SWITZERLAND 2010 LAST WEEKEND

                        I assume, this happens to most everybody. When you first arrive on vacation, your feeling is you have all the time in the world and it will never end,  and then, a few days before the actual departure, you have this sad emotions in your stomach that it really comes to an end. At least we had two more highlights to look forward to, before boarding a plane to go home.

                       1)  Another birthday party and great friends get together at Brigitte`s house on Saturday.

                       2)  A dinner at Andrea and Toni`s house, with Toni preparing the feast on Sunday.

                        Like I said, I had only 3 days left in Switzerland and I made sure to overdose for Breakfast and lunch on Swiss sausage (Servelat), Mettwurst, raw Speck, Appenzeller and Tilsiter cheese, Chocolate and Zopf (the finest of Swiss egg bread) , because who knows how long it will be before I can taste this again.


                        On Saturday around 5 pm, Andrea, Toni, Donna and myself  where greeted by Brigitte and Bene, her fiancee at there house in Turgi and soon after Brigitte`s mother Else joined the party. And what a great party it was! We enjoyed a Cheese fondue made with Most (cider) and for the first time I dunked some fresh pear morsels in the Cheese and to my surprise it tasted fantastic.

Gorgeous day for on outside dinner

Waiting for the fondue to be served

It looks like Else had a wonderful day too

Brigitte and Andrea talking about Toni

 

                          After enjoying the fondue outside on the patio on this sunny fall evening we retired to the dinning room and got served some fresh cut fruit salad with four different flavors of Ice cream and Chantilly.
                          By then I already consumed  two bottle of Epesses and to top it off, Brigitte and Else twisted my arm to drink first some I believe was Traesch (apple schnapps) and a few shots of Williams.
My only saver was the espressos.

Brigitte serving up the schnapps

Bene observing the party

Else and Brigitte laughing at me 

The Williams taste delicious

Else is retrieving for the night

My new buddy Bene

Toni looks concerned about my drinking

                          We had a fantastic night, reminiscing our past experiences and laughing about some funny happenings. It was so good to be together again after a long five years.


                    
                            I woke up Sunday morning with a little hang over but nothing major. With no activity's planed, we stayed around the house relaxing all day and later that evening Toni treated us with a fabulous Chinese chicken dinner he prepared in his wok. On other great day has passed.

The start of Sunday`s relaxing day

It is too hot for Donna to be in the sun

Observe the beautiful back yard

Toni's afternoon nap with the cat

On other view of the pond

Toni, full of energy from the nap, is cooking our dinner

Dinner is served and Andrea is reaching for the bottle

Donna cant wait to start this delicious meal

Monday morning reading of the walstreet journal

Last minute shopping! Ha

 

                            Monday, October 4th,  reality sinks in. This is our last day of our sensational vacation. In the morning Donna and I  went to Bulach to the bank and some last minute souvenir shopping and in the afternoon Toni helped me to bring back the stinky rental car, while Donna started to pack our luggage. For good measure Andrea checked us in over the Internet to save time next morning in the airport. Later we all spend our last evening in a local restaurant with Pizza and Beer.

                               We could not have a better vacation and most of the credit goes to Andrea and Toni who went out of their way to accommodate our needs, even delaying  their planed bath room renovation.
                               Thank you so much!