Hey all, I just came back from Europe Trip :)
Went to Switzerland and Paris.Switzerland was really beautiful.Might be a bit messy coz I got a poor memory.
Day 1:On the plane.12 hours.Yawn.Since midnight flight slept until I had about 5 hours left,then I watched "Watchmen"(quite pervertic but they censor off so not so bad) and Mall Cop(LOL it rocks).Oh ya and I ate :)

Day 2:Arrived.Went to Bern the "bear city".The guy took us to the "Bear Pit" with no bears inside.Turns out they just died in April.And they keep dying.Quite cruel.Went for lunch.Chinese food.Quite gross, but just forced it down.Yeah, and it was there that Terri and Denise and their mum.All the so-called kids in the group are so much older.Like they are 22 and 19 and there's this girl studying law in London(20) and her brother(17).I'm like the 3rd youngest or the 5th oldest(Maths.How many people are there?)Ironically I'm the tallest.I'm proud of that :) There is a small boy,Saran aged 7.He keeps his nose buried in his psp playing Naruto while his mom feeds him.Heh,aged 7 and still being fed lol.But they are all fun to be with and I was blessed to have met them so no complains.Next was....crap my memory damn "chum".I think it was Lucerne.They had a chapel bridge and this...



If you look inside you can see a lion but look at the outer shape.Shape of a pig.It was meant to be insulting.Something like this swiss guard of something killed a lion and an artist sculptured the scene.But the people in the town gave him a little money only so he wasnt happy so he carved a pig outside.I think thats it.

Day 3:Hotel had nice breakfast.Scrambled eggs,sausage and bacon,cereal and lots of bread.Went to Interlaken(In-ter-lah-ken(weird pronounciation)).We were driving around a mountain before that....



The valley was beautiful.You can see the mountains and all that yeah,a picture is worth a thousand words.In Interlaken we ate ice-cream(pistachio and chocolate?)and then went on a horse ride around the city



Yeah it was fun.The two girls said that the horse they took peed a big puddle on the floor.

Later that night we had swiss fondue dinner which was like cheese and bread.Thankfully we didnt have the oil thing coz it stunk badly.The restaurant manager entertained us but my brother was the only one being entertained.The guy put a cow-milking thing on his you-know-what and started mooing.My brother and I was laughing like dunno what.Then there was this old lady(not that old) who said "Oi behave yourself or I call police." Then we laugh more.After that my brother blew horn(french horn?)



He was afraid of the saliva even though the guy cleaned it with water.Later the guy and his friend started to sing "Mari-kitaya" out of tune and the old lady said "Wrong.All wrong.Sing wrongly Singapore government fine you $500." Then we laughed again.

Day 4
Same breakfast.No complains.We went up a mountain!!The train ride took up the majority of the time(sian)



I know I look toot in that.
When we were there we went through an ice tunnel which was literally ice like the floor and the ceiling and sculptures made of ice.



Then we went up the plateau which was like a slope going up and the only thing that was keeping you from dropping below was ropes.



I know I look more toot but it was cold.
We stayed there for practically the whole time and didnt know that there was a place called glacier that you could really skii and make snowmen so I was going "crap!" when the guide told us but there was little time to go.Sian was really angry with dunno who.Probably the guide.
Came down from mountain(another 1hr+)then we went to hotel.Hotel was nice.They had this really old fashioned lift that you had to pull the doors shut yourself.Didnt take a pic though.They had a lounge.



We ate pizza for dinner.The people there can somehow finish a whole pizza.

Day 5
Same breakfast again.My gosh.Took a bus to train station but stopped for a while.There were beavers and life-like deers there.



Continued with bus ride.Took a train to Zermatt.Ride wasnt that long.The hotel rocks.It was like a private house, super big not just 1 small room.



Before that we went to see the Matterhorn.It was the mountain they print on the Toberone chocolate.I didnt even know that.



We ate dinner(chicken leg and some hard rice)the rice was horrible.Didnt eat.Mum said might cause indigestion lol.Terri's chicken wasnt cooked and she didnt ask for an exchange.She said she was going to eat somewhere else later.Food there very ex I would have asked for an exchange.
Later at 9 I forgot the sunset.(sun sets very late there,doesnt get dark till 9+).By the time my dad and I rushed there it was gone.I took a pic from the hotel though.Thankfully.Waste of effort 15 min walk leh.Sian.



