Having just woken up from my much-needed 1.5hr nap - yes, anything that's not overnight is a nap in my book - I'm starting to function properly again. The whole day has been a blur so far. The last thing I remember was having dim sum with JQ at KLIA, and then landing in Amsterdam. Autopilot took over after that. Now, I'm comfortably sitting at my work desk in my hotel room for the next couple of days clearing out emails. How scary that we can function without much thought...
Not sure how long it'll take before I break one of these fist-pumping-in-the-air declaration that I won't be flying any time soon. Honestly just sick of flying, or at least the long hauls. No matter how many times I get up to stretch, the back and bum pain just returns. It didn't help that I had a pair of super adorable baby twins in my cabin from KL to Amsterdam. To be fair, they weren't as horrible as I was about to make them, but as always, when one cried, the other one followed. But they are very social babies! One even waved at me while I walked over to stretch by the emergency exit. Babies - they can get away with anything just because they're cute. How dangerous!
Amsterdam to Geneva was a doable 1hour-ish flight, and feeling the sunlight beaming into the cabin really helped with my sanity. Possibly, I function just as Superman does - solar-powered! Upon arrival, I hopped on the next train to Lausanne to be greeted by a friend. It's always nice to be received, especially being semi-clustered for the last don't-know how many hours. A cup of hot coco - funny how the milk does taste slightly different here after he had mentioned it. It's possibly a bit sweet on it's own before I stirred in the coco powder. Yes, that's how they drink hot chocolate here apparently. Nonetheless, it was just what I needed. Following that, we popped by a falafel/kebab joint for a quick lunch, and boy was this place delicious! It reminds me of that Donair shop up at SFU where le sister and I used to drop by after class or exams. Time really slipped by, and soon we were on our way to the hotel to drop me off so he could make another round to the airport. Just to say, I haven't been hungry since I landed in Lausanne, all thanks to my friend :)
(Nice and fluffy hot coco to warm up my frozen fingers!)
(Trustingly tried these drinks proposed by my friend: not bad not bad! Savory yoghurty taste and passion fruit fizzle~)
(Filled to the max, this monster sure packed a flavour to remember *drool*)
We were told that not everyone will have their rooms ready as most of us landed early morning. The usual check-out time is noon, and turn-around time is about an hour, so I was a bit skeptic about being able to get into my room for a rest after all this traveling. But luckily, after killing some time in the morning, my room was just done prepping. I must say, the room definitely got my wow. Nice, clean and modern, with a different kind of room setup. Though, balcony is off limits due to renovations, the pillow menu and "sweet dreams" chocolate made up for it. I also fell in love with my mini pot, boiling water all day long to keep warm. Tempted to just take the one from my boss' room too because I'm sure he wouldn't be making his own tea anyway. Not to mention the Nespresso machine and room audio system! After calling for a "pillow number 5" to rest my feet and a bathrobe, I was set for my shower and quick nap :)
(The entrance to my room - good I didn't have to share rooms or else the glass doors would be super awkward!)
(This was probably the cleanest the sink top will be for the rest of my stay. Which reminds me, I forgot my contact lens sucker...GREAT!)
(Super big bed all for me...and my 5 other pillows which I shall order from the menu below :P)
(Night 1: Pillow 5...)
Unfortunately, by the time I woke up around 7pm, everything was CLOSED and it was PITCH BLACK! So much for dropping by the grocery store next door for some stuff. So much for taking a stroll by the lake while enjoying the sunset. No worries though, I'll be hotel-based for the next two days, so I can always take a break some time. But for now, I can no longer keep my eyes open. Bed time!
(They forgot 晚安~)
Despite being crispy cold, the breeze really helped clear the mind a little. Can't wait for the sunshine to join the party for my afternoon walk in search for lunch tomorrow!
From Lausanne, Jessy over and out.
(Suppose the Ice Cross Downhill World Championships are also in town this weekend, and guess what? They're also crashing at this hotel! We'll definitely drop by their event after our meetings to see what it's all about! I wouldn't mind having a go down the hill...without all the bashing :P)