Playing host and tour guide

We welcome our first guest from the U.S. My friend Danyelle came from Chicago for a visit last Sunday. We had a wonderful time, roaming around Zurich, and then hitting the rails to see a handful of the great sites in Switzerland. My prayers were answered and we enjoyed beautiful weather the whole week. Danyelle and I discovered that we have similar philosophies about touring: Lots of walking, interspersed with visits to Confiseries, Espresso Bars, Bake Shops, and Tearooms. Lucky only got in on the first few days of touring Zurich, then went off to“camp” – the Tier-pension in nearby Adliswil where he is boarded during our travels. Some of the spots we visited: Einsiedeln, Luzern (where they were celebrating Fasnacht in a big way), Appenzell, Fribourg, and finally the Bernese Oberland. Jesse joined us there and together we traveled up to Muerren, where we got up close and personal with some really impressive mountain peaks. As you can see from the photos below, we saw some awesome scenery and had a lot of fun. Photo at left is of a hearty Swiss dish Roesti - potatoes, chesse and a fried egg on top. ~Susan

Walk in the woods

Another sunny day in Zurich. We went for a walk on the other mountain in Zurich, Zurichberg. It's on the other side of the lake and very accessible. Lots of people were out walking and running on the trails. On the walk down back to the city we walked through woods in the city very similar to Rock Creek Park.

Photos are below.

Hello from Zurich. As you can see from the photos below, we at last have snow on the ground here! Lucky loves the snow, but the shoveling left him exhausted - ha.

Fondue is the perfect meal for a chilly winter evening, and last night we had a group of friends in for a 3-stage feast, to try out various types of Fondue. We began with the traditional Cheese Fondue, moved onto a Chinese-style Broth Fondue for beef and fish, and ended the evening with, of course, Chocolate Fondue. Believe it or not, we actually had leftover melted chocolate, and found a great use for it this morning - Mochas!

I’m glad so many of you are enjoying this blog. We’ll try to keep the posts coming. ~Susan

Beatiful day in Zurich

Yesterday we took the local train to the top of Uetliberg, the mountain in Zurich. This is the mountain I run up and down most weekends. It was a clear sunny day and felt very warm in the sunshine. We could see the mountains above Interlaken. As soon as the sun went down it got very cold.

Photos are posted below.

Winter walk on the Wanderweg

Yesterday we spent the day in Davos, Switzerland. The weather was crisp, but with the brilliant sunshine it felt warm.

We walked along a winter path from one end of town to the other. Lots of people were doing the same thing. We also saw a large number of cross-country skiers, like when we lived in Alaska. However, Alaska ski trails are a lot more rugged and challenging than the beautifully manicured wide trails in Davos.

Photos of the day are below.

Welcome

Hello family and friends. This is a photo from our trip to Bulgaria.

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