Zurich Switzerland March 17 to April 1

We arrived to Zurich On March 17 the weather was beautiful. Our first day in town was spent relaxing and catching up with Rene and Doris. They had went out of their way to see that we would be comfortable in their home. And we were comfortable very comfortable. Zurich is a nice to visit. Clean, friendly, easy to get around and no shortage of things to do places to eat and people to watch. Next time we will go back in the summer as I hear this already fantastic place gets better when the sun warms everything up.
A quick picture by lake zurich
Not the best picture I seem not to have great ones of the inside of their house. It is a very modern apartment that is located on the top floor of an industrial building.
The building they live in. A five minute walk to the train station.


Rene with Julian sitting at a cafe.

I have to say it took me a very long time for me to post about this trip. I may need to add a few pictures from time to time as I know I missed a few good ones. We also went to St. Gallen and to the capital of Bern both were day trips. Bern was a city that needed more than one day. Next time..

Luzurn March 19 a day trip

A Swiss flag blows in the wind. A true Swiss flag is the worlds only true square flag.

Doris on the Left and her sister Bea on the right.
A river front view. A cold day but we still managed to sip coffees outside.
All of the water in Switzerland is drinkable. And very good. The wtaer running is very cold but it does not stop Julian from playing.
This is Kapellbrucke (chapel Bridge) It crosses the Reuss River it is made of wood. It dates back to the 14th century. However only the octagonal water tower is original. In 1993 a fire left it in a disastrous state.

Appenzell Switzerland March 21 -23

This cabin in the mountains of Appenzell was built by Rene's grandfather. The family over the years has changed very little. It has three bedrooms one bath. A nice sized living space and of course a great fireplace. Getting here in the winter you have to park down below and hike up.
Here is the small town of Appenzell. This town is best know for its strong smelling cheese. Which can be used to make excellent fondues when mixed with herbs, and alcohol.
The sun soon will be set over Appenzell. It is very quiet all you here is the gentle sound of the wind.
Doris made an amazing fondue. We almost ate it all.
Our trip down Chris carried baby.
a cafe is were we left the car before heading up the hill to the cabin.

Ascono Switzerland March 24-28

The snow was coming to Zurich so we headed south to Ticino. We found a fantastic hotel lakeside in the town of Ascona. We stayed 4 nights 5 days soaking up the sun.
Spring has arrived in Southern Switzerland
Doris and Jules enjoying the day at a cafe.
The view from the hotel terrace.
another view from the terrace.
A little side trip to Valle Verzasca. Mother nature has sculpted this valley which has an emerald green river running through. There were still spots of snow on the ground and all the leaves had not shown their colors but, it was still an amazing sight to see.
The old stone bridge over the river.
Simply beautiful. Lakeside in Locarno
Locarno old town
A silly picture but, I loved it.

London March 12 to the 17th

This trip to London was all about family time. Our son and their daughter were born the same day. We had such a good time watching the babies together. We did manage a few outings as well. Taking the underground was enjoyable for all. The babies loved all the motion. Thank you Tim and Ruth for showing us a wonderful time. Your home is comfortable and stylish. You make us feel like family.
Out to Lunch in Hampstead Heath. Julian does the ordering.
This photo is taken on their street we were out for a walk.
The photo here of Chris and Little P is at Camden Market. A fun day outing with lots of people watching and shopping.
Ruth has two rabbits frida and bun buns this is frida trying to get away from Julian
the two of them played so well together.

She is a sweet as apple pie. We just fell in love with her. She started to crawl as soon as we left. Bummer to have missed that.

And we thought it was winter

Were having such nice weather that a camping trip was in order. So on Friday we packed up the lance with some food and wine and headed North for three amazing nights.
We just love watching the sun go down. Something about that last few seconds never gets boring. I always say to Chris "Do it again please."
Happy boy

We walked a couple of miles looking for a remote campsite. This is usually a pond. A bit dried up at the moment.
I dislike this picture of myself but, Its January and I'm in a tank top and Julian is in a tee shirt. The sun shines so bright that the pacific ocean shows all her gorgeous colors.
The waves were great. At night we slept soundly hearing them crash against the shore.
Point Arena Lighthouse

Some of my favorites from the past month.. or two

When you have a baby in the house most everything else is put off until later. I can't believe he is now 7 months old.
A little lemon never hurt anyone. His Grandma Carrie loves lemon I guess he takes after her.
On Christmas we had a fantastic salt encrusted prime rib.
One of our favorite things about where we live is being able to walk everywhere. Our best friends Cristen and Nathan and their son Louis live really close so we often meet up on the trail and head out for Peets coffee a nice long walk.
Our first Christmas with Lil P
This year I spent Christmas Eve at home with my mom and dad I had not slept over on Christmas eve since 19. Santa found his way to their house too.
A family game of 21 Dad was the dealer. sitting around playing cards is much fun especially when your winning!
Go Cal!!
Watch out Ladies.