Weekend trip to Seattle
2015年4月25日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 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もっと詳しく
Weekend trip to Seattle, Day 2
2015年4月26日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Visiting the first Starbucks ever, a crab restaurant (iiiiiiiiek) and head home via the outlet store again.
A joyless last experience...
2015年4月26日, カナダ ⋅ 🌧 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もっと詳しく
Ristorante "Via Tevere"
2015年4月28日, カナダ ⋅ ⛅ 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もっと詳しく
Lynn Canyon Park
2015年5月3日, カナダ ⋅ ☀️ 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.
Second test exam: success!
2015年5月4日, カナダ ⋅ ⛅ 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%
Exam timetable revealed!
2015年5月8日, カナダ ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
About one more month to go!
MLS: Whitecaps versus Philly
2015年5月9日, カナダ ⋅ ⛅ 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:もっと詳しく
Ristorante Ludica
2015年5月11日, カナダ ⋅ ⛅ 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もっと詳しく
Shopping and dining
2015年5月17日, カナダ ⋅ ⛅ 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.... :-)
Deep Cove
2015年5月18日, カナダ ⋅ ⛅ 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もっと詳しく
Yaletown / Gastown
2015年5月23日, カナダ ⋅ ⛅ 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もっと詳しく
Last test exam!
2015年5月27日, カナダ ⋅ ☁️ 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もっと詳しく
Whitecaps - Real Salt Lake
2015年5月30日, カナダ ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Vancouver Whitecaps - Real Salt Lake 2:1
VegExpo
2015年5月31日, カナダ ⋅ ⛅ 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もっと詳しく
FIFA Women's World Cup 2015: soon!
2015年6月3日, カナダ ⋅ ⛅ 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もっと詳しく
Graduation Day
2015年6月5日, カナダ ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
School has ended, but the exam is yet to come.
The picture shows my CPE class and the teacher Annabel Bradshaw.
World Cup: Japan-Switzerland
2015年6月8日, カナダ ⋅ ☀️ 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.
Exam time!
2015年6月10日, カナダ ⋅ ⛅ 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もっと詳しく
Switzerland-Ecuador 10:1
2015年6月12日, カナダ ⋅ ☀️ 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
Japan-Cameroon 2:1
2015年6月12日, カナダ ⋅ ☀️ 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もっと詳しく
Goodbye Vancouver!
2015年6月13日, カナダ ⋅ ☀️ 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もっと詳しく
