So I am slowly getting accustomed to a few things here: shops do close at 7pm on week-days, although Thursday is late nite shopping til 9pm. On Saturday shops close at 6pm and everything is closed on Sundays. Even many restaurants are closed on Sundays, and a few on Saturdays. So it is always a bit of a challenge to get things done. It takes forever to have furniture and appliances delivered (yes I am still waiting for my fridge and my stove - Reilly: I have a new appreciation for microwave food, so I can now totally related to you past experience!). And about 10 days to get your internet connection (I am still piggy-backing somebody'else, pretty slow, hence lack of blog update!)
The weather has been unpredictable for sure - one day it snows, one day it is sunny, or you might just get lucky and get both in the same day! However it does stay pretty cold.
Some of you have expressed the desire to see photos, so I will do so in subsequent posting with little anecdotes here and then. BTW - today I have finally put up curtains and curtain rods in my bedroom (my dad will be so proud!).
People go to Milan for one day just for a shopping trip, you can borrow bikes for free for a CHF 50 deposit, museums are free!. Begging is not allowed: they see it as a way for you to make money because they are a lot of services you can use so you should not beg, if you are caught begging, the police takes the money you "earned" and fines you...mmmm, interesting.
You need to pay for a bicycle licence (CHF 5/year) so that you park your bike in the bike parking zones, you need to pay for a dog licence (CHF 5/year) which pays for the "poo" bags available on the streets (although people don't seem to want to clean after their animals), they are pretty behind in terms of recycling (which drives me crazy!). But hey it is a new culture, with its good things and bad so let's ride it..
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