likely my last until my next trip to Switzerland. Rivella is a soda made with milk serum and it´s delicious. The closest soda to it that can be found in the states is probably cream soda (sort of similar), but Rivella is much better. I enjoyed my last sips of Rivella while watching Germany humiliate Brazil 7-1. Off to Rome on the 9th!
For the final time, we walked from our place in San Giovanni to Bellagio. We were glad it was our last walk on this street, as the road is not pedestrain-friendly. We took a hydrofoil--a boat that rises up on two runners in order to reduce friction with the water and therefore go faster--to Como then took trains back to Zurich. On the first train from Como to Bellanzona, Switzerland, we were told by the ticket office to purchase the first five minutes of the journey in Como then buy the rest of the hour-long ride on the train from the ticket man. The ticket-man never came, so we got a free ride! This was a welcome surprise, considering the last leg, a 2.5-hour train journey through Switzerland, was very expensive. I think the train company realized it was time to give us the free hour in our "ride 12 hours, get 1 free!" deal. Back in Zurich, we collapsed at the train station and had a big kebab. I ventured through the station to get some groceries before we took the tram back to Seth´s apartment.
We spent the early part of the 7th recovering from our three-week journey and buying groceries. In the evening I cooked a makeshift version of dal with the lentils that I brought from India. It was a little plain (needed more salt, but not sure exactly what else was missing) but pretty good. One of Seth´s roommates who recently left his apartment was from India, so I had her leftover turmeric, cumin, and curry powder at my disposal, though no teaspoons or any idea how much of each to add. It smelled really strong but did not taste like much. More experimentation is necessary.
On the 8th, Greg and I had a mission to buy Swiss chocolate at the supermarket to snack on for the rest of our travels (and to take back to Seattle if any was leftover). We finished off the last of Seth´s perishable food for lunch, then went out for dinner, our first and only non-kebab meal out in Switzerland. We went to Holy Cow, a burger place downtown. I got a huge burger with a ton of stuff of it. Though expensive, it was nice to go out once. Greg put it nicely: "That was really good, but for 20 Francs (about $22) it better be really good!" On the way back to Seth´s place, I got a bottle of Rivella at the store, likely my last until my next trip to Switzerland. Rivella is a soda made with milk serum and it´s delicious. The closest soda to it that can be found in the states is probably cream soda (sort of similar), but Rivella is much better. I enjoyed my last sips of Rivella while watching Germany humiliate Brazil 7-1. Off to Rome on the 9th!
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