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Many of my friends ask me what am i doing here, the answer is "enjoy life", i am not in hurry to find the job. Even I try to found some before. To be hnoest, if I wanna work here, it is not easy, beacuse i only have IGS work permit. this is only allow us to stay here for one year. but they hope we can stay here longer!! HSMO work permit is better. therefore, i just sent some CV, some of them reject me, others never reply. this is discriminational, but its ok for me. I don;t mind if i can find job here or not. I love here even the weather is cold now.

therefore i join the life drawing class in bradford university, its really nice, i learn how to drawing. the teacher -sam, he told us, everyone can draw. when they are child, they can draw. so he encourage me draw, i never paint before, i don't know any skills. he teach us propotion how to measure the head and the body. it is very nice during the drawing, i can really feel relax. i have plenty times, so i also join some english support class. its 1.5 yeas, i should continue to learn my english!! and also, i join the pronouncation class. Hope  can improve!!

This is the latest day we stay in Switzerland. Our fly is on 12.35. therefore we just go around Basel city centre. This is not shopping city. Therefore, there are just few souvenir. Lala and I went to buy some chocolate. The majority shop is in railway station. However I think it must be very expensive, so we go about 10 minutes to find a supermarket-migros. It has many discount of chocolate here. I bought a knife. It cost 17 CHF. Then we went back to YMCA to check out. The fly was delay for 1 hour. They said because of Paris airport. Its too busy- too many airplanes are in the queue.  When we arrived London, its about 2.30, so I can not took the cozch on time, my tickets is funfare tickets its amendable but I should changed in advance. However, I didn’t do that. so the ticket is useless. I ask the reception, she ask me to buy a new ticket, it cost me 21 pound, its too expensive, so I gave up to buy it. lala has laptop, in Victoria station, nation express is free for internet. So I got a good idea, I can book online, and its cheaper, so lala help me to buy ticket, its only 10 pounds. Its 17.00, and I book the ticket, after 5 minutes, I got a message, I show the message to driver, and I took the coach. When I arrived Bradford, I took 17.30 coach. its about 10.40 I arrived Bradford.

We took the first boat go to Switzerland. We have to pay although we have swiss pass. Because there is no discount in the first boat. The guest hostel backpacker is really nice place. They are very friendly and didn’t charge us anything. So we start our trip fpr today, this first place, we went to Bern, we went to a famous one church, we don’t know the name of this church, in Chinese they call it “step church” I am not sure the name ha. It seems “muster”. It seems UK’s church, but UK is bigger than this one. Then we went to history museum, its close on Monday. So we went to Einstein museum, this is a very small museum. Its full of his things, he live here when he was young, we saw a video to talk about his life, in this video I knew he merry twice. The secondary merry is his cousin. He have study in Zurich university. After that , we went to Geneva, this city is famous in union nations, it’s a neutral country. They don’t want to join UN before, at 2002, the citizen vote, and most of them agree to join UN, then they join UN. We visit inside, we can not visit individual, only with tour, so we spent 8CHF to join this tour. We saw many gifts from many countries. One gift is from China, its very special painting, when you look this painting in different view. You will fell that the door always in front of you. For the swizerland, this is a very special country, there have 3 major language- French German and Italy, I am curious that how can they choose prime minister, and if the prime minister talking, what’s language does he talk? Then we went around the Geneva garden, church. And, we back to Basel. On the way we back to Basel, we met an artist, she is really nice, she gave us a swiss coin, 5p, she told me this is for lucky. She live in Basel, she told me she live alone, if we wonna go Basel, we can visit her. We live in YMCA, it’s a really nice hostel, they gave us slipper. We can took it back.

