As this last week of break starts to wind down, I'm glad I chose my own path. In the end, I learned how to get by in places like Brussels, Stuttgart, Vienna, and now Zurich. Even picked up a bit of German on the way and met an absolutely wonderful Swiss-Italian family that took me in as one of their own.
Needless to say, much of my travels revolved around site-seeing (castles, palaces, all sorts of old architecture), cars (Mercedes Benz, Ferrari), and now, mountains. And it has all been beyond beautiful. Most of my story can be told in pictures, most of which are already up on Facebook.
As for highlights, I'm pretty sure two stand out. The first is everything I've done since Saturday; exploring central Switzerland with my friend Michelle, whom I only met two weeks ago in Ireland. She gladly took me into her flat for the week and introduced me to her family. Having spent time with them travelling around to different towns and cities (Zug, Lucerne, etc.), I've learned that no matter where one is in the world, the way families work is often the same. Being with Michelle's family felt just like I was with my own, joking around and just enjoying each other's company. They all took such good care of me and I am forever grateful to them.
The other would probably be the fact that I drove a Ferrari F430 Coupe in Maranello, Italy, the hometown of Ferrari. The video tells the whole story:
such a touching wall post.
ReplyDelete=) glad you've enjoyed your trip!! we'll have to skype when you get back and you can tell me all about it.