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Weekend trip to Seattle
25. huhtikuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Just spent hours in the outlet stores...actually the first time that shopping clothes was fun! Especially in the Victorinox store.
Next goal will be a visit of the first ever Starbucks.
More pictures of Seattle will follow...Lue lisää
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Weekend trip to Seattle, Day 2
26. huhtikuuta 2015, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Visiting the first Starbucks ever, a crab restaurant (iiiiiiiiek) and head home via the outlet store again.
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A joyless last experience...
26. huhtikuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
What a great weekend in Seattle with the buddies! :-)
But at the end of the day something joyless happened. We went to a restaurant and parked our car at the close antique shop. When we came back after an hour or so, our car was towed. To get it back, we had to pay 440$ (!). This is fraud at its finest! Moreover, unbelievable how rude and aggressive the guy there was!
You can see the name of the company in the picture. When you are in Seattle, be cautious where to park your car. Don't give these thieves any more dollars!Lue lisää
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Ristorante "Via Tevere"
28. huhtikuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
It's about time to eat Italian style pizza in the best pizzeria of the city.
After an unsuccessful attempt around 2 months ago (waiting line was about 2 hours, they don't take reservations), I was lucky today when I spontaneously decided with my Ticino-friend to have dinner there. First time I saw someone eating two (!) pizzas.
And we were not disappointed, the pizza was awesome! And the Menabrea beer was so much better than Moretti or Peroni!Lue lisää
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Lynn Canyon Park
3. toukokuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Just hiking around a little bit here in North Vancouver. There was no real "canyon", but it was a nice stroll through a beautiful forest.
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Second test exam: success!
4. toukokuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Unexpected success and proud to have the best result in class for once. :-)

Use of English: 75,0%
Listening: 77,0%
Writing: 71,0%
Reading: 61,1%
Speaking: 82,0%

In total: 73,2%
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Exam timetable revealed!
8. toukokuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
About one more month to go!
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MLS: Whitecaps versus Philly
9. toukokuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
I was at a soccer match today (Major League Soccer) and really surprised about the high level. It's comparable to the Swiss Super League.
First half really rocked, with a lot of chances.
Result: Vancouver Whitecaps vs Philadelphia Union 3:0Lue lisää
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Ristorante Ludica
11. toukokuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Not the best pizza, but a very good one....and lots of board games to choose from. Just saw this in a bar here, but never in a restaurant. It's nice, couples and whole families usually eat first and then play board games together. :-)Lue lisää
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Iss Gmües! ;-)
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MatkaajaWTF, do häts doch Gmües....Tomate uf de Spaghetti! ;-) ok ok...."Frücht"..... :-)
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Shopping and dining
17. toukokuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
After spending a fortune in the local "Icebreaker" store buying Merino wool t-shirts and socks, I take a break in Sophie's Cosmic Cafe, eating comfort food.... :-)
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Deep Cove
18. toukokuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Hiking?? Me?!? Hell no!
That's what I usually might answer to a question like "how about hiking today?", accompanied with a good laugh.
But this time, it was my own idea. It might be because I had problems finding suitable shirts last time when I was in a clothing store..... However, I feel the need to do more exercises (ok I admit the Donut store in the second picture might not help....). Anyway, that was a good and exhausting start.Lue lisää
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Yaletown / Gastown
23. toukokuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
First we got a tour in Yaletown (thank you, Jan) which looks a little bit like some parts of Züri West and had dinner there.
Then we went to an Escape Room Entertainment game in Gastown. We have been locked and had a limited time to escape, finding logical clues like keys (to unlock doors) or number combinations. At the end we almost did it, but we weren't able to find the 4 digit number to unlock the very last combination lock! It was exciting and four other rooms/stories are still waiting to be explored!Lue lisää
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Last test exam!
27. toukokuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
This will be the last milestone before the real exam. Our teacher told us it will be a very difficult exam, so nobody in class is expecting the same result as in the last test exam.

Results:
Use of English: 47,2%
Reading: 91,6%
Listening: 86,6%
Writing: 67,5%
Speaking: 80,0%

Total: 75,0% (Grade B ;-))Lue lisää
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Whitecaps - Real Salt Lake
30. toukokuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Vancouver Whitecaps - Real Salt Lake 2:1
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VegExpo
31. toukokuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Vegetarian fair in Vancouver.
A little bit too hippie/alternative style, but nevertheless interesting. I bought Truffles without milk, without GMO, without soy, without chocolate......oh wait! There IS chocolate in it! ;-). They are absolutely delicious! Ate also some of the best Samosas I've ever had. :-)Lue lisää
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FIFA Women's World Cup 2015: soon!
3. kesäkuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Besides all negative headlines of FIFA nowadays, the women's World Cup is starting in just 3 days and I'm over the moon to have tickets for both Swiss matches here in Vancouver against world champion Japan and also against Ecuador! More about this in my exam week, next week.Lue lisää
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Graduation Day
5. kesäkuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
School has ended, but the exam is yet to come.
The picture shows my CPE class and the teacher Annabel Bradshaw.
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World Cup: Japan-Switzerland
8. kesäkuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Come on girls! Let's beat World Champion Japan! ;-)

OK probably the chances weren't that high. But the Swiss team delivered a fantastic performance, despite of the 1:0 victory of Japan.
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Exam time!
10. kesäkuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The Speaking Exam is already done.
On Thursday it will be the Reading, Listening, Writing and English in Use.
It's time to prove if I'm worthy to get the CPE certificate. Results are to be expected around 23th of July.Lue lisää
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Switzerland-Ecuador 10:1
12. kesäkuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Goals galore for Switzerland this afternoon as they annihilated Ecuador at the World Cup with 10 goals! Some of them where stunning!
Highlight video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgm0HeIOxGs
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Japan-Cameroon 2:1
12. kesäkuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
An extraordinary evening for me as I saw my favourite player Aya Sameshima live on the pitch for the first time.
But the cream on the crop happened when I accidentally met Aya's parents in the stadium and asked them for a photo. At the end of the match I took some more photos of her giving autographs and my friend Chris was even lucky enough to get a selfie with her. :-)
Best day here in Vancouver.
Video highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8QP2aigQEILue lisää
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Goodbye Vancouver!
13. kesäkuuta 2015, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
My time here in Vancouver has come to an end. But I will return to this city on 8./9. July when my road trip ends.
Tomorrow I will fly to Chicago. The plan is to drive to Seattle by car and then visiting Calgary and the Rockies before returning to Vancouver.
If you want to follow my road trip, you are invited to do so: http://findpenguins.com/molinero/15951266/usa-c…Lue lisää
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Matkan lopetus
13. kesäkuuta 2015