A Long Day

I was really exhausted by the time I wrote this entry. I did a quick walk in the village near ny hotel after breakfast, hopped onto the bus to the Congress Hall. Managed to walk across town on the way to the Congress Centre and really had a feel of what Lugano was all about.

I then listened to a few lectures and then followed my colleagues to Fox Town retail outlet which I blogged about earlier.

I then turned back to the Congress Hall for anothed session before taking a late afternoon stroll into town. Did some more shopping before taking the tram up the hill to get to my bus stop before finally heading home.

Luckily we had planned for a quiet dinner back at the hotel. All of us as a group. We could then chill out, do the packing before heading to Milan tomorrow morning after breakfast.

Feeling sticky now after I was sure almost 10 km of walking. My legs were aching and I could do with a long hot shower. Shame that my room didn't come with a bath tub .. ..

Photos from the day walk can be seen here.

Off for Shopping

After I settled in for the morning lecture, my colleague contacted me. They planned to head out of town to a retail park doing some retailing themselves. I just tagged along.

The place we went to was called Fox Town. Don't ask me how they coined the name of the place. There were hardly any foxes in the place. Getting there was rather tricky as well. A bus ride to the train station and taking a regional train five stops away. And then a walk in bright sunlight onto the shopping mall about 15 minutes away.

Setting off by the famous Swiss train serviceThe journey took a total of 5 stopsFinally thereNow, where to go first?Exhausted, we went straight to have lunch before the assault to the shops begin. For me, I didn't buy much. Just some chocolates and clothes for my children. The branded stuff were way too expensive despite the discounts and tax-free offer. I gave it a miss, since we planned to do a bit more shipping tomorrow in Milan. Hopefully the stuff there would be cheaper.

This didn't stop my colleagues buying though. Saying that, a few items caught ny fancy. The Ferragamo ties for example. Much cheaper than in KL and the selection was very good for a retail outlet. The Burberry shop wasn't that bad either although the stuffs there were still too expensive.

To be honest, I was quite disappointed when I arrived at the place as I was expecting much more. One if my colleague said that during a previous trip to Milan, his group organised a special trip to the retail park. He didn't buy much then either.

Let's wait until tomorrow then ......