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This hotel, the first 5-star hotel in Lucerne has a long history and is one of the important landmarks in lucerne. Situated right in front of lake lucerne, the grand building cannot be missed if you stand on the side of the KKL. Schweizerhof is a chain in Switzerland reputed for it's good locations and service. Welsome snacks which we brought on our cruise Cruise on Lake Lucerne, with the hotel in the backdrop From KKL, the cultural centre (for perfomances, conferences, exhibitions etc.) What we liked best was the fitness and wellness centre which all guests have access to. Check out my video :) Rate: SGD$450+ per night for non-lakeview without breakfast. Add CHF80 per night if you want lake view, CHF35 each for breakfast.

Of all the hotels we stayed at in Europe, only two are worth mentioning here: 1. Hotel Gletschergarten in Grindelwald and 2. Hotel Schweizerhof, Luzern. Grindelwald is one of the two gateways to Jungfrau (Top of Europe). The other is Wengen. I simply love this hotel with splendid view of the mountains nestled in Grindelwald, 35 mins from Interlaken OST station. Grindelwald n wungen are the gateways to the famous jungfrau region. Run by a couple, the fourth generation owners, the hotel gives you a chance to stay in a traditional Swiss country-side cottage. Although 100 years old, it is very well-maintained and clean with modern amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet. They very kindly picked up our baggage from grindelwald station so that we could go straight to jungfraujoch, the highest peak in Europe. After our jungfrau trip, we were picked up from grindelwald station and checked in immediately, with our baggages already placed in our rooms. No need to show passport or prese...

It's such a fuss to collect tax rebate if you make purchases in an EU country but leave from a non-EU country like what we did. I made purchases in Milan, Italy (EU) but we were to fly back from Zurich, Switzerland (non-EU) to Singapore. When you do that, you need to get a custom stamp at the last EU point of departure. No custom stamp = no refund! Reach Switzerland = too late! If you travel by plane from Milan to Zurich, that's not a problem cos you can get the custom stamp from Milan airport. Unfortunately, we were going to travel from Milan to Chur in Switzerland via Tirano. So we had a hard time figuring out where to get the custom stamp because we had no idea where the border is! The worse part is that the Italians themselves have no clue! Is it at Milan? Is it between Milan and Tirano? Is it between Tirano n Chur? Here are the versions we got: 1. Ferragamo salesgirl Just do it at Zurich airport This is the biggest mistake! Once you reach Zurich, it's too late! 2. Girl...

The custom officer at Tirano is very funny! When I presented my tax-refund forms for the custom stamp, he insisted on seeing my Ferragamo shoes so I showed them to him... Custom Officer: These shoes? This price *points to receipt*?!?! me: Yes... Custom Officer: *suspicious look* me: *points to the brand* Ferragamo Custom Officer: *shakes head* You is crazy!! Me: *run my fingers over the stones* Swarovski crystals... Custom Officer: Ah... Hm... Your (h)usband (will) kill you! LOL All these happened when chris was happily sipping his minestrone soup at a restaurant and when I related the incident to him, he also LOL haha

Here's a simple teriyaki chicken with home-made sauce. i always have sake, mirin and soy sauce (shoyu) in my fridge so i just make my own sauces. Teriyaki chicken (1 piece of thigh) Ingredients (for 4 people) Sauce - 3:3:3:2 tbsp of soy sauce:sake:sugar:mirin (reduce sugar if you find it too sweet) Boneless chicken thigh 2 pieces (for healthier version, remove skin). Cut each piece in half. sesame seeds oil for frying you need a pan with a cover Method Bring sauce to boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Simmer for 10 - 15 mins. Leave to cool. Marinate chicken with sauce for at least 30 mins in the fridge (singapore's weather is way too hot to leave it out in the open) Heat a non-stick pan on medium flame and oil it a little. place chicken (skin side down is with skin) n brown for a few seconds then pour in remaining sauce from the marinate n cover, simmer for 3 mins. Turn chicken over, cover n simmer for another 3 mins. Remove chicken from pan, cut into pieces and drizzle with sau...

This guy's talk is really interesting... it's so awesome how Math can be applied to something seemingly unrelated. I checked out his website  http://www.langorigami.com/ and guess what I found among other cool stuff? Folded from 2 full pieces of US$1 bill. After watching his video, I am so amazed that I am speechless... If I can get my hands on one of his books... I'd like to explore the Mathematics behind his work.

Wa, there is a new hip and cool hangout in Punggol, very near Punggol Plaza. If taking public transport, get off at Riveria LRT station and walk towards the temple. Enter Tebing Lane and follow the road. It appears very ulu but once you hit the carpark of @Punggol, wa, you'd think the entire Punggol is there! LOL We checked it out on Saturday night but it was too dark to shoot anything... except some pics of the supermoon with my i-Phone. then I went there for a jog on Sunday morning without my phone -.- so we had dinner there this evening =) Try to reach by 6:30 if you wanna be able to find a parking lot. Reach by about 6pm if you wanna check out the promenade and Lorong Halus Wetland before dinner. I already checked out the wetland and Chris was hungry plus we felt a few raindrops so we turned back after we reached the bridge to hit the restaurants. Chris wanted to eat Popeye -.- so I tagged along and boy did I regret it. The fish fillet in the sandwich is so over-fried that it w...