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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
From France

April 22, 2007

After an eight hour overnight flight from Delhi, we arrived Zurich stiff, sore and tired but in relatively good spirits, all things considered.  We had woken early enough to stare in awe at the Alps as we descended into Switzerland – almost, but not quite, as impressive as the Himalayas.  As we hurried through the terminal to catch our connecting flight to Paris, I marveled at its cleanliness and, for the first time in three months, felt woefully underdressed among the chic travelers rushing by us.  I stared incredulously at the price tags on the merchandise in the duty-free shops (really though, who would ever pay 150 Euros for a tie?) and was already starting to miss India where you could eat for an entire day for the price of a coffee in Europe.  [read on]