Meet the Parents, Part 1: Switzerland
As mentioned before, the 'rents were in town for about three weeks (although it certainly felt like longer), and as we did so much traveling, I think I have enough photos and such that I can milk it for at least a couple of blog updates. First up: our time in Switzerland! Fig. 1: From left to right: Dad, Mom. You can tell it's early in their visit as both are still smiling. After arriving Thursday afternoon, my parents spent Friday and Saturday largely hanging around Lausanne and recovering from jet lag. Sunday, we took the train out to Bern, which was nice but not particularly exciting. Although I have a bunch of pictures of the city, well, unfortunately none of them are particularly exciting either. As I was too dumb to bring a towel or swimsuit, I did not get to partake in that highlight of any Berne trip, swimming in the Aare river . Maybe next time. Monday, we did something that I've been meaning to do for a very long time: take a ride on the Train du Chocolat ! ...