this is the capital city of Olympus. There are a famous castle nearby. This castle is in Montreux, the name of this castle is Château de Chillon. A English poet wrote a poem to describe the minister of this castle for freedom. This English poet is Byron, he put his name on the wall in basement. This castle is top 10 castle of the world. Its not as beautiful as Edinburgh castle, however its nearby the Geneva river, its really beautiful/ we went there around 2.00. We were planning to stay there for just half a hour, it has many things we can have a look, therefore we stay there for whole afternoon. After that we went to Olympus museum, the ticket here is very special. Each tickets has different symbolize in different year. We knew much history about Olympus and saw much competition there, some people they wear very strange in the Olympus before. I saw the tennis competition, the women will long skirt during the competition. Its so funny. Olympus is hold for peace. We only spent 1 hour, because we arrived very late and it close on 18.00. This is the 6^th day we stay here, we though we don’t have too much time to take the boat in the morning. So we decided to take the boat at night, we check the schedulable, there are many boat around the river until 10.00. this is the beginning of our French trip. We don’t know the other side of river is French, so when we arrived there, we saw a casino. We thought that’s the one we saw in the afternoon in Montreux. We are very happy, and we wonna take the train to back to our hostel. We thought its easlier way, so we get off the boat. When we walk around the street we recognized this is different place with montreux. We ask people how to go to train station. However, most of them cannot speak English. We felt very strange. Finally, we found the train station. But the train is very strange, unlike swiss train, its blue colour, I told lala maybe we arrived the French, I think its just a kidding, but but but, when we meet the train station’s staff how to go to lausamme. He told us swimming, haha, and then we ask he where is here, he told us”French”, oh my god!! We went to another country by accident. Wow, its amazing experience we took the boat to another country. (only 30 minutes) so we took many picture here, and ask the staff how to go back to boat station. Then hen we arrived the boat station, the time shows the next boat is on 20.45, when the time coming, there is no boat same, we start to nervous. Suddenly, we recognized its Sunday today. The latest boat is that we took the one, oh my god, we have to stay French for a night. We don’t have Europe money. And we don’t have place to sleep. We will stay in this boat station whole night. Its only 21.00. lala told me its better way to go to casino, because its safe. Or we can go to police office and ask them to took us back to swiss. But we cannot find any police in this small town-evian-les-bains. We went to restaurant to ask them, but they don’t have any idea to help us, they just told me to book a hotel. But lala and I don’t want spent more money. Then we went to casino, its also a very strange place. After discuss to lala, we decided to go back to train station. We though its safe than boat station. So we back to there, luckly, the staff who just told us this is French. He is on duty that night. He is really very kind. He found a place that we can sleep whole night. The place is like a rest room. Its very safety and warm. Although there is no bed. We stay in French train station whole night!!

The hostel happy inn is not as good as other hostel, it doesn’t has kitchen, and it just has a bed to sleep. We took the 6.07 trainin the morning, although we are in hurry, but we still on time to take the train. Zermatt is a town which around the mountain. It takes us 3 hours to arrived there. Not like Jungfrajuch, we can see the purpose of people come here is for ski, Jungfrajuch is a tourism please. We took the cable car to arrived the top of zermatt’s mountain-matterhorn. Its full of people for ski. Everyone took ski equipment expect us. Matterhorn is a symbolize of a famous chocolate. Now, I stand in front of this mountain, its really amazing. By the way, the cable car is not as expensive as Jungfrajich, its 42.5CHF. however, its worth, its really nice view here. On the top, it also has a ice palace, the sculpture here is really beautiful. Some of them like a ice wine bottle. One of sculpture is like a bear, we seat there, and this bear is getting more and more slim, ha. It spent us half a day. We finished whole view, we have nothing to do, so we walk around the city centre, I bought a famous one teakettle-SEGG, this brand is famous than others. For the hostel, it’s a little bit expensive, 4 people live together including breakfast and dinner. It spends us 50CHF, and its far away from train station, its about 15-20 minutes walk. The dinner is sausage with potato and salad. The breakfast is wheat flakes with milk and bread. I don’t like it. In Zermatt, the hotel is much more expensive than Interlaken, however, this is a “green” city, there are no petrol car, every car and bus’s power is electric. I think swiss government want to protect this area. Its very nice policy. This is good got environment. To be honest, if you are not ski in this area, its not worth to stay fro whole day, I think half a day is enough. The better way is go there earlier and go out in the afternoon.

