Monday, September 8, the day of departure.
From Stress? Not even just sad that the holidays will end up with everything that goes with ...
short, starting around 13:30 with the bike.
the program just under 3 hours drive: 1 hour before arriving in Basel, Bern until 1am and 1am to Lausanne.
According to google map: 269 km - about 2 hours 47 minutes
mandatory first stop with the bike, the Swiss border. At this point, nothing special, some customs and especially two ladies thumbnails. So I go home and ask them if they could not offer me one answer: dreiunddreißig Euro ... Huh?? 33 euros, it puts it in your pocket or I misunderstood?? Anyway I'm crazy, I paid in Swiss francs to 40 francs (25 euros) that cost a thumbnail!
Second stop, 50 km from Lausanne to refuel. Ahhh good news in Switzerland, the essence is as tobacco is a bit cheaper than in France (Is that the only things that matter). Further to 9.5 liters 2 CHF littre of the unleaded 98 on the highway (1,254 euros).
arrived safely in Lausanne, I am very careful about my speed, because in Switzerland it is the vicious, there's a lot of tunnels limited to 100 km / h, highway 120 and safety cameras hidden everywhere!
arrived at the apartment, nobody ... I am a bit disappointed but 10 minutes later, my roommate returned from two weeks holiday in Ireland. Catherine is Canadian (from Toronto) who studied French in high school, speaks very good French (her mother is from Quebec). It is a kind of thesis at the EPFL in sport and society. I ask him more info later.
I ask him to explain the house rules. She explains that every one has his cupboard for food, its floor in the fridge and common. That one of the shower was restricted to these two girls and the other guys. But hey now there will be only one girl, so we will do otherwise. I ask him lots of questions about the subway, on the ski and I receive more info than I wanted. It is really nice and gives me all the tricks.
An hour later comes Jakov. A guy also very nice, PhD in computer Stanford University in the USA on issues straming video. He is at the EPFL to work with researchers on site. It just salad and speak very well English, understands French but does not speak it too well. So basically, we often speak in English (chic chic chic, I can better myself).
the evening, I prepared a meal for three of us (we do not know when the 4th will move), fajitas history to discuss everything and nothing at the lunch. The next meal will be less common, each with its own schedule.
It is 9:20 ET I'm going to hurry, I have plenty to do this morning:
- go to the post office to pay rent
- go to the police (immigration authorities) to inform them of my presence
here - Go to the EPFL to retrieve papers
And at 13:30, beginning the week of integration!
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