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The Credits – Part 2

Here are some places we visited either additionally as an optional tour or on the way to wherever our destination for that day.

On the same day where we had our first snow experience in Jungfraujoch, we visited Lauterbrunnen. Here supposedly a place which have many waterfalls. How many did I see? #Less.

First Waterfall

As you can see from the picture, we got all hooded up, it was raininggggg. Moving on to the second. While we’re on the way, there is a small doughnut stand. If only in Indonesia, they already have many food stands along the road, Pontianak’s banana fried for example 🙂

Second Waterfalls

I’m sure there are still many if we were willing to walk through the little forest… except, we didn’t. The rain didn’t stop and it gets windy, we are fine with seeing two waterfalls.

One family from Pontianak already bought a portion ~ 24 mini doughnuts, thus when Dela wants to have it, the Om said “just take it from me, you need to wait for so long” I got one too 🙂 yeay!

Second day on our Grindelwald hotel, having breakfast while looking at the window that the 山 is covered in white, either from froze or snow, it was just beautiful. I had to go out!

Before reaching the snowy area Matterhorn we stopped by St. Bernard Tankstelle. Oh Beethoven, I’m sorry we just want to play with you when we were kid hihihi #Rejecting any responsibilities.

This Täsch Station before taking the train to Materhorn is also quiet a place 🙂 There was a kind of music festival too but I need to pay for the entrance ticket while we only have 20 minutes, soo…. pass it!

Oh Hellow Snowflakes!

Feel free to stay around <3

This tour is really less people than what I normally had decades ago. We only have 5 families (including mine). The Pontianak’s family whose constantly as number 1 in every meeting point. The mother always loose her two boys, when Jo said “one by one, family picture” asked her “where is your family?” she casually replied, “I don’t know, it’s just me”. The celebrity family who never fails have some snacks like permen sapi, two types of chili sauce or doughnuts. The photographer family Eka and Dian who you can rely on taking pictures. Last but not least Tante Lielie and Dela who became my Ambassador family 🙂 Dela who never wants to be in the picture whereas her mom who continuously looking for her whereabout haha

The best red bus! Easy to recognize! Obrigado Luis

We have to parted away in the airport, when I arrived at home, they just arrived in Abu Dhabi.

Thank you mother and father for letting me having a Switzerland experience 😀

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Not the New Kid on the Block

  • Mamaaaaaaa, oooohhhh. I don’t want to die, sometime I wish I’d never been born at all…. Carry on, carry on…
  • Love of my life, you’ve hurt me… you’ve broken my heart and now you leave me… love of my life, can’t you see? bring it back, bring it back…
  • All we hear is radio gaga, radio goo goo, radio ga ga… Radio what’s new? Someone still loves you

I am talking about none others, the legend Freddie Mercury! We got an optional tour to go to Montreux, hell yeah hello Queen Mercury!

There were another group before us, consequently, it took some time until the statue was empty. Once it does, we didn’t waste a bit 🙂 Group photoooo, in order to do a selfie, Joe need to come forward put his arm on the lake area, as you can see I was very ‘merinding disko’.

Still in the memory of the legend, went to the Queen-Studio Experience.

Look at how serene Montrex is, no wonder Freddie spent some time here to recharge from his busy life, it is 有山有水.

Then we visited Bern to beautiful Aare River again, the very unfortunate event side for all Indonesian citizen. In this side is the late son of Bandung’s governor got swept out by the current #Rest in Peace

As usual, city center area, however we didn’t visit any churches, rather Swiss bank #Fulus 😉 We tried the allegedly famous chocolate shop, some says its the best blablabla for me its just normal.

Guess what? we went to Germany too! what an experience of passing the custom via bus. Jo tell a very weird legend about Titisee, a kid being transported by Burung Bangao ~ like in Dumbo movie. Out of nowhere, came water to which it became a lake. I heard it like Hä? what kind of a story were you telling me???

We went to Schwarzwald not for hiking, sort of to buy a Kuckucksuhr. We were explained about the history, how to make it by an Indonesian seller. Right after the explanation, mother wants to have not only the Kuckucksuhr, but also the Magnet for her collection. Pass auf, she took out the magnet from the display and walked through the Kasse, only for a lady on a mask to snap it out of her, unpolite saying in English “You need to talk to my colleague about it” walk away, put the magnet back to the display.

I was behind my mother ofc I can understand her but there was no time to react. I can read the room, she will take the new one from the storage. After some time, she didn’t come back, I asked the other guy to get the magnet for us. He came back quicker than her. All 3 of us were in the Cashier. Like the way she appears was out of the blue, so does the way she reapperas, spoke to him in Chinese asking “Oh you already take it for her? then I don’t need to take it”

Leute, it was my time to shine, I was for sure having metamorphosis process, articulate my loud and clear opinion in Chinese “you didn’t tell you will get us that, besides we wait for you for a long time, you should have inform me at least and not just go away without telling anything” to her defense “but I did tell” I cut her sentence “No you didn’t, you only told my mother ‘she should have speak to your colleague’, none about whether you will grab it for us” Oh Lady, you think I am the new kid on the block who’s afraid to talk back? watch out, I was 7 years in your homeland! #Feel proud of myself.

Right after mother got what she wants, we went to eat. A piece of black forest cake is a must! as this is her favorite cakes. Same thing, according to her it’s very good, to me it’s only mehhh… She even had another one to take it away.

I genuinely quiet confused when I got it because the black forest cake is not….black?….hmmm…

As if all previous 水 not enough, here is the final 水 ~ Schaffhausen. Back to Switzerlandia.

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Crush Landing on You

Yep, this title is an adaptation from Netflix Korean Series Crash Landing on You and the crush I landed on the beauty of Village Iseltwald! #Drooling.

