SuíçaZürichZürich (Kreis 5) / Escher-WyssHardturm47°23’30” N 8°30’29” E
7 de setembro de 2017, Suíça ⋅ ⛅ 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 thanLeia mais
SuíçaKanton ZürichKlotenKloten / HolbergZurich Airport47°27’39” N 8°33’27” E
7 de setembro de 2017, Suíça ⋅ ⛅ 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. :)
Estados UnidosNew YorkTown of HempsteadPoint LookoutShort Beach40°34’8” N 73°32’51” W
7 de setembro de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 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 ofLeia mais
Estados UnidosNew YorkQueens CountySouth Ozone Park40°39’44” N 73°48’10” W
7 de setembro de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 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 offLeia mais
Estados UnidosNew YorkNew York CountyMidtown ManhattanElgin Botanic Garden (historical)40°45’30” N 73°58’50” W
7 de setembro de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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.
Estados UnidosNew YorkRose HillPadmasambhava Buddhist Center40°44’34” N 73°59’0” W
8 de setembro de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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?
8 de setembro de 2017 ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Bagel and coffee. I'm an american yay!
Estados UnidosNew YorkWall StreetBowling Green40°42’23” N 74°0’47” W
8 de setembro de 2017, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 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 doneLeia mais
9 de setembro de 2017 ⋅ ☀️ 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 inLeia mais
10 de setembro de 2017 ⋅ ☀️ 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 moreLeia mais
