It's been a while since I really posted something (I don't think Knitty's Swap counts). So much has happened... where to start? oh yea! the beginning.
In my last post I wrote a little about our trip to visit my sister in Zurich, very little actually and more about the yarn ;-)
So, allow me to fill in the gaps.
The Plan: To visit Jazy y Gera in Zurich, stopping first in London and Paris and then do some Europe sightseeing with them.
The People: My husband, older sister, our friend Ali and myself.
The Knitting project: A smaller version of Clapotis knitted in Noro Silk Garden yarn. I started while waiting for our plane in Chicago and finished on the plane back.
The Story: We hopped on a plane on May 5th and came back May 30th... story too short? OK, OK here are the details...
London: We were there for 3 days and stayed at the Fitzroy/Cosmo Hotel , you really get what you payed for here...which isn't much, but still, we didn't need much. I loved London, I
don't know if it was because it was my first trip to Europe or if it was the the view, I thought it was a beautiful city and the people, even thou don't seem to notice or acknowledge you on the streets, were very friendly, open and kind when you talked to them. We saw the Rosetta stone, a piece of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Tower of London among lots other things. We ate fish and chips and drank London Pride. We even squeezed a visit to this yarn shop. Needless to say I knitted every time I had a chance (on the tube mostly).knitting on the tube
Paris: We took an overnight bus to Paris (it was cheap, but I don't recommend it). By now we 
were really tired of walking...and each other, just kidding! We had our differences, but it all worked out at the end. We stayed for 3 days at the Hotel Lafayette, which was much better than the one in London. Paris was very different than what I imagined. It wasn't as glamorous or romantic as I thought it would be*, but still, it was beautiful and it was PARIS! We visited Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Père Lachaise, the Louvre and I got to try escargot (it doesn't taste like chicken). I had such a wonderful time.
were really tired of walking...and each other, just kidding! We had our differences, but it all worked out at the end. We stayed for 3 days at the Hotel Lafayette, which was much better than the one in London. Paris was very different than what I imagined. It wasn't as glamorous or romantic as I thought it would be*, but still, it was beautiful and it was PARIS! We visited Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Père Lachaise, the Louvre and I got to try escargot (it doesn't taste like chicken). I had such a wonderful time. Me knitting while visiting the dead
*Let me rephrase that, I was expecting a "Paris Cliche" berets, baguette, scarves, "La vie en rose" and all.
Zurich: The whole idea of this trip was to visit my sister and her husband (which happens to 
be my husband's brother) who live in Zurich. We took an overnight train to Zurich and got there early in the morning. You can read more about this part of the trip here, all I can add is that Jazy and Gera were great hosts and we couldn't have had a better time. Gracias Jazy y Gera!
be my husband's brother) who live in Zurich. We took an overnight train to Zurich and got there early in the morning. You can read more about this part of the trip here, all I can add is that Jazy and Gera were great hosts and we couldn't have had a better time. Gracias Jazy y Gera!
Venice: Of all the places we visited, I was looking forward to this one the most. Venice was all that I expected and more, I loved it. I loved the piazza, the bridges, the canals, the decaying buildings, everything...to me it was surreal, romantic and magical all at once. I had a chance to visit Lellabella and got some souvenir yarn. Towards the end I kinda got tired of the tourists, I guess I felt at home there... I don't know how the locals deal with them.The blue door in the back is the yarn shop
Rome: This was a last-minute decision. We thought for a while that we would go to Prague, but since Robe and I still had days in our Eurorail Pass, we opted for 
Rome instead. We took an overnight train and 11 hrs after we were in Rome. While there we had a chance to visit our friend Kate and she let us stay in her apartment while she was away (Thanks Kate!). Rome was something out of a book, everywhere you looked there was a ruin or ancient site. It was so fun and mind blowing to finally get to see in person so much history! Everyday (sometimes twice!) we had gelato, you know what they say, when in rome...
Rome instead. We took an overnight train and 11 hrs after we were in Rome. While there we had a chance to visit our friend Kate and she let us stay in her apartment while she was away (Thanks Kate!). Rome was something out of a book, everywhere you looked there was a ruin or ancient site. It was so fun and mind blowing to finally get to see in person so much history! Everyday (sometimes twice!) we had gelato, you know what they say, when in rome...We were there for 4 days and got to see the Coliseum, Borghese Gallery, Pantheon, Vatican city among many other things. I still get excited when I think that I was there, in rome...
I didn't get any funny looks for knitting at the Coliseum
As usual, we took an overnight train back to Zurich and the next day we where of to real life. I had such much fun!! I was really blessed that I could enjoy this experience with my husband, family and friends.
Tomorrow, OK, next post I'll show you the finished scarf and things I would have done differently.
Adios!
(OJO: Mis traducciones no son literales, los texto en ingles y español puede que sean un poco diferentes, la idea es esa)
Pues hace rato que no escribo nada y muchas cosas han pasado desde entonces, por donde empezar? ah!si, por el principio.
En el ultimo post escribi un poco sobre nuestro viaje a Zurich, bueno mas bien escribi acerca del estambre que compre durante el viaje y no mucho sobre el viaje, asi que ahi les va:
El Plan: Visitar a Jazy y Gera en Zurich pasando antes por Londres y Paris.
