One highlight of our time here was having Johanna and Gita here for a week. We arrived together on Saturday March 8, having met in Atlanta to fly to Zurich (Michael and I had been at NANOS meeting in San Juan). We walked over 17 miles on Saturday seeing the Lake Zurich, the Frauenkirke Chagall windows, and the many streets of Zurich. We ended the day on top of the mountain behind us, Ablisberg, to watch "Horses on Ice" an actual sport of horses with special horse shoes running around an ice track being judged on style, speed, and attitude. Sunday we took the train to Luzern where we walked along Lake Luzern, saw the Luzern Lion statue (Mark Twain called it the saddest Lion in stone he ever saw), the bridges across the river. We treated ourselves to bratwurst and beer at a stube. Monday the girls toured around Zurich and the Zoo, and Tuesday they took the train to Murin and skied in the alps--under the Jungfrau, Eiger, and Monch (while Michael and I worked). Wednesday we went to Basel for Fasching--at least a 4-5 hour parade with flying oranges, confetti, hardboiled eggs while drummers and picolos filled the streets with their sounds. Thursday the girls toured Zurich, and Friday they headed to Mt. Titlis and Eidelberg where Michael had a ski day with his Obstetrics and Gynecology department. Friday night the girls and I finished our day with a glass of wine at the Dolder Hotel above our apartment. They left Saturday and Michael and I went to Bern to see the Bern Bears, and the Bernishcen Historischen Museum that houses the Einstein Museum--a real must for anyone interested in science.
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| Horses on Ice |
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| Luzern Bridge |
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| Johanna and Gita by the Jungfrau, Eiger, Monch |
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| Fasching in Basel |
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| Johanna and Gita at Edelsberg |
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A walk around a sunny Zurich on Saturday when we arrived
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