At the first, we planed to leave on 6.00, but we checked the train time, there is a golden train on 8.20. so we decided to take this train from Luzen to Internlaken Ost. When we arrived there its about 11.30. we put the luggage in happy inn, then we descided to go to the top of Europe, Jungfraujich, it takes 3 hours by train to arrived the top, the ticket is very expensive to arrived there. It spents 108CHF with swiss pass. We can round a cycle to arrive the top, we choose from the Grindelwade and back to Wegan. In the train, it explains many history about Jungfrajuch, there are 3 stop station during the trip. They gave us 5 min to go around the station and see the wild and majestic mountain. Its really magnificent mountain. The snow never melt, it cover the mountain for whole year. The lastest train is 15.55, however we arrived there is about 14.30, so we just have 1 hour to see this place. We went to a area, that cover many snow, this area cannot enter, but most people go inside, so we also entry to play snow, we saw a helicopter and took many picture there, the we went a ice palace, after 15 minutes, they ask us to go out, because the lastest train will start. But the scripture is really nice, we go back to interlack around 8. lala and I felt very hungry, we didn’t eat nice meal for a long time. There is a huge supermarket in Interlaken west- migos, it also has migos restaurant, so we bought some food there, it’s a kind of buffa, 2.6CHF/100gm, we order a little bit, however, its about 6 CHF, its not as expensive as we think, and the food is delicious, we order some fish and vegetable, its very nice dinner.

we wake up very earlier, when we arrived the Luzern, its about 8.30, most shop are closed. So we took a leaflet and then we read some information about Luzern and make a plan to go around the city centre. At beginning, we went to Lowendenkmal, its near Gletschergarten, this is to memorized the French war, the solider die in this war. A poem said that this is the saddest sculpture in the world. There is a sword in the lion. However in the winter the Gletschergarten is open on 10.00, we arrived there is abput 9.20, therefore we decided to go to another famous mountain Pilatus. This is the famous one that there have a slope train “48”, and it has fire dragon in the mountain. The cable car was close at that day, the only way to go to mountain is by train. By the way, the information centre women, she is very kindly, she explain a lot of information in this mountain and  she also show us some video in the mountain, she told us if we climb the mountain, we have to say hello to her, she will see us in the information centre. We spent about 30 minutes in the mountain. There have many walking way, we choose the shortest one, its about 10 minutes walk. Its really beautiful, the weather is very nice, you will feel you live up in cloud. The we went to Luzern city centre to see the Gletschergarten museum, its free for us, because we have swiss pass. Its ice age museum, this park is really fantastic. Even we don’t know too much about that. one exhibition room is very interesting. There are a lot of mirror inside. it’s a maze. When I enter, I lose way, and I collide the mirror. I need to put my hand in front of me, otherwise I will collide again, its very fanny. We also went city wall and very beautiful bridge. We cannot took the latest boat in Luzern, its close on 16.20, so we went to Bern, Bern is the capital city in Switzerland. We never notices that Bern is bustling as London, people seems very busy in this city. They walk very fast, and the shop close very late, we are very exciting, so we planning to come here again. Because its really a nice shopping centre. We leave here on 8.00.

we went to the 4^th smallest countries in the world-Liechetenstein. It’s a really small country. They have their own king, they live on the top of mountain. Its really a small country. We went around this country for 1 hour, although this is very small country but their citizen’s salary is very high. The chocolate and knife is cheaper than Switzerland, so we bought a little bit in there. We though we can buy others in other city in Switzerland, but we are wrong. There is another famous one in this country, its stamp. We found the post office, but its too expensive here, therefore lala bought a stamp in a shop. By the way, we went to a very small shop, and we meet aristocrat. At the first we though the owner in this shop, he didn’t want to talk to us, after the women went out the boss told me she is a family of king, oh my god we meet the aristocrat in this country. In this shop, this kneif is cheaper than others, I bought a knife is only 12 CHF. In the afternoon, we went to Zurich, we saw a history museum in front of railway station, so we enter, because we have swiss pass, its free for enter for museum. Its talk about many history, actually we don’t know too much about west history, we saw a traditional clothes and some old weapon. One is very interesting, a lot of small sculpture make by paper, its seems 2 countries have a war, we saw a castle, a men hang on the castle. If we used by telescope, its like a 3D, very interested. Then we went to a church the name is Grossmunster, it’s a very famous church near the river. We took a little walk and then we back to Sursee.

