One of the big jokes in our family has to do with Bill and his travel “guide books”. He buys a new book for every trip we take and keeps it in his hands as we travel around. He reads it incessantly (often to our chagrin). Sometimes we mouth to each other “are you listening?” and we all realize Bill is reading out loud to only himself. We think it is hysterical, but the truth of it is we’d probably…
Just a couple more things to share about our trip. We took the train over from Switzerland to Paris … because “Paris is always a good idea”. On the train over I planned out each of our days while everyone else slept. It turned out to be a perfect schedule and we quickly checked off the things we wanted to do. I even made a rain plan and guess what? It rained! The first day we saw the Louvre which…
After an amazing lunch here … we packed up and headed out for our last Swiss adventure. We were going to a place called Schynige Platte, otherwise known as one of the most beautiful places on earth. We arrived at the train station there about 4:00. They said by the time we took the train up (the rack railroad the train runs on has been operating since 1893) we would only have 11 or 12 minutes to be there before…
So much of Switzerland seemed like a real life Disney World. Several times I told Bill that I felt like we were on the Truman show except it was set in Switzerland and everyone around us knew all the scenery was fake but we thought it was real. It was just that perfect. The second day was cloudy but we never got caught in any rain. Every now and then the clouds would break but even in the clouds we…
Today is day three of the summer scripture study of John 21. It’s not too late to join along or to invite your friends! Have a great day! SHARE
I still haven’t really gotten over the beauty of Switzerland. I don’t think there are words to really describe it. Just a few highlights from our days there: On Day One we decided to do Grindelwald First Mountain. It said it was an “adventure mountain” and it lived up to its name. We first took a gondola ride to the top of the mountain. We then began by walking on a “cliff walk” which was a walkway built right on…
Could you hear the echo? I’ve missed being on the blog but have just returned from a fabulous trip visiting the Swiss Alps and Paris, France. I’ve gotten kind of used to echos because if Bill wasn’t singing “Edelweiss” while we were hiking up and down mountains, he was calling “RICOLA” (or as it sounded … RIIIICOOOOLAAAA) through the valleys. It was hilarious. Caroline finished her study abroad at the University of Lausanne and had ten or so days before she…