We woke up and squeezed (sqouze?) in a quick breakfast at Milchbar before heading to the airport. The flight home was fine and when we got home, our […]
Switzerland, Day 15: Zurich
SMS was starting to improve. I felt so badly that he was sick on the vacation. There were a few silver linings like at least it didn’t happen […]
Switzerland, Day 14: Lugano – Zurich
SMS still felt badly so I went to breakfast by myself, followed by a walk around the lake. I bought myself a Busker’s Fair tee-shirt, which was bright […]
Switzerland, Day 13: Lugano
Another day, another delicious breakfast. Now that we were at a hotel, it was a pretty fantastic spread. Unfortunately, my travel partner was starting to look worse for […]
Switzerland, Day 12: Ascona – Bellinzona -Lugano
I feel like these entries are getting boring- not because they are all about my awesome vacation (naval-gazing travelogues- not boring! Right? *crickets*) but because each day starts […]
Switzerland, Day 11: Valle Verzasca – Orselina
Our AirBnB part of the trip was turning out well. There was a festival in Locarno when we visited which made hotels near the Piazza Grande more than […]
Switzerland, Day 10: Grindelwald-Luzern-Lucarno
The next morning, we set out for Luzern to pick up SMS’ jacket. Sigh. Luzern was not good for remembering things- my bag and his jacket. Fortunately, we […]
Switzerland Day 9: Gimmelwald-Grindelwald
After the Via Ferrata ended in Gimmelwald, we walked around for a bit in Gimmelwald. I had heard it was Rick Steeves favorite Swiss village and while I […]
Switzerland, Day 9: Klettersteig Via Ferrata (Mürren-Gimmelwald)
When we were planning the trip, it was really important to SMS that we do a Via Ferrata, or Iron Path. There are several in the Alps and, […]
Switzerland, Day 8: Bundalp – Griesalp – Interlaken – Mürren
We woke up with twenty of our newest, closest friends and got ready for the day. We had a trekker’s breakfast of muessli and bread- v. carb heavy! […]