Comments on: Zürich, Switzerland for the summer (housing? DebConf?) http://www.milliways.fr/2009/05/01/zurich-switzerland-for-the-summer-housing-debconf/ Obey Arthur Liu . blog() Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:37:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Obey Arthur Liu http://www.milliways.fr/2009/05/01/zurich-switzerland-for-the-summer-housing-debconf/comment-page-1/#comment-3920 Obey Arthur Liu Wed, 06 May 2009 14:03:27 +0000 http://www.milliways.fr/?p=166#comment-3920 2.2kCHF was in Enge, close to the Google offices, which might explain the price. I've found a shared apartment with a Googler in Adliswil for 800CHF. I will almost certainly take that. I will have to take a trip to IKEA though because there's wallpaper but not much else :). The housing officer is for full-timers I think. They put all of us interns on a mailing list and sent us a list of housing pointers but that was all. Thirsty Thursdays. Hum. Do people ever work there ? :) 2.2kCHF was in Enge, close to the Google offices, which might explain the price.
I’ve found a shared apartment with a Googler in Adliswil for 800CHF. I will almost certainly take that. I will have to take a trip to IKEA though because there’s wallpaper but not much else :) .
The housing officer is for full-timers I think. They put all of us interns on a mailing list and sent us a list of housing pointers but that was all.
Thirsty Thursdays. Hum. Do people ever work there ? :)

]]> By: Jeroen Massar http://www.milliways.fr/2009/05/01/zurich-switzerland-for-the-summer-housing-debconf/comment-page-1/#comment-3919 Jeroen Massar Wed, 06 May 2009 13:54:32 +0000 http://www.milliways.fr/?p=166#comment-3919 If people tried to quote you 3k for a room in Zurich then they are nicely ripping you off. Yes, it can be expensive but not THAT expensive. Expect: ~800CHF for a shared-room, ~1200CHF for a single room apartment (kitchen etc included), ~1800CHF for a 2 room app, ~2200CHF for a 3 room apartment. The catch might be here that these prices are mostly unfurnished which is maybe something that might not match up with what you are looking for, but there is an IKEA closeby ;) Problem there is though that there is a housing shortage in Zurich as such, it will be fighting to get a place, and getting one for short-term can be hard. http://www.wg-zimmer.ch is the one to check for if you want the shared option. A ladyfriend of mine from the US took 2 months to find such a place though (and she is a cute looking girl with a working brain thus definitely somebody with an advantage in looking for places ;) thus can be harder for the guys. Depends also on luck though. AFAIK Google has a Housing officer, as such, ask the folks there they can probably help you get going too (though maybe that doesn't exist for summer students, but you can ask at least ;). Btw: don't forget your whiskey bottles for Thirsty Thursdays at Google Maps SRE :) If people tried to quote you 3k for a room in Zurich then they are nicely ripping you off. Yes, it can be expensive but not THAT expensive.

Expect: ~800CHF for a shared-room, ~1200CHF for a single room apartment (kitchen etc included), ~1800CHF for a 2 room app, ~2200CHF for a 3 room apartment. The catch might be here that these prices are mostly unfurnished which is maybe something that might not match up with what you are looking for, but there is an IKEA closeby ;)

Problem there is though that there is a housing shortage in Zurich as such, it will be fighting to get a place, and getting one for short-term can be hard. http://www.wg-zimmer.ch is the one to check for if you want the shared option. A ladyfriend of mine from the US took 2 months to find such a place though (and she is a cute looking girl with a working brain thus definitely somebody with an advantage in looking for places ;) thus can be harder for the guys. Depends also on luck though.

AFAIK Google has a Housing officer, as such, ask the folks there they can probably help you get going too (though maybe that doesn’t exist for summer students, but you can ask at least ;) .

Btw: don’t forget your whiskey bottles for Thirsty Thursdays at Google Maps SRE :)

]]> By: Obey Arthur Liu http://www.milliways.fr/2009/05/01/zurich-switzerland-for-the-summer-housing-debconf/comment-page-1/#comment-3757 Obey Arthur Liu Sun, 03 May 2009 15:09:45 +0000 http://www.milliways.fr/?p=166#comment-3757 Yes, since later flights arrive too late anyway. Yes, since later flights arrive too late anyway.

