Mom and Dad Martyn made it to Zurich on Wednesday, September 3. Scott and I couldn't be happier to have family here, especially Mom and Dad, because we have missed every one so much. They traveled from Detroit, through Chicago and London to get to our little home of Zurich. Thursday was a day to explore the city of Zurich.
The tram is always the most effective way to travel, so of course we took them on plenty. I think they look very happy sitting on this one!
On Friday, we went up Uetliberg to eat at the wonderful restaurant up top. The views and weather were outstanding that day! You could see straight to the Alps.
If you look past our shoulder, you can see the top of the Alps. Past those mountains is Italy. We are going to fly over those mountains in a few days to get to Rome!
A short video clip of the view after we got off the train at the top of Uetliberg!
Later that day, we took a boat ride around Lake Zurich. The sign above says Kleine Rundfahrt, which means short roundtrip. We all thought it looked more like a small fart. =) Even more interesting is the exit signs off of the highway....."ausfahrt". Hmmmmm.... a#* fart.
Again, we could see the Alps from the boat ride as well. I'm so glad the weather cooperated enough for our visitors to see beautiful Zurich.
On to Luzern, Switzerland...
Then, of course the weather didn't want to cooperate any more once we got to Luzern. On Saturday, we all went to Luzern for a short day trip. We are standing in front of a super Swiss restaurant.
Above is a short clip of our train ride from Zurich to Luzern. Although the sun refused to show its face, the countryside can't hide!
The lion monument sits engraved inside the rock face in the city of Luzern. It was built in the early 1800's to commemorate fallen Swiss guards during the French Revolution. The Swiss do not fight in wars. However, they are commissioned to guard certain figures in other countries from time to time as mercenaries. For instance, the Swiss Army guards the Pope in Rome. At this particular time in 1792 the Swiss were guarding the home of King Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, and their children during the time when an angry Parisian mob stormed the palace in search of the aristicrats.
More than 700 Swiss officers and soldiers died trying to defend the palace. Without them knowing, the King and his family had already left the building. The Lion stands in Switzerland to commemorate those soldiers.
Right before we left Luzern, we went to look at the beautiful Jesuit Catholic Church next to the river. These people were throwing candy from the wagons at the time. Interesting idea for a parade...
We had a great Swiss meal on the river in Luzern to warm up before we headed out into the rain.
Now, it's off to Rome and Paris! Stay tuned for more updates.
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3 comments:
It looks like you have been having a lot of fun lately :-) Miss all of you.
Oh Brooke you made me lol about the *fart* part! I am so excited to see pictures from your new trip! You have A LOT of emails to catch up. :-D
I am happy that you had visitors from home. :*)
love u
WOW!! Looks like you have some beautiful scenery out there and that your mom and dad were really enjoying themselves. Makes me smile!! How wonderful that the weather was so clear!! Can't wait to hear all about their adventures when they get home! Sure hope they made it to London from Paris!!!
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