Posts Tagged With: Lugano

Day 4998: A Bad Day

Posted on September 8, 2026 by Ann Koplow

With all the great days I’ve been having on my solo tour in Switzerland, I guess it was inevitable that I would have a bad day.

In Lugano yesterday, I had a bad day. It was very hot and humid, ChatGPT kept sending me places that had lots of stairs and biting bugs, systems and machines were broken, I thought I had lost a phone charger, I got into an increasingly bad mood, I felt homesick and ashamed, and some old part of me thought I was being punished for having so many great days.

However, the bad day had some great moments and now it’s another day!

Also, even though I don’t speak the language, I intuitively took a picture of this during my bad day.

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Here are the rest of the images I captured during my bad day.

It looks like some people at Costco are having a bad day.

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “a bad day.”.

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Thanks to all those who improve my bad days, including YOU!

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Day 4997: Who Knew?

Posted on September 7, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Who knew that I would

  • love solo travel so much,
  • learn to tolerate not knowing so well, and
  • still be writing these daily blog posts for me (and you!) with images like these:
Who knew that I would meet wonderful people like Robert and Tara who would delightfully distract me from the scenery on the train?
Who knew that they would have an adorable dog like Koda?
Who knew I’d be on the wrong car, almost miss one of my four connections yesterday, and figure it out before it was too late?
Who knew that I would have such spectacular views from every hotel room on this trip?
Who knew I’d be getting so many amuse bouches that would amuse my bouche so much?
Who knew there were so many different types of pasta?
Who knew this would be the weather in Lugano during my stay here?

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Who knew I’d be having conversations like these with ChatGPT, especially after writing a song like “Artificial Intelligence”?

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Who knew there were so many great things to do in Lugano?

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Who knew I would have so many wonderful readers like YOU?

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Day 4996: On Top of the World

Posted on September 6, 2026 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday, I was on top of the world as I travelled in an empty gondola to the top of the world near the Matterhorn.

Here’s a video I made as I was on top of the world.

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Actually, I have been on top of the world throughout this entire wonderful solo trip in Switzerland.

Yesterday was such a peak experience on top of the world that I expect I will hold it in my head, heart, and soul for the rest of my life. If I am feeling despair, I expect I will use this memory of being on top of the world for peace and relief. It also helps me to realize that I can physically return to this top of the world as I am aging in the years ahead. Indeed, something I noticed yesterday was that there were many older and debilitated people on top of the world getting around okay despite the thinness of the air and other obstacles.

Can you tell that I’m on top of the world through my other images for today?

I’m aware that I was on top of the world on International Vulture Awareness Day!
I did this icy adventure by myself when I was on top of the world!
I love that Zermatt, which is on top of the world, has almost no gas-powered vehicles.
A memorial to those who died trying to reach the top of the world.
On top of the world, I found chicken soup at a French restaurant called Marie’s Deli!

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I’m on top of the world that my next stop is Lugano.

Thanks to all who are joining my adventures on top of the world, including YOU!

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