this is thr first day we arrived the swizerland. Its very easy for Taiwanese people to come here. Because I have UK student visa more than 6 months. We don’t need apply visa. Basel Europe is a small airport in the middle of 3 countries, French Germany and Switzerland. The first day we arrived in 12.00, so we still have many times, so we went to a famous place- Rhinfall. This is in a small town-schaffausen, so we took train to this please and then took bus 1 to arrived rhinfall. Although we get off wrong way in bus station, but its very convenient, its have a bus every 10 minutes. As everybody said, its really very nice place, beautiful. The autumn is coming, so the leaves is colourful. Its like to walk in a picture, its like a dream, very very beautiful. When you sit in front of rhinfall, you will feel peaceful and enjoyable. Then we go around the scheffausen city centre. There are many paint in the wall. It seems a “art” city. The citizen is very friendly here. They told me how to take the bus. The prices of stuff is a little bit expensive than UK. The prices here is similar to UK. Our b&b is in Sursee. We ate cheese fondu. It’s a little salt. This b&b’s ower is a Taiwanses. Its al ittle bit far from city centre, we have to took bus to there, we live in the ground floor, it’s a little bit cold.

We went to lake district, it’s a beautiful place. We went to there by train, it about 34 pound to there without young person card. I came here once, there are two way, one need to climb the high place, another need walk 30 minutes, I didn’t notices that, my father walk to 30 minutes, its too tired to him, my mum want to take boat, but its no time to take it. 

we still in Bradford one day, it’s a special day, the city hall open for everyone to visit. So we went there and see a very old lift. I took my mum to kirkgate, she is really like shopping, when she saw the beautiful clothes, she couldn’t leave, haha, than I took my brother to media museum here. It has bbc inside, you can pretending you are actress in BBC haha.

We took the first one bus back to Praha, so we take taxi to bus station. This is waitress friend took us to station. 100 CEZ, expensive, only 10 minutes. Then we back to praha, this is very strange place, it has bus from city centre to here, however, it doesn’t has bus to back to Praha city centre. The bus is in a strange place, we should took metro back to city centre. The metro here should buy tickets, but we don’t have enough coin, and the shop don’t want exchange coin for us, we found a wicket for a while, to be honest, its really not very good for tourist. At metro, somebody check our tickets, haha, we are good citizen, although ots not easy to find a wicket, but we still bought it. We arrived there in the noon. We went to national museum and mucha museum, go around city centre and Old Town Square, dad felt tired, he slept hotel. We want to eat in a famous restaurant, but its full. At night I went to see black light theater, I never been this kind of theater, it’s a little bit small. Many people wear black clothes. The name is Alice….i forget the name, the end of this performance the actress naked. This is only one thing I remembered!! Haha. We will take airplan in the afternoon on second day. So my brother and I went to castle here and go around city centre. Than we back to Bradford.

This is a small town in south of Czech republic. We book the hotel is pension Dannia, its about 30 minutes walk from bus station, its really far away. I think if I took parents I won’t book so far places next times. It takes 3 or 4 hours by bus, the bus is not as good as we took yesterday. The bus is old and smell not good. When we arrived there, my dad almost cannot walk. And he slept for whole afternoon, the city is around the river, this city is the List of the world's natural and cultural heritage UNESCO. At night, my father felt better, so we went to a famous places-KETC for dinner, it should book in advance otherwise we couldn’t eat here. This restaurant is like a cave. Its famous on BBQ. And its garlic soup is also famous one, the bowl is made by bread, bread with garlic soup, its really fantastic. We stay here for 2 days, the second day we went to a tower, (the tower has a very beautiful painting outlook) my dad is getting better so he climb on the top. Than we went to the castle and the castle garden. My father bough a hand ring, it seems to take luck to him. The castle is not as superb as UK. At night we went to another famous restaurant. They introduce some traditional food for us, its made by egg, its nice one, and we also drink beer here. Its really nice beer here. The hotel’s breakfast is really nice, many bread (although it is not delicious too hard). They took the breakfast to our room. Although its cheaper than Praha, and it has breakfast, but my parents like David’s pension than this.

