Julie was excited to get out and explore the city. These
are the steps we had to walk down, and CLIMB back
up each day.
Down by Lake Geneva, looking around and enjoying the
good weather.
Mel and I sitting by Lake Geneva.
I wanted to take a photo of this sign because
of the city Bern on it. that is where the temple
is. Also, just to see the language, etc.
Getting a picture of some of the architecture in Luasanne.
This is called Chateau du Ouchy. Mel said it was a castle
that was turned into a hotel.
We took a boat cruise on Lake Geneva and got to see several
cities that border the Lake.
Mel enjoying the cruise
This is where there were grape vineyards all along the hill
side. There are a lot of grape vineyards in Switzerland. It's
amazing how they terrace the slopes and grow the grapes.
A beautiful view of some of the Alps.
This is Chateau du Chillon that sits out on Lake Geneva
On Monday night we were invited to Mohamed's house for
dinner. Mohamed is an employee of Mel's
company, Kinemetrics. He is in charge of the Swiss office.
They prepared such a wonderful dinner. Best dinner we
had while traveling.
Julie was so happy to have people her age around, even if
it was only for one evening. They are now facebook friends.
I was amazed at how mountaineous Switzerland was. I should
have known, but didn't really realize. Across from Lake Geneva,
(which is HUGE by the way) is a part of France. We could see
Evian across the lake. That seemed neat to me, to be able to
see another country looking over across Lake Geneva. The
boat cruise was enjoyable. Relaxing, and just taking in the
sights of the cities bordering the lake, and the gorgeous Alps.
We took the Metro down from our hotel, to Ouchy, which
is what they called the little area where it bordered the lake
and where we got on the boat. There were lots of people around.
I guess we weren't the only people on Easter/Spring break. And
we'd heard they'd had a cold winter, and the weather was sunny
and a little chilly.
In the evening we had dinner with Mohamed and his family. It
was nice to drive in a car to his house. And Julie had fun being
around his children. They told us a little about schooling there,
and getting into college. I have to say, I LOVE America. We
are definitely the land of opportunity.
3 comments:
It looks like you guys had so much fun!
And yes! It is very mountainous! When we lived in Italy and drove through Switzerland, you don't get to see much because you are driving through looooooong tunnnels. Tunnel after tunnel. It's very interesting. Also, the Matterhorn (like Disneyland) is in Switzerland. The swiss Alps. The Alps are just gorgeous. When we would drive throught the Austrian side of the alps you could see gondolas going over the freeways with people on them. It is how they got from one area of a village to another.
Stella keeps saying - look grandma at the beach. Close enough. That looks pretty cool. Especially the grape orchards. Way pretty.
Okay, stop it already your making me jealous. Funny thing is I am sure I will come back to your blog daily to see what is new. Curiosity is my downfall.
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