Well here I am in Switzerland, I guess. It's very pretty and Evian comes out of the taps, but it's also eye-wateringly expensive and I feel like I've already done everything there is to do in my price range here in the first weekend (namely hike around the lake, see the Norman Foster house, ride the escalator down the hill, see the majestic bobsleigh run and watch Netflix (Wifi permitting)).
It costs a fortune just to be alive, and there is apparently no way out of the valley except back up to Zurich, which is 4 hours away. On the other hand, there's a huge pool in the basement of my building, and I've just about come to terms with the bus schedule, so there's that.
I've made another compilation, and my phrase of the day is the German word for "a situation found in chess wherein a player is put at a disadvantage because they must make a move when they would prefer to pass and not move". I feel there's a lesson to be learned there, but if not, it's quite a funny word which reminds me of both "Numberwang" and Guyball.
Speak soon,
Roger Frederer
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