SwitzerlandHardturm47°23’30” N 8°30’29” E
September 7, 2017 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
For us the trip starts actually at 3am here in front of my tv set watching Federer's quarterfinal to see if we get to watch him live Friday vs. Nadal.
Tough match for the nerves. Even more so thanRead more
SwitzerlandZurich airport47°27’39” N 8°33’27” E
September 7, 2017 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
He stood us up!
We decided we will still go and check out the other players. Might have some burgers and beers while we're there as well.
Should still be decently fun. :)
United StatesShort Beach40°34’8” N 73°32’51” W
September 7, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Uneventful flight. Seats on Swiss planes are quite confortable so those 8 hours in the air did not feel like a long journey.
Manhattan now (once we get pas security, border control, and the horde ofRead more
United StatesSouth Ozone Park40°39’44” N 73°48’10” W
September 7, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Passeport, immigration form. Now right hand, 4 fingers, now the thumb. I did not even scream "that's what she said"!
70 minutes of waiting but we are through the customs!
Yellow cab time now and offRead more
United StatesElgin Botanic Garden (historical)40°45’30” N 73°58’50” W
September 7, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
New York is huge. Nothing else to be said. Skyscrappers, too many cars, too many people, too much noise. Nothing like Zurich.
Still it feels special.
United StatesPadmasambhava Buddhist Center40°44’34” N 73°59’0” W
September 8, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
After an afternoon of walking through the dozens of parrallel streets we end up at a rooftop bar near the appartment. 1 beer and 1 gintonic. 25$. Really?
Padmasambhava Buddhist Center40°44’34” N 73°58’60” W
September 8, 2017, Padmasambhava Buddhist Center ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Bagel and coffee. I'm an american yay!
United StatesBowling Green40°42’23” N 74°0’47” W
September 8, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
The 9/11 memorial is beautiful. I was not expecting that. Next to it is the occulus, part architectural show off part shopping mall. Most impressive thing seen so far. Lot of gopro footage doneRead more
Padmasambhava Buddhist Center40°44’33” N 73°58’59” W
September 9, 2017, Padmasambhava Buddhist Center ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We took the line 7 from Grand Central Terminal; that is one big train station!
As soon as we arrived to the gates of the US Open it was clear the event was of epic proportions (like everything else inRead more
Padmasambhava Buddhist Center40°44’34” N 73°58’59” W
September 10, 2017, Padmasambhava Buddhist Center ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Our saturday started with the exploration of Chelsea, a cool area in the southwestern part of manhattan.
It looked like a great place live but then I checked rent prices and it's craaaazy! Much moreRead more
