so then i took the train early early that monday morning
i THINk is lake geneva la.. hehe..*inserts many more pictures of sceneries and (of course!) the supposedly lake geneva
so then after i reached sion where i was suppose to hange to another train through domodossola (a part in yes! freaking ITALY!) to lucarno
the pit stop at sion whilst waiting for my train.
at sion.so then after, took the train. apaprently the train goes into the mountaineous region of swiss/italy borders.. freaking cool or what?!
the many pictures taken whilst travelling through italy.. hehe..
FINALLY! i reached my destination! lucarno.so then from lucarno. i decided to go to bellinzona. where it is like apparently the place renowned for the many castles that were there.
a testimony to the efficiency of the swiss transport system! :)))so then i was like walking around relying on esther's lonely planet guidebook once again..
so then i chanced upoon a castle!! so just went in to check it out..
apparently along the like walkway or whatever you call it.. there are like stuff on the walls.. and most of the depicting stuff that aint really pleasant to look at...
an example... =.=:
the top of the castle with its (?!) garden o.O
the nice nice damn nice sun...
castle walls!so i was like walking around that castle thens aw like two SUPER DUPER HOT SWISS ITALIAN guys just hanging around there.. so like i walked past them like twice? so like then the second time they actually talked to me so we chatted a bit but like cus i tink i was like leaving bellizona in like an hour's time? like nothing much we could do.. didnt manage to take a picture with them tho.. cus i HUMJI!!! sobs.. wasted~ oh wells.. also a bit scared from yest la.. heehe...
so then i heng ehng found my way out of the castle.. walked around the town area for a while
aww the damn damn nice sun!! it was actually warm! so much so that i was able to walk along this stretch of street without my coat on.. hehe.. coolios.. damn nice.. so long since ive walked in the open without any coat on.. thy bliss~
damn nice house that resembles a mini castle in bellinzona.. i tink its just bellinzona? with its reputed many dam nice castles.. even the people of bellinzona are like trying to replicate the municiple's famed object.. hehe.so then left bellinzona for my one true destination LUGANO! (piang eh the lucarno and lugano gave me such a big headache i had to constantly check the map to ensure that i didnt accidentally mixed them up and going to the wrong destination.. )
streets of lugano
this really cool fanciful groceries stall i saw.. couldnt resist..
public area to play giant chess.. isnt something that is found in sg but yet is a relatively common sight in swiss.. :Pso then after went to the tourist info centre in lugano and gotten a map...
intended to go to the chocolate factory but was told that it was going to close soon..
rushed and took a train ride.
in my random hurried way, i managed to catch the right train and alighted at he right stop.
thy street.
A SIGN of the chocolate factory!managed to reach before the closing time.. haha.. so happy.
at likle near the entrance, they actually had this fountain of chocolate where free chocolate sampling is give.. basically the picture shows the lady dipping a biscuit into the chocolate fountain.. WILLY WONKA OR WHAT?!so then walked around the place where they show boards and stuff telling bout the history of chocolate of cocoa.. different types of cocoa yada yada yada...
and i actually was able to see the chocolate factory. but sadly i was qte late so the no. of ppl working there was to the minimal and like only certain machines were on. but nevertheless.. coolness!! aha.. its like this walkway that is above the factory so we can look down and see the machines and the people at work.. hehe...
the "family tree" of chocolate-making?then after walking around the chocolate factory, i went to the nearby museum where all the antiques with regards to chocolates were there.. old advertisements/posters.. vending machines..
they even had like this display of the different ingredients present in white/milk and dark chocolate..
chocolate moulds and the resultant chocolate.so after the chocolate museum, i went to their chocolate shop! (of course mans.. hehe)
they offered free sampling! damn nice.. hurhur..so then bought some chocolates after much much many contemplation.. hehe..
the entrance of the chocolate factory with its COW!
the cow..
wayy back to the train station..
the extent that they had to protect the vending machine from vandalism and abuse..
thy sky..
the train that i took.. TOTALLY EMPTY..
night scene of lugano..
night scene of lugano 2.so then after i took a train to zurich and from there change a train back to lausanne.. by the time i reached lausanne was like 1+ am? and like i missed the last tram.. so like had to cab.. :((( poor me.. but ok la the guy was really helpful and nice despite the fact that i know nuts bout french. and like the first cab guy i approached he didnt know english and he was like helping me find another guy who knows english just so the other guy could send me back.. nice people mans..
hehe..
yups.. tt's bout round up my short and flighty trip into ticino! but despite the short time span in ticino.. the guys i saw.. *smirks lips* aha..
rightyyyy... :))))
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