Wednesday, August 27, 2008

A hot night with Sophia Loren & a day by the Zurich lake

For many people the signs for an ending summer are foggy glass panels on the terrace, feeling cold in a suit in the morning on the scooter to work or when you need a jumper when sitting outside in the evening. For Markus another good indicator is the slow re-start of business travel-activity.


Zurich presented itself from its best side

Yesterday night he has boarded the first plane again since early July heading for a day in Zurich visiting clients. When he arrived at 2145 it was still 21 degrees and he checked into his hotel - Hotel Wellenberg - in the very city centre. Due to travel restrictions the hotel was rather dodgy: worn out, no aircondition and noisy. The best thing were two large photographs of Sophia Loren on the wall opposite the bed. So he spent a really hot and sweaty night with the diva for only 290 CHF!

Quite odd to have pictures of Sophia in front of your bed

The Wednesday was warm and sunny with 26 degrees and the lake was absolutely beautiful. In between two meetings it even worked out to sit down by the lake for 10 minutes and enjoy the view, but the rest of the day was meetings, taxis and lots of discussions. To wrap the day up and relax he will go for an 80-minute run in the Prater Hauptallee once he reaches home lateron.

Kerstin & Markus

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