El Equipo: Mi hermanna Magda, nuestro amigo Ali, mi esposo y yo.
El Tejido: Una version mas angosta (tipo bufanda) de Clapotis tejida en Noro Silk Garden. Este proyecto lo empece mientras esperabamos el avion en chicago y lo termine en el vuelo de regreso.
El Cuento: Nos trepamos al avion el 5 de mayo y regresamos el 30 del mismo mes, colorin colorado este cuento se ha acabado...bueno aun hay mas.
Londres: Aqui estuvimos por 3 dias. Nos hospedamos aqui, la verdad el lugar no estaba muy bueno, pero tampoco estaba caro, asi qeu ahi se balancearon las cosas. Londres me encanto, no se si seria porque era la priera vez qeu viajaba a Europa y ahi aterrizamos por primera vez o que, pero me gustaron muchos los edifcios, las calles, los paisajes...hasta el clima! un dia nos llovio, pero no hubiera sido Londres sin lluvia. Entre otras cosas vimos la piedra Rosetta, un pedazo de los manuscritos del Mar Muerto y la torre de Londres. Comimos Fish and Chips y bebimos cerveza local. Hasta compre estambre en esta tienda. Esta de sobra decir que me la pase tejiendo en el metro (ver foto arriba).
Paris: Tomamos un camion de noche a Paris, fue extremadamente barato , pero no lo recomiendo. Pasamos toda la noche en un camion totalmente lleno y apretado, aparte de que ya veniamos cansados de tanto caminar, se nos hizo muy pesado el viaje. Llegamos a este Hotel y nos quedamos 3 noches. Esa tarde Robe y yo nos quedamos en el hotel (me lastime el tobillo y estaba descansandolo), baba y Ali se fueron a turistear. Paris fue toda una sorpresa; yo me imaginaba la ciudad diferente, mas romantica y glamorosa, con "la vida en rosa" de sountrack. Se me hizo muy bonita, pero diferente a la idea que yo tenia en mi cabeza. Aqui visitamos Notra Dame, el Louvre, el cementerio Père Lachaise y la torre Eiffel entre muchas cosas mas. Comimos escargot (santos caracoles Batman!) y la verdad no saben tan mal. En la foto de la version en Ingles estoy tejiendo en el cementerio.
Zurich: El proposito original del viaje era visitar a Jazy y Gera. Como era de esperarse, tomamos el tren nocturno en Paris y llegamos en la mañana a Zurich. Nos la pasamos muy padre con ellos, fueron muy buenos anfitriones. Fuimos a uetliberg, nos paseamos en bote por el lago Zurich, descansamos mucho y sobre todo convivimos con Jazy y Gera como cuando viviamos en la misma ciudad. Aparte de todas las delicias que jazy nos preparo de comer, tambien probamos los famosos luxemburgerli (aqui en ingles) que estan deliciosos! mmm... se te desbaratan en la boca. Ve el blog de jazy en Ingles o Español para mas detalles de esta parte del viaje.
Venecia: (suspiro) Venecia...es un sueño. De todo el viaje, esta parte era la que mas anticipada y no me decepciono. Me encantaron las piazzas, los canales, los edificios que parece que se caen en pedazos, los callejones; Yo nunca he ido a Guanajuato, pero me dijeron que las callejuelas son parecidas. Se me hizo un lugar magico, romantico y encantador. En un abrir y cerrar de ojos regresaria a Venecia, aunqeu ya a el final me artaron un poco los turistas, yo no se como le hacen lso qeu viven ahi para sobrevivir.
Roma: Visitarla fue una desicion de ultimo minuto. Por un tiempo pensamos que iriamos a Praga, pero nos quedaron dias en nuestro pase de Eurorail y preferimos usarlos. Como ya se imaginaran, tomamos un tren por la noche en Zurich y 11 horas despues estabamos en Roma. Nuestra amiga Kate nos dejo quedarnos en su apartamento mientras estuvo fuera de la ciudad (gracias Kate!). La ciudad esta como salida de un libro! Por todos lados hay ruinas, estatuas, museos, hay tanta historia y tantas cosas que ver! Todavia no me la creo que estuve en Roma.
Durante nuestra estancia de 4 dias visitamos entre otras cosas la Galeria Borghese, el Coliseo, el Panteon, el Vaticano (se me puso chinita la piel frente la tumba de Juan Pablo II), comimos gelato y auntentica pizza italiana. (en la foto de arriba estoy tejiendo en el Coliseo)
Regreseamos a Zurich en el tren de la noche y despues de descansar un dia Robe y yo regresamos a la realidad (en este caso Juarez). Me siento tan afortunada de haber tenido la oportunidad de conocer tantos lugares, pero me siento realmente bendecida por haberlos podido disfrutar con mi esposo, familia y amigos.
Despues escribo sobre las cosas que haria diferente si volviera a ir.
Bye!
2 comments:
tks for your comment on Josephine - I love the knitting through Europe series! Sounds like an amazing trip. can't wait to see the finished objects...
Found your blog via craftster--I love your mini Clapotis. I think I'm going to have to copy you! If only I could copy the vacation, too. Sounds like fun.
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