A Fine Walk to Weisshorn

We are now in Grimentz, a beautiful little town in the French speaking section of Switzerland. Today, some of us took the funicular up to walk through the Path of the Planets, outside of St. Luc. It has been a beautiful walk, ending at the Weisshorn Hotel, at 7700 feet. We enjoyed cafe, tartes aux abricots and salade. Magnificante!

Rehydration

After a long international flight, it is important to rehydrate yourself. Here are some examples of beverages that will do the trick. Most of them are various forms of water with abit of sugar and flavor, all for about 40-100 kcalories each.

The wine and beer are a different story. More on that later!

Why French Women (and Swiss women) Dont Get Fat

Here is a shot of a street near the train station in Winterthur. Bikes are lined up, usually unlocked by people taking the train to work. In Winterthur, most people either walk or bike, there were rarely any cars. Great way to stay in shape!

You will see my friend, Karen Fitton from Iowa, over toward the left. She and her husband Robert, were just finishing up a two week stay in Switzerland when our group arrived. From here, the three of us took the train to Zurich to check out a great chocolate store called Mercur. What a treat!!

Quiche Susse

Hungry? You will always find great food at street side bakeries. Here are some quiche susse, filled with either rhubarb, apple, peach or lingonberry. I saw (and sampled) these in Winterthur on Tuesday, when I was visiting friends from Decorah who were there, finishing up their tour of Switzerland.

lunch time in the Alps

We have just arrived in Kanderstad on a beautiful summer day. Most of the group chose this outdoor spot to relax after a morning train ride. It is just too pretty outside to be in on a computer, so I will make this short.

we have arrived in lenzburg

please pardon my poor typing skills on this swiss computer. we have all arrived in lenzburg and are resting up for the start of the tour tomorrow. the flight from chicago to zurich was great on swiss air, but our plane from mpls to chicago on united was delayed, sending fred and i at a running pace through ohare to catch the flight out. it is a free day tomorrow, and i hope to catch a train back towards zurich and meet up with friends from decorah who happen to be in winterthur. i will see if i can download a picture of a great little kebob stand that we hit when we stay in lenzburg. if the four of us who had lunch there look tired, well... we are in a major sleep deficit...

The Wine Region, near Montreaux

Here's a view of Lake Geneva from a walk through the vineyards last September, looking towards Montreaux. Along the walk, there are numerous spots to sample local wines. This day trip includes a boat ride on Lake Geneva.