Zurich, Switzerland
08/24-25/12: Zurich, Switzerland is the country’s largest city that grew up along the Limmot River. Starting at the train station, strolled along west bank up to Lendenhof park area on a hill for a panoramic city view. Continued down narrow cobble stone alleys to St Peter’s Church (St. Peterskirche) with Europe’s largest church clock then to Fraumunster cathedral with large stained glass windows by Marc Chagall. Crossed Rathaus Bridge (Rathausbrucke) to Grossmunster cathedral with Charlemagne statue in crypt. After a fondue dinner at Adler’s Swiss Chuchi, walked back through Zurich Open Air Dorfli Festival blasting live rock music and street vendors selling tasty treats.

Bern, Switzerland
08/26/12: Bern, Switzerland is the country’s political center but provides charming haven for its namesake, bears! There’s an abundance of bear statures, bear legends, and even 4 live brown bears in the Bear Park beside Nydegg Bridge (Nydeggbrucke). We started at the clock tower (Zytglogge) to square with statue of the Duke of Zahringen, founder of Bern, and a bear eating the duke’s helmet. Passed Einstein’s apartment where he worked on relativity theory, City Hall (Rathaus) and Berne Cathedral (Bern Munster) with remnants of a children’s fair at Speilplatz. Kids were fascinated with a giant marble mechanic maze. Sunday night, the town was entirely deserted by Barenplatz was lively with restaurant activity. Easy access by tram so Alexis learned to read map to guide us home.

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08/28-29/12: Geneva, Switzerland is the headquarters of various international organizations including the United Nations and the International Red Cross/Crescent. Hotels within the town center was double the price compared to those near the airport, just 10 minutes aways. All the city hotels provide free visitor transport cards so we became intimately familiar with the various trams & trolley that brought us in to see the Jet Fountain and Old Town along the river. A day drip at CERN provided fascinating glimpse into to work of particle accelerators & detectors used to study the origin of the universe. For dinner the final day, we came across quite a charming eatery L’Opera Boeffe with international cuisine. That week they were featuring Burkina Faso of Africa.

Paris, France
08/30/12-09/06/12: Paris, France is undoubtedly a beautiful and romantic city. We first went there for our 5th anniversary and we are now back for our 18th. With 2 kiddos in tow, it was a very different experience. We got to try out some fun playgrounds at the Tuileries and behind the Notre Dame. Our original plan was to visit a couple other regions in France, i.e. Avignon or Loire before heading into the capital. However, TGV reservations were complicated and we decided we really just wanted to unwind for the final week of our extended trip. Since we have been to Paris before, we didn’t feel the same pressure to hit all the tourist sites. We still managed to visit the major museums: Louvre, d’Orsay and Pompidou. Otherwise, we really took it easy and enjoyed the gastronomy. A couple highlights were Angelina by the Tuileries for hot chocolate & exquisite pastries and Michel Rostang’s fine dining for an exotic rare-raw duck preparation. Of course, nutella crepes always brightened everyone’s mood.

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