Weekend trip to Seattle
25 апреля 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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 picturesЧитать далее
Weekend trip to Seattle, Day 2
26 апреля 2015 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Visiting the first Starbucks ever, a crab restaurant (iiiiiiiiek) and head home via the outlet store again.
A joyless last experience...
26 апреля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ 🌧 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 backЧитать далее
Ristorante "Via Tevere"
28 апреля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 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 wasЧитать далее
Lynn Canyon Park
3 мая 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 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!
4 мая 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 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!
8 мая 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
About one more month to go!
MLS: Whitecaps versus Philly
9 мая 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 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:Читать далее
Ristorante Ludica
11 мая 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 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 andЧитать далее
ПутешественникWTF, do häts doch Gmües....Tomate uf de Spaghetti! ;-) ok ok...."Frücht"..... :-)
Shopping and dining
17 мая 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 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
18 мая 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 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 hadЧитать далее
Yaletown / Gastown
23 мая 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 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 beenЧитать далее
Last test exam!
27 мая 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 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 ofЧитать далее
Whitecaps - Real Salt Lake
30 мая 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Vancouver Whitecaps - Real Salt Lake 2:1
VegExpo
31 мая 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 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! ThereЧитать далее
FIFA Women's World Cup 2015: soon!
3 июня 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 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 championЧитать далее
Graduation Day
5 июня 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 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
8 июня 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 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!
10 июня 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 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 expectedЧитать далее
Switzerland-Ecuador 10:1
12 июня 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 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
12 июня 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 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 theЧитать далее
Goodbye Vancouver!
13 июня 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 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 thenЧитать далее