Day 6
Went to Geneva.When we were there, stopped by at United Nations Headquarters.Not really interesting.Red Cross also there.Seems that it came from Switzerland.Really cool and gigantic chair here.3 legs only.



Took a bus to Burgundy.Place with lots and lots of wine.At least the hotel here has air-con.

Day 7
!%^%!^%^!&^%!$!.Just joking.Same breakfast again.Crap.1 special thing.You can make your own eggs~.Fun.We went to Versailles today I think to see the palace.



Inside was quite nice.Alot of paintings and sculptures.When I came out I had a headache.There was a garden but we didnt go in coz you had to pay.Outside view:



There was this black guy selling Eiffel Tower keychains.Very cheap 5 for 1 euro.Postcards as well.Illegal of course.There was another guy bugging my bro to buy a boomerang aeroplane(can fly back to you.fails most of the time.)"7 euro just 7 euro." "1 euro." He quickly run away.Reached Paris~(not for another 4 hours?)It was supposed to be nice but I didnt really like Paris.Switzerland was better.There was this tour guide to bring us around.Stupid la she just show us and talk and talk and talk and then we went to Eiffel Tower.I didnt even notice that she left.Here's the view from the 2nd floor.



That was nice.Very high up can practically see the whole city of Paris.I think it was here they had a topless show.Seriously I'm not joking.Very ex about 100+ euro per person.The guide say 5 year old can go.I told my parents he went since he was 5.Before the people left my brother kept shouting,"Enjoy your topless show!!"Yeah then everyone laughed.Denise said,"Why you jealous ah want to go right?"lol.He was in denial.(Btw all the kids went except my bro and I and that 7 year old boy.They were even excited about it.)Before that the guide dumped us at a shopping centre with all the branded stuff for like 2hr which was super boring.The 7 year old's mother managed to buy 2 LV bags(or some other branded stuff)within that time.Super rich.My bro said before that she bought Gucci stuff.Gucci hat,handbag,wallet....Wow.

Day 8
Last day in Europe :( The tour guide dumped us at the SAME shopping centre for about 5 hours.Yeah he's crazy.And the stupid Lourve is closed.Sigh..Wanted to see Mona Lisa.We ate and then we walked down to the Lourve to see the Glass pyramid.On the way we stopped by a French shop.After minutes of trying to decipher the menu the waitress asked,'Do you want the english menu?'Obviously right??Later we ordered cold chocolate.She gave us hot chocolate.We told her COLD chocolate.She gave us chocolate ice-cream.LOL man.It was nice though.No pics of the glass pyramid.Sry guys the photo got corrupted :( We took a cruise down the river.Very beautiful.There was this psycho that threw down his sweater from the bridge down to the ship.The toilet is retarded.Close cannot lock.Pull and try to lock cannot.Push the door.Finally can.Wash hands.No water.Switch toilet.Wash hands.Water no power one.Haiz stupid tap.Group pic:


From top left:Darien(bro),Denise,Terri,Me,Huimin?(not very sure)
Bottom row:Saran,Guoliang?

After the cruise,which was about 10+ the guide dropped us at some square to take pics of the Eiffel Tower.



Quite dark I know.After that(about 11)he decided to drop us at glass pyramid.Wa cannot le.A few of us stayed back on coach.Very tired.Finally we went back to hotel room.

Day 9
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!Go back already.I'm gonna miss Europe.We were lucky to take A380 back to Singapore.There was a PS3 in the departure hall!!Played for 1/2 an hour? den took the plane.Watched Slumdog Millionaire(quite good) and Confessions of a Shopaholic(Hey I'm not gay.Its just a movie dun make a big deal).Tried to sleep with earphone on for about an hour.Failed.Took out earphone and slept.Woke up for breakfast den sleep again.Woke up,quickly brush teeth(20min left)and went back.Arrival!Sigh gonna miss it...

Yeah thats all.Hope you had a great time reading it :)
Btw please pray for my cell members.You might have seen the newspapers.Yeah 5 people in my cell got it.Need your prayer that they will be healed and service will resume as per normal.Prayer changes things never forget that!!Thanks for reading :)

Till we meet again....
at 6/20/2009 07:37:00 AM

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