this is not far away from Praha, its about 2 hours by bus, its very strange here, the bus is faster than train, so for this 6 days trip, we whole take it by bus!! However, we should buy ticket in advance, otherwise it might be full. This is a really beautiful for holiday. People could come here and buy a cup, than they can drink a mineral hot spring water, some people said its good for health. but I only drink a little bit. The taste is not very good, ha!! The building is really beautiful, the style are so different. We bought some bread here, its really cheap, only 5 czk each. Than we go around the city, saw some traditional market, and we go to a restaurant for lunch, some people told us its famous (maybe famous in price haha) it’s a little expensive than other place. We went to supermarket to buy some food than we back to Praha.

it takes us 2 hours to arrived Czech republic by fly. We arrived there in there afternoon. Our hotel is David’s pension in Florlance station. We found the hotel and then we went to city centre. Unlike UK, the prices here is cheaper than UK, we found a resturant which is more people in it, we though this might be better. In Czech, people can smoke in restaurant, so I can smell the cirgate here. I don’t like it, its luck that UK prohibit smoking in public places this year (pubas well). We order 2 meals one salad one soup 2 cola and 1 beer, its only 380 (about 10 pound). Then we went to Charles bridge. This place is really beautiful at night. My father cannot walk too long, however, he cross the bridge. There are many sculpture there. Charles Bridge was built by Bohemian king and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. in 1357. the famous one is to memorized a bishop have been throw in to the river (I am not very sure about history) by the king. Another sculpture is a dog, if anyone touches it, the blessing will coming. After we cross the bridge, there is no metro station nearby, therefore we walked for a long time to find the metro station. We walk cross a dark street, final we found the station. I am very sorry to let my pap to walk a long distance. For the hotel, we rent a apartment, 4 bed, its 2000 (about 60 pound per night).

its my birthday, my brother choose this day to come here. I planning to shopping whole day, so we went to crabtree& evelyn in leeds. Then we went to a junction 32 outlet village.my mum and brother bought a clerk’s shoes and we also went to burberry factory to buy a tie and scarf for my elder brother. At night, my lovely friend prepared a nice dinner for me to celebrate my birthday. Its really a fantastic birthday party thanks for my friends love you all!!

Buckingham have to walk for 15 minutes from Victoria station, therefore I took my parents to burger king and order some drinks for them, then ,my brother and I took underground to there, but there was no parade performance in the day, so we just took picture and then we went to Cambridge. Paddle is only one things we did in Cambridge. However, its really beautiful, the tour is very smart, he introduce many history about Cambridge, I almost forget it. in this place I think they hire many handsome guys to paddle. It can attract young girl to come. We back to Bradford at night.

In the morning, we went to Hyde park. It’s suitable for walking although its very cold. My father cannot walk for too long, so we spent whole morning in the park. There was a interesting things in this park, a squirrel come to us, we gave him a chips then he walk very near us, and we took many picture with squirrel. He seems use to do that he didn’t afraid human. In the afternoon, we went to British museum. In the museum, there has a wheal chair, therefore my father can take a rest there. British museum have many exhibitions, my brother and me just look around very fast, to be honest, even I came here in the secondary, I didn’t know too much about those things. Then we came to hotel, my brother and I , we decided to see other places in London, so we went out again, we went to Westminster abbey, big ben, London eyes and London bridge. Its very beautiful to see London bridge at night. You can took underground to London bridge station and walk for 5 minutes to there. The underground in London is very convenient, but it can describe in a word ”expensive”. One day tickets spent us almost 7 pound per person. London……….