Any SQTalkers in London and Zurich this weekend?

[KeithMEL]

Stunning pics, and lovely accounts - thanks for letting us enjoy the gathering vicariously.

Aye, aye - Sir I!

[HUGE AL]

Here's one of jjpb3 checking (actually making a quick escape) from the local lingerie shop after discovering there were no Blue Kebaya for sale. Nearby, I spied Sir I showing off his talent.

jjpb3 what kind of bag is that? Looks like it might be able to fit my tiny Sony Laptop.

[jjpb3]

jjpb3 what kind of bag is that? Looks like it might be able to fit my tiny Sony Laptop.

It's a nylon shoulder bag (rectangular shape with a zippered main compartment, an inside zipped pocket, and outside zipped pocket) made by Prada. My Vaio TX57GN just about fits in its length. It's very light and squishable, so I tend to keep it inside the one carryon people are currently allowed when departing from LHR, and then put my passport, BP and a book inside once I pass through security. Handy as a daybag too, as you can see.

[nickbot]

...Shhh, nickbot: don't disturb the food photographer when he's busy at work...

I'm confused might that be the moment that all my backed up texts got delivered to CGK's phone?! He he!

Great pics all - Zurich looks lovely! Wonderful to see a few of the party at the start of the weekend - happy and safe travels to all.

CGK, jjpb3, taipeiflyer glad to report that the Tumi arrived safely back in Nottingham despite a critically overcrowded train...now I just have to perfect the action of lifting it whilst rolling up kerbs to avoid scratching

[SQflyergirl]

Gruezi!

Great pics! I so wish I was there - and thanks for the call guys made up a little for it

XXX

[CGK]

Gruezi!

Great pics! I so wish I was there - and thanks for the call guys made up a little for it

XXX

Only little? You know how much to call from a train in Swiss Francs? But indeed it was a pleasure to know that you are jealous of our fun in London and Zurich.

[CGK]

Greetings from Lake Lugano. LukeGT, we are only one hour from you. We waved from the top of Monte San Salvatore! And we had an Italian gelato.

[SQFAN]

And we had an Italian gelato.

..and it was a huge one too. Looked like a very nice place.

[MovieMan]

Great pictures, everyone! Thanks for sharing and glad to hear you were able to get together on such short notice . It looks like everyone had/is having a great time. I'm jealous! Not to mention hungry!

[CGK]

A very short trip to Lugano

I was supposed to go to Geneva, but decided to change the trip down south to Lugano. We took the train, and here are some of the pictures along the way. Some mountains have snow up there!

[CGK]

The train station is up in the hill. To save energy, we found the way to go down faster for 1.10 Swiss Francs.

[CGK]

As always, we can not get away from the birds, not golden bird exactly.





And also Swiss architectures as well as the cobblestone alleys are very interesting.

[CGK]

We went to Piazza de la reforma and had lunch there.

[CGK]

Lunch was at an Italian restaurant. As jhm puts it in his text message to me: Lugano is nice - Italian language and food with Swiss efficiency.

Well, the food is good. But the waiter is more Italian style of serving, not like our waiter at the Zurich lunch.

[jhm]

You took the birds' photo by the hotel I stayed in last year (Hotel Lugano Dante). Very cheap and ... mmmmm, an excellent breakfast buffet spread with different types of hot chocolate to try. They even gave me a little Italian panettone cake on check-out!