Day 4: Trains and more tunnels in Switzerland

Oh! My! What a day! We started off super early because mom had a meeting in Zug. We got that done but had a beautiful sunrise drive on the way!

This lake had been hiding behind trees, but I finally won!

See that swoop of ice on the left hand side of this mountain? That’s mom’s first real glacier. I may have teared up! My first good glacier in eight years.

We then got in line for a thing we didn’t know existed until this trip, a train ferry!

Boarding the “ferry”. Do not add water.

We’re on a train. In a car. In the Swiss Alps. Here’s a waterfall.

We never know what to expect when exiting a tunnel.

Right off the train, another glacier. I swoon. 😍

After we leave the train ferry, we head on down the road more until we take another train and see glacial melt.

We land in Zermatt. Home of the Matterhorn. The real one. Not the one at Disneyland with a yeti.

We head up more of this tiny Alpine town in hopes of a glimpse of the Matterhorn.

But took a break and finally stopped at a traditional Swiss restaurant. Had Raclette on a recommendation!

But the Matterhorn hid in the clouds. Must be very shy.

We took the train ferry back through the mountains.

We got back to our 150 year old house that we swear is haunted but staff is skeptical. But I captured this image on the way back from the bathroom. Bis schpöter! 🇨🇭

Day 3: Zurich > Lichtenstein > Flums > Interlaken

We’re in Switzerland because Mom’s work sent her over to meet employees and so we hit the road early just to do that!

The Alps slapped us in the face as soon as we left Zurich.

The major thing we noticed besides the mountains was how many tunnels there are. Instead of zig zagging up and down these mountains, they just drill these beautiful holes into them. I wonder if Swiss cheese inspired this idea? 🤔

While we’re planning this trip, Mom thought it would be fun to pop over to Lichtenstein for breakfast and so we did!

The town was very cute, clean and quiet at 7AM.

I guess they have glow in the dark chickens here.

Who could ever get sick of looking at these mountains!

We then left for Flums, where Willson Brass is located. Oh darn, a pretty waterfall!

They don’t currently use this anvil, but they made trumpets 🎺 with it back in the day!

We found this man giving us a demonstration on the anvil.

We were given a catered lunch with the employees of a regional dish called Pizzoccheri.

It was actually super fun to sit at a table with German speakers and some English speakers trying to get to know each other. But the sounds of everyone quiet and spoons hitting the bottom of a bowl of desert was quite funny.

The weather was on and off but when it was on, the views were spectacular.

Who gave Switzerland permission to be this beautiful!?

Dropping into the area around Interlaken.

Our hotel is not too shabby. We’re in the center portion, 5th floor, in the arch on the left.

The view from our room as soon as we stepped in.

The town is what you imagine a Swiss Alpine town to look like.

We capped the day off with dinner at the bar.

With a side of a fancy cocktail.
**Bis schpöter** 🇨🇭

Day 2: We land in Zurich.

Miles traveled 3,738 by plane

173,828,028 km getting lost trying to find our hotel from the airport.

After getting lost in Zürich with no cell service of WiFi, we finally found the Park Hyatt. Our room wasn’t ready but the staff could obviously tell we were exhausted and planted us on a patio with wine.

So, apparently this car is a big deal and you have clubs of young boys and men that care about spotting these fancy cars. (Side note: the woman on the right spoke no English and we speak no Italian but the universal language of laughing at the absurd made us friends!)

Boys looking at their phones after chasing fancy cars around Zurich

Spicy sweet crunchy heavily goodness. Don’t know the name but we may have procured more for a road trip.

When we were in the plane, the fight attendant said that requesting ginger ale was very American. So much so, that the bottles here even say so!

We were exhausted, so the post is short but we have more planned for today! Bis später 🇨🇭

Day 1: Back together for a different kind of road trip!

Miles traveled:

Me: 250

Mom: 3,000

I took Amtrak to Boston while mom flew in.

We woke up and decided to take a ferry to the aquarium. I know, not the first time we have taken a ferry in Boston on this blog. it was slightly choppy but I swear this trip will get better. I pinky swear.

I mean, look at that belly! Don’t you want to rub it!

This fat little penguin reminded me of my wide load of a cat. Also, she didn’t swim, she floated.

More jellies! These had like an electrical iridescent pulse through them!

Look at the puppy! Could you say no to that face?

So, mom is obsessed with this lobster roll so we had to have it since I don’t live here anymore. I think she made kissy noises at it and murmured, “I love you more than my first born”

We made our way to check in…. Wait, what is this terminal, it’s been awhile?

Oh! That’s right, we’re going to Switzerland for a bit! Chocolate and fondue for days!!!!🇨🇭🍫🧀

Oh? This is really happening. Switzerland! 🇨🇭 Zurich? Is our meal fondue on a plane?

Boulder Day 4!

Before the pics, we were actually asked at one point this trip, “How did you guys meet?” Intimately.

UC Boulder Buffalo Natural History Museum

We headed to the planetarium for three shows. Two were awesome. The laser show, not so much.

I was hangry and this was my only option.

Finally, mom got me to a Mexican restaurant to keep me from going crazy.

I love indoor plants. It’s actually an addiction.

The rug shop tempted us again. But no 12 year old.

We met Becca and Jacob on our first night and Lily a little later but we love these people and had to have one last night with them on this trip. We will be back soon. 🥰😘

Boulder Day 3!

We started the day with a healthy serving of fruits and vegetables.

We visited the Museum of Boulder which has a great community curated exhibit on the contributions from Latinx people.

This inspired mom and I to give rock climbing a try. Just kidding. We would never.

I may or may not have had too much fun using global data to look at my favorite volcanoes. 🌋🌋🌋

We found a store called Jackalope and we’re fans of this very real animal.

This jackalope provided very good customer service.

On a recommendation, we had lunch at Rosetta Hall that had various food options and it was a fun experience.

Mom had steak first. I had chicken shawarma and hummus. We split a grilled Peruvian kabob thing that was amazing.

This marketing campaign worked on mom. She got a cozy sweater jacket thing we can’t describe.

We stumbled into this handmade rug shop that had the best salesman ever. He had us feeling the various textures of wool and silk.

He just happened to be the cutest 12-year-old going on 13 and will probably run a company or country in a few years.

Another great find was a wine bar and gallery.

It was overwhelming at first but we settled in quickly.

Walking around and looking at all of this with a glass of wine was the perfect way to close out the day.

Boulder Day 2!

It was a bit chilly so we needed coffee with a little Baileys. We had breakfast too.

We had to twist each others arms to go into a wine tasting room.

We dropped into the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. $2 and three galleries.

The Boulder Dushanbe Tea House. We were told to check this place out but every reservation was booked.

We took a short walk along the creek until Canadian Geese bullied us off of it.

A golden retriever was parked outside a thrift store, so we had to follow him to his owner Pinner.

He set up a music from for anyone to sit and play. It was hard not to smile and two goldens ran around and kids played bad music.

Grabbed a pack of Kools for 45¢ and then headed to a Jazz dinner! See you tomorrow!

Hello Boulder, CO

Work sent me to Denver and I thought I’d arrive early and get my mom to come in play in the winter wonderland. She jumped at the chance so we’re in Boulder for a long weekend.