Carnevale Rabadan di Bellinzona

On Valentine’s Day, we made a day trip to the neighbouring town of Bellinzona to experience its annual carnival, The Rabadan.

My crib

Hello! Since I’ll be calling this place home for these five months, I think my room deserves a post of its own. Read at your own peril, though, because you are about to witness the pig sty that is my humble abode.

First impressions: Lugano

Lugano is a small town located in southern Switzerland, along the edge of Lake Lugano (Lago di Lugano) and bordering northern Italy. It has a population of 60,000, and boasts Switzerland’s third-largest banking centre after Zurich and Geneva respectively. The population is mainly Italian-speaking, likely due to its close proximity to Italy.

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