Sunday in Geneva

Having found an apartment, we rejoiced and have spent a fairly lazy Sunday. We hung out downstairs on the fast internets so that our room could be cleaned since we were out of washcloths. We ate a brief lunch here of some very very stinky raw milk cheese that neither of us could stomach, some greek yogurt with honey, and some zwieback. For dessert we each had a couple of biscuits.

For a brief digression on food. First, biscuits (or a slightly sweet cracker/cookie with a slab of dark chocolate on top) are amazing. I want to eat them all day with breaks for the second item. Second, Lindt Fleur de Sel chocolate. I believe this may be sold in the U.S. as Sea Salt chocolate. It reminds me of the Trader Joe's sea salt and turbinado almonds that Kelly and Pat introduced us to, but (sorry TJs), much better.

Yesterday, to purchase this chocolate and more biscuits and food for the rest of the weekend, we went to Coop City. Coop City is a Target, grocery store, and Macys wrapped up in one package. It is four stories high and has everything from wine to sweaters. There is also (this being Switzerland, I suppose), a separate section for chocolate and biscuits and other sweets. Matt had warned me that the junk food in Europe is bad, but he was incorrect. The salty junk food does not seem very good, but I am a-okay for sweets. After getting those items, we went down a floor to buy food and wine. Beef is very expensive here ($50 a lb), but the produce is absolutely spectacular. We have had some of the best raspberries and nectarines I have tasted: big, juicy, and incredibly flavorful. It is good that the food in the grocery store is reasonably priced, because everything else (restaurants, movies) are very very expensive. Like 9 fr for a beer in a pub and 18 fr for a matinee movie ticket expensive. Oh la la. Coming up next weekend, we pack our few suitcases and take a couple of bus rides to Gex.

The technology for talking to our families is also working pretty well. I have had a couple of Vonage conversations with my parents and we did Google video chat with Matt' mom. Sadly, part of the point of doing a video chat was to see the dog, but he did not even wake up and laid there through the entire thing sleeping so hard his eyes were rolled back into his head. At least I know he is very very happy. He may not be as happy as Dae, who I hear has fallen head over heels for Ted. Wiley, that one.