Weekend

[rebness]

Spent a fabulously lazy weekend. This is A Good Thing, considering I have Barcelona with jaffacakequeen, Blackpool silliness with sc1ssors1ster and general drunkenness with hobbitfanatic packing my schedule over the next couple of weeks.

Very little was done over the weekend. Started re-reading The Catcher in the Rye after saffronlie talked about it, then chatted with her about various things including (but not limited to) ice-filled caves, plant-destruction, running from dinosaurs and Yeats' grave. I likes random people, I do.

I made a proper English roast today. Mmm. Chicken, green beans, carrots, slow-roasted potatoes and a gravy that took ages to prepare, but was worth it. It's what Autumn evenings are all about, man.

Then I thwacked me some apples off one of the trees in our garden to make the stuffing with. I swear I don't taste apples as sweet and as moreish and as natural as the ones I collect from the garden.

Looked for gooseberries, but my bloody brother had chopped the bush down. >:

A fanciful notion to go somewhere crazy for my birthday in January gripped me this weekend. ("Crazy" being "cheap Easyjet European flights" and not "OMFG! Two weeks in Cuba!" crazy.)

So now I'm off to Switzerland, which vaguely worries me. For various reasons:-

1. It's one of the European countries I know least about
2. They speak German in Basel!
3. I don't.
4. Finding reasonably priced accommodation is harder than in my original choice, Cologne.
5. I hate going to places I don't know any history about.
6. All I can think of is chocolate and clocks.
7. But the fresh air. Hmm.
8. I don't know.

But still! Switzerland. Am all excited and stuff.

Speaking of excitement, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, jadedscorpion! Yet another October birthday, but one of the best writers and funniest people I know. Have a great day.

Ooh. I have cornetto.

Comments

[rebness.livejournal.com]

There's fierce rivalry between European airlines. England alone is served by dozens of European and American carriers.

Most flights are pretty reasonable... but Easyjet (whom I usually fly with) and the annoying Ryanair offer flights at very low prices. They're no frills, but hey-- with Switzerland and Barcelona, who cares?

Muhahahaa.

[ozfille]

One thing about Switzerland, you can stay in one place and still see a lot of it.

Schaffhausen - the Rhine Falls and St Gallen - beautiful monastery and its library founded by Irish monks would be not that far to the east.

Zurich & Berne are quite close too, though are rather much like every other big city other than the historical centres.

Haven't stayed in Basle so can't make any suggestions about cheap (if it's available)accommodation.

[rebness.livejournal.com]

Karen, I'm not joking-- it has taken me four days to find accommodation for anything approaching a reasonable price. Most of the hotels were already booked up for January, mainly because Basle is a European business district or some such annoyance.

However, I found a beautiful old hotel that we're going to stay in, for something like £29 a night. Better than nothing.

I can't wait to see Switzerland. Basle is just so strange, you know? You have the Rhine and the Black Forest flanking you, Alsace-Lorraine on the French side, and the Germanic-Swiss culture. Cannot wait!

Oh, I meant to thank you for the link to the Catalan site, by the way-- it made for very interesting reading. ;-)