Zurich... we've enjoyed our stay

From the day we arrived in Switzerland we have been treated terrifically by the Swiss, what helpful, kind and generous people they are. It was a joy for us to be able to communicate easily; most people here can speak French, German and English.

To give you an idea: we arrived in Zurich, checked in and brought up our packs. We then headed straight to get the tram downtown, we needed to get some info on the lines and the quickest way to get around. We stopped the first person we passed and he gave us loads of information and got us on the right track. When we arrived at the station we discovered that we had no Swiss Francs to use in the ticket machine... Oops! My fault. An old lady informed us that while you can use Euros here, the machines won't accept the coins. So we asked the bus driver, where we could exchange money in order to get on the bus? A local girl said: "that there was no place to change on Sunday except at the main train station downtown," she then offered and exchanged 10 Euros for us to get on the Tram. There are many many more examples of how good people have been here, so thank you Switzerland and all of the other places we have visited, we have been very lucky to encounter such great people.

Zurich is such a beautiful city with such stunning views of the Alps, unfortunately, with the hot weather there was quite a heat haze and it was hard to get a clear shot.

Oh a little story: today after climbing approx. 200 steep steps to get to the top of the tower of a church when we got down we discovered that I did not have my Tilley hat. I couldn't believe that Ce didn't have it, so it must have been where I left it... at the top of the tower. We both had a chat and I ended up calling the complaints department to inform them that Ce wouldn't go back up to get it... Needless to say, the complaints department wasn't open so I had to go back up and get it myself... where's the justice in this world!... just because I was the one to forget it... isn't there something that addresses this in a marriage contract? Something like: "Thou shalt retrieve your husband's forgotten goods".

Tomorrow we head off to Domaso, Lake Como in Italy to relax for a couple of days.

All our love to everyone.

Signing off,

Derm & Ce

P.S. Ce here, there is an absence of comments on the blog... love to hear from you.

Ducks are not welcome... settle down just passing through!

 

Munich... History, Churches and Autobahns

Germany, the land of no speed limits... We had our first experience driving on the Autobahns here; it is a very strange experience when you are doing 135 klms an hour and cars are passing by you as if you were standing still... I have been praying hard in all of the Churches for Hertz to exchange my Fiat for a Porsche, but no luck so far.

The scenery on our drives has been nothing short of spectacular, especially with the excellent weather we have been having, we feel so lucky to be able to experience this beauty together.

The weather was much better in Munich than what we left behind in Salzburg... it made it a little more comfortable to move around and it was another real treat of a city. We arrived on Saturday morning and  the streets were so alive, we haven't seen that many people in the streets in a long time and we enjoyed the madness to the fullest.

The Germans definitely love their sausages and sauerkraut, we tried a couple of their sausages... Ce really liked them, but I love the Irish sausages and I'll be having some when we get there in June.

They have some of the most amazing churches and cathedrals in Munich, very different styles from what we have seen in the past.

Internet has been a bit spotty, so we are a little behind in our posts. We arrived in Zurich, Switzerland yesterday... We will try and put up a post before we leave tomorrow.

Signing off,

Derm & Ce