Mom arrived on August 1 in the morning. Jason went down to the airport to get her. She arrived at our house happy but tired after the long flight, so we all took the opportunity to nap most of the day away. All of us but Luke, that is, and he had a great day doing his own thing.
Jason bought us some meat on a stick, bread, and fries to eat. The meat on a stick was delicious - like ribs but without the bones and without having to touch it with your hands. :) Jenny, we could eat this stuff!
The next day we drove our car to Zurich to enjoy the lake. We tried to rent some of the free bikes they have there, but we were too late. Instead we walked around the lake a lot, found a place to put our blanket, had a picnic, and swam. The water was chilly, but not too bad. We all jumped off a pier and swam a bit.
Mom, Jas, and Luke swimming into shore:
Luke did the swim twice and was tired!
August 1 is Swiss National Day, so there were festivities going on down in Baden. After naps, we walked down the hill to town (in the scorching heat), explored a bit, and then settled in the Theaterplatz to watch a band play and to eat.
Luke was our Swiss waiter.
After the music and food, we got ice cream and then walked up the hill to rest a bit before fireworks. At 9:30 or so we went down the street a bit to sit on a hill near our house to watch fireworks. They shot them off from the castle. We had a great view, and the fireworks were huge! There were also families setting off their own fireworks in the soccer field just below us. I couldn't believe how many people were doing it, and right in the middle of the grass. I guess growing up in dry Texas summers, and with fireworks illegal in city limits, I am just not used to it.
The next day Jason pulled off a near-miracle. He got our car insured, picked up license plates, and then went to get the car itself. This involved a lot of running around (literally) in the heat, catching trains and trying to figure out how to get to places before they closed for the weekend. We now have our car and have been able to drive around.
In the meantime, mom and Luke and I walked to town again to pick up our internet box (and carry it up the hill!). We took Luke to the really neat park in town (part of it is under a bridge) to play.
On Sunday we drove into town again and went to church. Before church we took mom up to an area tha overlooks the river and the old town part of Zurich. Luke fed the pigeons here.
This spot looked very different than it did in winter!
Today we made a big trip to Ikea to shop for a few things and eyeball some others. We were there 3 hours! Luke was amazing...again...we are so lucky. Tonight my principal had the new teachers over for dinner, and I got to see the Paulsons again. It was so good to see familiar, friendly faces, and to know that I will get to work with Kris again.
We are all tired but excited for things to get moving. Tomorrow is our first "official" day!
We are thinking of friends all over the world who are headed back to school this week. Have a great school year everyone!
1 comment:
LOVE the photos & updates! Hooray for boneless ribs / meat on a stick! That's the best invention ever! :) So glad that Mimi is there with you all and having a good time exploring your new home. Love you guys, and LOVE the updates!
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