cheapest Schokolade!

I found it. 43 cents/100g! That is also 43 cents in francs. It is more like 38cents US/100g. Alright, I can afford to live over here now. ;)

I'll continue my search, but I think the bar is pretty high now and it will take a miracle to clear.

The European Life

Well it has been almost 3 weeks now and I have some opinions forming that I need to express.

- the cheese really smells bad over here, but tastes great

- chocolate is the food of choice because it is by far the best price per calorie.

100g chocolate = 55 cents
100g beef = $4.50
100g potato chips = $5
100g of veggies = don't ask. Only the middle/upper class can be vegans

- the biking is fantastic! Even when the roads are supper narrow the cars only pass when they can give you at least 5 feet clearance. It seems like most of the roads are just large bike paths anyway. ;)

- the people are either super friendly or super snooty. Yesterday we had to visit three restaurants before we found one that would let us put our bikes in front of the store. The sad part was two of the rejects were in the designated Olympic Park area. So much for sport friendly...

- The Eurorail is awesome, always on time, super fast, super clean, but... They fail miserably in my books. Some of the train cars have places to put your bike, but to my surprise, in my first ride, I was fined because I didn't buy a extra 1/2 price ticket for my bike. In the kiosk there was a picture of a man and dog for the 1 1/2 ticket and a man for the 1. I guess my bike is a dog. That was the last time I plan on traveling by train if I can avoid it. I have been biking the 1+ hr to work instead to save the 11+5.50 per trip cost. I can make the commute on just about 100g of chocolate, so it is a real saver. ;)

- People here are absolutely fanatical about turning stuff off. Not just hitting the power button, I mean turning down the volume on a stereo, turning the power off, and unplugging it. Hell if they could dismantle it and store it in baggies I bet they would. I say it like I dislike, but part of me thinks it is very considerate and environmentally friendly. It speaks of hypocrisy though, because the extra time it took them to leave a room, they make up for on the local streets driving like maniacs. You never cross a street unless you can see a good 100m in both directions. Yikes

- We should take a good lesson from European parking. They pack the cars so tight together I have no idea how they are going to get out. While I was sitting in a coffee shop I witnessed how it happens. It took one driver about 5 minutes of edging back n forth, before he was safely squeezed between two other cars. He came in, ordered a coffee (took about 2 minutes) and then took another 5 minutes to get the car out. Amazing stuff...

Well enough of my rants. I'll wait until I have some interesting photos to post for my next scribblings.

Au revoir

Evian - more than just bottled water

Your friendly neighborhood blog failure here. I've been fighting the injustices of the world and got distracted from my blogging obligations. So much so, that my cartoon partner in life is now more connected than I. You read that correct! The roadrunner (aka BamBam) is blogging. To check her out go to

http://www.roadrunnerandtaz.blogspot.com/

We got a new camera and she has control so lookout.

For those that don't know, we are now in Lausanne Switzerland. I know, life is tough. Today we biked half-way around Lake Geneva into Evian, France for some Crepes and Beer/wine. Betina couldn't resist and had to order a bottle of Evian water. It wasn't until she ordered it that I realize the significance. Slow mind, but fast legs. ;)

We then waddled ourselves down to the Ferry and took a cozy seat on the Ferry back to Lausanne. It dropped us off within 200 ft of our apartment. Awesome Day!