Left Lucerne, took a Panoramic Train, not the real name btw 🙂 Our tour leader ~ Jo said “I know you are still on Jetlag but please don’t sleep, see the very beautiful view” it’s a bit hard to take picture inside the train due to reflection which I noticed later what Om Johaness did, he placed his phone directly on the window to avoid reflection #Too late for this time. We had the view of nature for the whole 2 hours ride 有山有水.

Arrived around lunch time, Jo informed about Thai restaurant nearby, of course there we go! After refuel, mother wants to go as usual to souvenir shop, Dela wants to buy some chocolate, hence me and father strolling around. What can we see here 有山没水 haha

See the church behind me? We intended to go there then went back. However, we didn’t check the WA group, didn’t know Jo gave us 30 minutes extra time.

While on the way back, we met Dela who also just knew about it. Father decided to sit around whereas me and Dela went back to Church. There is an “entrance” which give me a Blank Space vibe in a mini version hihi

Our bus located in the parking lot in front of Aare-River, the magnificent 288 km length of Aare River, of course we had to pay a visit. Other than this Aare is indeed a “tourist spot”, Indonesian has their own memory of it, unfortunately its rather a tragically sad memory, the son of Bandung’s Governor went missing and drown from Aare’s Bern side #Rest in peace

Aha! for the Crash Landing on You mania, you will really landed a crush in Iseltwald. This village reminds me of Shirakawago in Japan minus Lake Brienz. Perhaps this is what Shirakawago looks like in Summer. My father remember the Piano scene in the Pier.

It is actually only that, was very peaceful #Meditation. Oh why I didn’t take photo in the Pier? thanks to the famous of the Crash Landing on You, they charged for an entrance ticket, you need to pay… I forget 5 or 10 CHF? we can see it anyway, good enough for us, remember we are still #Asian better use that money to eat haha 😉

Our hotel located in Grindelwald, yes it’s another Wald. The same beautiful village, another 有山没水. We stayed 2 days, the bliss of knowing you don’t have to bring your Koffer the next morning after breakfast is indescribable! My arms got restttt.

Left my heart in both Iselt and Grindelwald! They both complementing each other, the 有山有水 Yin Yang. Wished we had more time there <3

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The Amazing Race

As promised, here are the groups! It’s not legitimate without the epic flag 😉

Despite their jetlag, we are ready to explore first city, Zug! #Not train. Find the church meaning you are in the middle of the Oldtown 🙂

Up from this day, we will always “Back to Nature” mode. We have free time to enjoy Zug’s beautiful lake. Sat on the bench while eating mother’s ransum 🙂 These whole Western food except ice cream are not interesting to me haha

Off to Lucerne, this city is beautiful! A combination from “Back to Nature, read: water and some city vibe. We walked inside the Wooden Chapel Bridge where they have story painted on the top of their Dach, jep don’t even bother to understand. Oh what do we do? another group photo in front of the Lion Monument! Take out the Flaggieeeeee.

Here is the paradise for my mother due to they have a 3 floor souvenir shop, she can use all of her time there. Since I won’t buy anything~ thanks God I have Dela~ we went to explore the surroundings together.

Do we have any sense of directions? none at all, just followed whatever looks good. Oh that big house above looks like a castle, let’s try to come closer. On the way up, we bumped into another group of white people, seems like walking tour per se so we know we were on the right location #It must leads to somewhere. That hike didn’t go to waste, we found some path to a nice view….. plus cat

Satisfied with the view, continue with the pathway ~albeit our cluelessness~ which surprisingly lead to the Tower Clock. Its pretty cool hey! We look from the top there is a kind of fort or wall thingy to walked on too. We were thinking on which exit to take, only to find this is the only way out. Fun fact! this bridge connect the full chain of towers.

Out from this Tower, “on” to the next one, except we took the wrong exit which leads us to their backyard. What did we entdeckt? There is a lift up to somewhere near a building called Gütsch, what is that? Me want to check it! We decided not to go to the second tower as the view might be more or less the same, only the other tower got closer to the river view or so. However, we were not sure what time we should be back, Dela called her mom, okay we have around 50 minutes. Let’s move!

Increase the speed!!! half ruuuunnnnnnnn. Crossed the bridge, red light, intersection without traffic light. I don’t want to get fined in Switzerland so I asked some guys who were waiting for the lift about where did he get the tickets. He showed me the ticket machine, I have no idea which to click, ask some lady for help. I know the ticket says Bus drive since there is no options for lift nor I know the name of the Stations we want to go…. lets just take that one. Tadam…. we arrived at another top!

The Gütsch is a Hotel, wow! why don’t we sleep here? maybe our tour doesn’t have budget, besides we have 1000000 Koffer + only one lift functioning haha this will takes ages. I wanted to get into the frame of Lucerne, not sure if its only for guest #I’m thinking…. we went this far, lets get in, worse thing they will just ask us to leave the property. Dela wants to read the announcement on the door, told her “don’t read, none of the hotel guest will do so, we have to pretend we are one of them” 😉

Succeed! Get off, hop on to any bus!

Not sure where to stop, looked at Google map, two stations from now there will be a church we can visit, hop off there! Walked to the first church, followed by the second church where they have a sermon only to know we are back to the Chapel bridge again. #Pro runner!

Arrived on time to the meeting point where both of my parents already sit down outside, tired, ready for Abendessen. Ofc Dela was gebrieft, we don’t want to make our parents feels left out~ we were everywhere whilst they weren’t…. so, we need to have the same story. Just in case we got asked where did we go? Standard answer, visited churches at the end of the road and saw some view 😉 Keep it simple!

What a nice race with you!!!