Thursday, June 11, 2009

Guten tag!

A quick note and we will blog more tonight! Tami did get her luggage but last night the ATM confiscated her ATM card! Linda conquered her fear of heights, though Jackie about crawled back down the tower. Linda Kaye lost the wheel on her luggage, we almost got out at the wrong train stop and we found out the tip we left for dinner the first night was so big it might have been insulting! We got to leLocle the train station was closed, we FINALLY found 2 guys to help us --- but they couldn't speak any English, didn't understand Linda's French -- they were very nice but had us follow them to food (which we didn't want/need -- I think they were just trying to get rid of us). We ran in to Gerry (the Swiss lady who has been helping mom with geneology online) on the way and relieved the 2 nice Swiss guys. We met our Swiss family --- very nice people. I think we overwhelmed them as when we arrived in the store the husband got on the phone and called another relative and told her (in French - Gerry translated) "Come now, the Americans have invaded my store." Valarie (a cousin of some sort) has taken the moms to the old family home --- at least we hope she is a relative and that's where she's taken them if not we made need to pool our money for a ransom!
Will write a real blog tonight but here are a few pictures of Zurich to give a sense of the incredible things we've seen.


3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks like you are having fun. Can't wait to see more pictures. I see Ellen Rae is enjoying herself. LOL
Shirley

Anonymous said...

Jackie you look thrilled in the picture sitting on the ledge.

GUN SHOW

Anonymous said...

Well Mariel and I laughed at the short blog. I can only imagine the thought in the store clerks mind as the grizwalds showed and said were related!! :~)