I saw Travis at the Montreux Jazz Festival last night. In the front row :D It was so amazing and if felt kind of weird, it's hard to explain why (though I'll try anyway). I discovered Travis when I lived in Geneva (I knew of them before, but I didn't actively go out and look for their songs, I just enjoyed them whenever I heard them on the radio). ( Read more... )

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Stuff I want!

- Doctor Who Series 3 (John Simm FTW!) But damn, BBC dvds are expensive :(
- Across The Universe. I haven't actually seen it, so I don't know if it's good or not. I get the impression that it's basically another Hair, but with cuter actors and Beatles songs.
- The enormous piles of books all over my room to go away, or be magically ( Read more... )

Today I did what I've wanted to do for a long time: I went to Zurich on my own and just wandered around. I found some cool stuff. :D ( Read more... )

The first of August is a Swiss National Holiday (I think it's the day Switzerland was invented or something :P ). There are always massive bonfires and fireworks all night. Usually I avoid patriotic events in this country like the plague (yes, yes, it's my own fault I don't like it here), but the first of August is something different. And after a ( Read more... )

A few rainy Sundays ago, Sarah and I were bored. So we decided to go to Kyburg, our local castle (Reasons Why I Like Living in Europe, #46: There are castles!)

( And for kicks, we dressed appropriately. )