Hi everybody...
Saw most of you this past weekend in either Hamilton or DC or both. It was great to hang out with everyone! This blog will be about the weekend before we came home, and then once Agnes gets back here to Zurich, we'll blog on our week home and post those pictures (technical difficulties in getting them up on the website without Ag's computer here).
So, anyways, the weekend before last, we were planning to go to Kandersteg, Switzerland. It's a very small town that is close to one of our favorite places, Interlaken. Unfortunately it was supposed to rain in the mountains on Saturday, and the whole reason we were going was to hike (only a 3 hour hike this time...not like the last one). So, instead of getting muddy and wet, we opted to head to Geneva, Switzerland and check out that city for the day.
We got on the train around 8:45am on Saturday morning and were in Geneva by 11am or so. As always, the train ride offered beautiful scenery through the mountains and passing by lakes. When we got there we just shopped, ate, walked around, etc. To our disappointment, Geneva did not knock our socks off...it was just average for our standards and we were not "wowed" by anything. We did have a good time though and definitely enjoyed each other's company. Plus, I got to use my French again! I will say, I was really excited to speak it and know what was going on around me. I might even venture to say I am French savvy (but that would be giving myself too much credit, I think).
Anyway, one of the main attractions to the city is the Jet d'Eau which is located in Lake Geneva. The fountain shoots up 140 meters (about 420 feet) high! For some odd reason though, it wasn't "shooting" when we were there and we have yet to figure out why....the paperwork on the city said it operates 10am-10:30pm on Saturdays. Who knows...maybe it needed some Viagra or something. Either way, that was a disappointment. But, we did see the Reformation Wall, the Saint-Pierre Cathedral, Old Town and the Flower Clock.
Old Town was really (Agnes comment) quaint and lovely. The streets were all cobble stoned and lots of cafes were open and in full swing. The restaurants in this area looked really tasty too. The Flower Clock was impressive with all the different flowers used to create the numbers, the face, etc.
We left around 5pm and then, once back in Z-town, went to dinner with our good friend Jake Carter. Long story short, the family that Aggie babysat for in Lux is, ironically, moving to Zurich too! Jake got an outstanding job offer so Sally, Seb and crew will be here in just a few short weeks. (Jake is here now, and Sally and Seb are still up there in Lux finishing out Seb's school year.) We really enjoyed hanging out with them in Lux so we are pumped they are coming here too!
The rest of the weekend I had to get some work done for the Luxembourg office....yes, I am still "connected" to them and doing a few things which has been kind of tricky and if anything time consuming. Things will start to taper off here soon and I couldn't be happier about that.
Last Friday morning, bright and early, we left for the States and as most of you know, we made it safely and rocked out the rest of the week. The bachelor party that my brothers and dad set up went off without a hitch. I got a very similar report on the wedding shower for Agnes (set up by Kelli and my mom, along with various other family members and friends). Brent's wedding in DC was a blast as well (until the bottles of liquor started pouring themselves down certain family members' thoats!). I've got a ton of good pics from that and can't wait to post them up.
We got on the train around 8:45am on Saturday morning and were in Geneva by 11am or so. As always, the train ride offered beautiful scenery through the mountains and passing by lakes. When we got there we just shopped, ate, walked around, etc. To our disappointment, Geneva did not knock our socks off...it was just average for our standards and we were not "wowed" by anything. We did have a good time though and definitely enjoyed each other's company. Plus, I got to use my French again! I will say, I was really excited to speak it and know what was going on around me. I might even venture to say I am French savvy (but that would be giving myself too much credit, I think).
Anyway, one of the main attractions to the city is the Jet d'Eau which is located in Lake Geneva. The fountain shoots up 140 meters (about 420 feet) high! For some odd reason though, it wasn't "shooting" when we were there and we have yet to figure out why....the paperwork on the city said it operates 10am-10:30pm on Saturdays. Who knows...maybe it needed some Viagra or something. Either way, that was a disappointment. But, we did see the Reformation Wall, the Saint-Pierre Cathedral, Old Town and the Flower Clock.
Old Town was really (Agnes comment) quaint and lovely. The streets were all cobble stoned and lots of cafes were open and in full swing. The restaurants in this area looked really tasty too. The Flower Clock was impressive with all the different flowers used to create the numbers, the face, etc.
We left around 5pm and then, once back in Z-town, went to dinner with our good friend Jake Carter. Long story short, the family that Aggie babysat for in Lux is, ironically, moving to Zurich too! Jake got an outstanding job offer so Sally, Seb and crew will be here in just a few short weeks. (Jake is here now, and Sally and Seb are still up there in Lux finishing out Seb's school year.) We really enjoyed hanging out with them in Lux so we are pumped they are coming here too!
The rest of the weekend I had to get some work done for the Luxembourg office....yes, I am still "connected" to them and doing a few things which has been kind of tricky and if anything time consuming. Things will start to taper off here soon and I couldn't be happier about that.
Last Friday morning, bright and early, we left for the States and as most of you know, we made it safely and rocked out the rest of the week. The bachelor party that my brothers and dad set up went off without a hitch. I got a very similar report on the wedding shower for Agnes (set up by Kelli and my mom, along with various other family members and friends). Brent's wedding in DC was a blast as well (until the bottles of liquor started pouring themselves down certain family members' thoats!). I've got a ton of good pics from that and can't wait to post them up.
As for right now, I just got back home (with orders to finish this blog) and will just be working for the next couple of weeks. Agnes stayed back in the States and will return to Zurich in two weeks. Until then, she'll be the guest of honor at a few more wedding showers (in Chicago, Colorado, etc) and will be finalizing some things with our other wedding-related activities. I've been home about 5 hours now and can tell you I miss her already. The dishes have mysteriously piled up and for some reason there's no dinner made. What is going on here?!? ;-)
