Chris took us to an authentic and awesome Swiss restaurant tonight where we had sausages, ham, an incredible wine, and two giant pots of chese fondue. (Tom & Greg please disregard any memories of the disastrous Christmas Eve fondue from a mix last year). This was the real thjng and so delicious right down to the crusty burnt cheese at the bottom. Danke Chris, danke!!!
The day was spent in the old town, hobbling over cobblestones, hiking to the top of the narrow stone tower at the church that Charlemaigne founded in the 800s. Zurich is an old Roman town, and succesive centires through the Middle Ages and on built over the ruins and kept going. Our view from the tower heights was of the entire town and lake and river laid out below us, so neat and tidy and Swiss and beautiful. We visited the Landes museum, the cloisters at the Fraumuenster church, marvelled at the Chagall stained glass windows in the church, and ate a lunch of brats wrapped in pastry. Mmmmm.
You may have noticed there are NO pictures on this blog. Major iPad - blogger - google disjoint. Technology eludes and frustrates us for now. Trust us, the pix are great, they're just not postable. In your mind's eye picture church spires, ancient rows of houses lining narrow streets, flowerboxes in the windows, blue and white shutters, and all of it neat and picturesques.
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