ANDY’S SWISS TRAVEL 21

I woke up with an outbreak on my face. Yieks I was not a happy camper; darn it I hate pimples. Worrying about my pimples consumed my time by the time I reached breakfast I wasn’t hungry, therefore, all I had was a glass of orange juice. Our tour guide for the day, Mark, made sure we all had ponchos and umbrellas to head out because once again it was pouring. The morning had not started good, first I had issues with my acne and now is raining again (lord please help me). At 7:29am we had Sarah yell (Take out your bus passes); magically the bus appeared a minute later. The excursion for day was Hotel Laudinella in St. Moritz.

We arrived at hotel Laudinella and the first thing that came to my mind was 2 star motel in Las Vegas(Nevada). Mr. Stephanos Giannakis (Concierge) greeted us and gave us a wonderful tour of this hotel. This Hotel has a summer camp cabin theme to it. Mostly wooden. During the summer time most of their guests are senior citizens. The reason for this is that the seniors could relax and have a good time in this fairly nice neighborhood. During the winter which is the busiest time of Year at the Laudinella hotel the guest tend to be younger. Reason for this is because this is a hotel that mostly targets skiers and snowboarders. This hotel has 5 restaurants (perfect way to show diversity), 1 bar which looks very small and older than my grandmother (I love you grandma), 200 bed rooms and a fabulous room which allows you to store your ski’s and repair them if they get damaged. The hotel wasn’t Luxurious but it must be a gorgeous hotel in the winter time with all the snow surrounding it. The bed rooms are simple but this hotel is more of a family oriented hotel. I found it strange that the bathrooms had no ammenities maybe theres a special pick up room upon check in.

Once we were done with our tour of this Hotel we went to the tourist office. Once again people at the tourist office behaved rudely and careless. I swear I wanted to yank the front desk clerk by her pony tail and drag her around the streets of St. Moritz. I asked a question and she answered me in a rude tone and told me to go get pamphlets. I had it with these rude Swiss employees. After she answered me in that nasty tone of voice I walked out.

Lunch time came and we sat outside the infamous tourist office and ate the same bagged lunch we eat every time we’re away from the Swiss School. It was so cold we had to cut our day short and return back to Chur. This weather really sucks, mid June and we have to wear 2 jackets (this is unacceptable). When we arrived in Chur, I went to the souveneir shop with Adrianne (purchased some shot glasses) and then we ran over to Migros where I purchased some white chocolate bars at 1.60 CHF each.

We arrived on campus earlier than the original plan, so I sprinted up the stairs and started doing my laundry. I left the washing machine on and ran down stairs to start on my blogs. Time flew by next thing you know we were already at the dinner table. We had Asparagus soup, Veal, potatoes, mixed vegetables and a strawberry sorbet. The meal wasn’t something I would normally eat back at home but I actually liked it a lot. Today’s day didn’t go as expected due to the weather but I am happy because it allowed me to finish up my blogs and do my laundry. Mark bravo for being a good tour guide today.