Landhotel Alpenblick Zürich
Bergstrasse 322 Zürich, Zürich, 8707, Switzerland
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Settling in
... what I am saying.. I tried: Rotkreuz, then Rotkreeeeuuuz..then ROT-kreuz, then ROT-kreeeuuzz and still no!! I bet they see foreigner all over my forehead and have an immediate blockage. It's tough ;0) .
So far I have noted the following:
- my eggs had an ORANGE yolk! Sampling size too small to draw any conclusions on that.
- the milk tastes like I am drinking ...
Countdown: ARRIVED!
... I should rather say. I checked out Migros (grocery store) and the Coop (another grocery store). They have everything. Kinda like our Maxis that also have pots and pans for sale etc. I picked up some lettuce, tomatoes, an avocado and some hangers (none in the apartment!), and strolled back to try and reconnect to the internet. It finally worked and now I'm a happy camper, listening to Virgin radio :0) .
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Exploring on our Own in Zurich
... home.
My first night of making dinner for the kids was just a little bit challenging! After discovering that I forgot to thaw out the chicken for dinner, I had to improvise and place the package in the sink, filled with warm water, to defrost it. And then the settings on the stove were different than what I'm used to, so I had to ...
Day 1: Trainrides and Foosball
... from both sides. It was all by-the-book passes and very little fancy footwork. I think the bravado and riskiness of Hispanic teams makes for more entertaining games. I used the rest of the game to get Swiss German lessons from Larson. It turns out Swiss German is so different, my little German phrasebook is useless here. My most common sentences are ''Sorry, ich reda ka dutsch. Sprechen Sie Englisch?'' which means ''Sorry, I don't speak German. Do you speak ...
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... Dallin went and tried to find a place to park. Allison had gotten out to meet us. Susannah, Allison, and I all hugged each other. It was so great to finally be back with her and Dallin!
We then found Dallin parked in a parking lot. We all hopped into the rental van (of course, I was in the very back). We drove down to the Villa Maria to get our suitcases, and then we drove out of Lucerne, saying a goodbyes to this beautiful city.
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