]]> By: Iustin Pop http://www.milliways.fr/2009/05/01/zurich-switzerland-for-the-summer-housing-debconf/comment-page-1/#comment-3755 Iustin Pop Sun, 03 May 2009 14:55:48 +0000 http://www.milliways.fr/?p=166#comment-3755 ... I wanted to add that this means we'll probably see on the spot there which is the first train. … I wanted to add that this means we’ll probably see on the spot there which is the first train.

]]> By: Iustin Pop http://www.milliways.fr/2009/05/01/zurich-switzerland-for-the-summer-housing-debconf/comment-page-1/#comment-3754 Iustin Pop Sun, 03 May 2009 14:53:28 +0000 http://www.milliways.fr/?p=166#comment-3754 Ah, Talgo 194. I went to renfe.es, selected Madrid, then Caceres, and I found the train. However, it says: TALGO 16:40 20:02 DIARIO del 31-03-2009 al 13-06-2009. Which, by my understanding, says the train doesn't run during July :( The only other train, coming from Zurich, is the TRD 17018 but which arrives very late in Caceres (23:00)... Ah, Talgo 194. I went to renfe.es, selected Madrid, then Caceres, and I found the train. However, it says: TALGO 16:40 20:02 DIARIO del 31-03-2009 al 13-06-2009. Which, by my understanding, says the train doesn’t run during July :(

The only other train, coming from Zurich, is the TRD 17018 but which arrives very late in Caceres (23:00)…

]]> By: Obey Arthur Liu http://www.milliways.fr/2009/05/01/zurich-switzerland-for-the-summer-housing-debconf/comment-page-1/#comment-3744 Obey Arthur Liu Sun, 03 May 2009 09:03:42 +0000 http://www.milliways.fr/?p=166#comment-3744 @Iustin: I found it on bahn.de, it's the Talgo 194. I haven't booked yet. Maybe we should ask debconf people if they know about this "ghost train"... @Iustin: I found it on bahn.de, it’s the Talgo 194. I haven’t booked yet. Maybe we should ask debconf people if they know about this “ghost train”…

]]> By: Iustin Pop http://www.milliways.fr/2009/05/01/zurich-switzerland-for-the-summer-housing-debconf/comment-page-1/#comment-3743 Iustin Pop Sun, 03 May 2009 08:53:51 +0000 http://www.milliways.fr/?p=166#comment-3743 Hi, I'm going with the same flight from Zurich to Madrid but I can't find (on http://www.renfe.es/horarios/english/index.html) a train with the times you give (16:40, arrival at 20:02). Only a much later one :( Where did you find that train? thanks, iustin Hi,

I’m going with the same flight from Zurich to Madrid but I can’t find (on http://www.renfe.es/horarios/english/index.html) a train with the times you give (16:40, arrival at 20:02). Only a much later one :(

Where did you find that train?

thanks,
iustin

]]> By: Obey Arthur Liu http://www.milliways.fr/2009/05/01/zurich-switzerland-for-the-summer-housing-debconf/comment-page-1/#comment-3696 Obey Arthur Liu Sat, 02 May 2009 09:58:15 +0000 http://www.milliways.fr/?p=166#comment-3696 Sure! It's in the Tests team, working on <em>NDA NDA NDA NDA</em>! :D Sorry. Definitely very cool stuff though. Sure! It’s in the Tests team, working on NDA NDA NDA NDA! :D Sorry. Definitely very cool stuff though.

]]> By: Runa http://www.milliways.fr/2009/05/01/zurich-switzerland-for-the-summer-housing-debconf/comment-page-1/#comment-3695 Runa Sat, 02 May 2009 09:56:04 +0000 http://www.milliways.fr/?p=166#comment-3695 Congrats! :) Any idea what you'll be working on this summer? Congrats! :)
Any idea what you’ll be working on this summer?

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