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Saturday, January 14, 2006

A little taste of Switzerland






Zurich, Switzerland was a breath of fresh air. Not only is it the home of Ryan, my brother-in-law, but many other sweetnesses as well. The fact that it borders Italy apparently doesn't mean anything, as it was an absolutely different world. Eric and I have beent talking and have come to the conclusion that it is somewhat of a Truman Show. Everything is clean: the people, the streets, the hotels, the lines, the trains, etc. Some of the snow in the streets was dirty, but I am pretty sure that the powers that be in Switzerland were having a meeting on how to resolve that issue, and had it taken care of the minute we left.

And by the way, their chocolate is everthing that it is cracked up to be. We probably would have lived on that had they not served us so much meat and cheese all day long.

3 Comments:

At 3:16 AM, Blogger Eric said...

And on that last picture: it was funny to see the old Michigan product being sold at a specialty store in Zurich. When in Michigan, we're like 'Ooooh, Swiss chocolate!' Apparently in Switzerland, they're like 'Ooooh, little thingies from Michigan!' That shop roasts coffee beans, by the way--Ryan got me some for Christmas last year and it is GOOD.

 
At 12:53 PM, Blogger Vanessa said...

What was the Michigan delicacy? I can't tell from the photos, but I hope it's cherries. These photos are great. I want to see Switzie now. Love, from the cherry nation, your Swiss Miss.

 
At 6:11 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Those do look like dried cherries. Delish! And the pictures are outstanding. Makes me hungry for some fondue...

 

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