Life, but not as we know it.

Back after a brief hiatus.

3.5 months into life in a new city and I'm pretty much loving it. I moved out of the hotel that's a dump, into a serviced apartment for a month then into a shared penthouse which is both fabulously spacious, and wonderfully central. I walk to work in 7 minutes. On the weekends I head back to Geneva to do my laundry, drop of my shirts to be ironed, and to see OH.

Zurich is a wonderfully cosmopolitan city, and it's nice to have a change of scenery. I've made a few friends and found some great places to hang out. Some observations:

- Zurich is not as conservative as Geneva, but they do love their church bells to ring through the night. Every 15 mins.
- There are approximately 150 types of sausages available in various establishments. Yesterday I had a tasting platter of sausages. 4 were white, 4 were pink, and 1 was red. The red one was spicy.
- People on holiday tend to lose their inhibitions. This I can tell by the view we get from our office into the rooms of the cheap hotel next door.
- I find myself getting too Swiss in some behaviours. I was laughed at in Paris for waiting until the lights turned green before I crossed the road. I caught myself waiting for the lights to turn green, along with another man. It was almost midnight, and the roads were empty. Nonetheless we still stood there and waited.
- Rösti done well is delicious. Rösti from a pack from the supermarket needs to be nuked before it is delicious.
- Swimming in the lake is wonderful. Its like swimming in a vat of chilled Evian. Even if you gulp some of the water while diving in it doesn't matter. Much.
- Speeding down the lake in a boat with opera blaring is fantastic. Just like Priscilla, Queen of the Lakes, although its not got such a nice ring to it.
- There are lots of hot boys here. LOTS
- There are lots of hot girls here too. Not my cup of tea though.
- Lederhosen is real. Lederhosen is also compulsory for each of the bands that play in the bierhalle down the road from where I work.
- Alpine horns are a lot more mellow than I thought they would be. Very soothing. Move over pan pipes.
- Swiss weather operates in microclimes. Geneva can be hot and summery. Zurich, meanwhile, will be having torrential hail.

More to come.