DAYS 27 THRU 30: SWITZERLAND
/VIGNOGN — This has been the week of outdoor adventuring in what has to be the beautiful place I’ve ever been. We’ve spent every possible minute outside and have gotten the kids hiking for 3-4 hours at a time. Owen didn’t take much convincing: give him a few oversized snails and slugs to count, plus a rock to pick up every now and again, and he’s in heaven. Eliza, on the other hand, is far more skeptical about the point of long walks in the woods (“I wanna go in the car”), especially if said walks involve any kind of incline (note: we’re in the Alps). But after four days, we’ve finally figured out how to push her Motivation Button: plenty of hand-holding, an occasional ride atop Aaron’s shoulders, and the promise of French fries with our post-hike lunch.
We’ll be here two more nights and then drive to Zurich (about 1:45 away) on Saturday. We’ll spend one night there, then fly to Lisbon on Sunday afternoon, where we’ll spend the last 4 nights of this Grand Adventure. One more week until Barcelona!
