exploration makes a better world

Am in the middle of the last semester :(. just came back from an excellent skiing trip in North Carolina and am not in the mood for work.. but there is lots of work, mid-terms.. the good thing is spring break is coming at the end of this week, with a road trip planned for [...]

no write-up yet.. all in my head.. but pictures are here.

Don’t know if you know the story “Prince & Beggar”. Mark Twain, I think. If you do, fine, if not, never mind. The point is, if someone asked me what I wd rather be, prince or bum, I’d say – yes. Prince AND bum. It puts things into perspective. And my time so far in [...]

Sunday, 31 Jul, train Interlaken-Zurich, 7 pm
I know. I didnt write much. barely, actually. Doesnt mean i didnt think of, but never took enough time – ‘cause it takes quite a bit of time to sit down and do it.
So what i want is give both my conscience and my laziness justice, as follows: I’ll [...]

Has been a while… time flies… during the week, work, in weekends, travel, thats pretty much all about me.
This weekend has been a memorable one. But to illustrate that – a bit of lingvistic history: Raeto-Roman, a.k.a. Raeto-Romanisch, Rumantsch, or simply Romanisch, is a language spoken by roughly 48,000 people, only in Switzerland. It is, [...]

The small principality situated between Austria and Switzerland is very cute… located where East and West Alps meet, the very small capital Vaduz and especially the princiar castle on the mountain offer some spectacular views..
some can be seen here.
Sunday night… well, here we go again…

This is Switzerland… went to StGallen and Appenzell, a small town lost in a valley, recommended by a colleague. Cool trip… StGallen, historic-cultural, Appenzell, traditional-rural, very charming.
Highlights - the Cathedral in St. Gallen was AMAZING, so was the monastery library, founded in 860. Very cool the atmosphere in Appenzell, too.
Pics here.

Went to Baden yesterday. 2 hours. Saw this.

Yahoo all,
quick note at the beginning of the week. I’ve been to Basel yesterday, 1 hr by train, “executed” the town in 4 hours, was great. Pictures are here.
Highlights were climbing up the Cathedral Tower to dizzying heights, the old center with narrow colorful streets of cobbled stone, as well as crossing the Rhine on [...]

Thursday, May 26, 14:11
slow annoying web version of first class, in an internet & games room.feel like a student…
they have the coolest coins i’ve seen in my life, the swiss, huge 5 francs coins. you need them everywhere… the office is in an industrial suburb of Zurich - I will need to hunt [...]