by Jordan | Jun 9, 2015 | Europe, Switzerland, The First Grand Adventure
Last Saturday Doris and Thomas were extremely kind to take us to their vacation home in the surreally beautiful Valbella. After having a wonderful lunch on the terrace with a stellar vista we headed up a nearby mountain called Lenzerheide via two ski lifts. The ride...
by Jordan | Jun 4, 2015 | Europe, Featured, Switzerland, The First Grand Adventure
Our hike to the top of Üetliberg this afternoon was one for the history books. I’d done a little research on a trail called the Denzlerweg beforehand that could get us there, but we were still mostly winging it. Enchanting is the most fitting word to describe...
by Jordan | May 27, 2015 | Europe, Featured, Switzerland, The First Grand Adventure
Doris, Thomas, Sylea, and Marco were kind enough to take us on a day trip to Lucerne, with the aim of going to the top of Mount Pilatus. Lucerne, like everywhere else we’ve been so far in Switzerland, was absolutely beautiful. There’s something very...
by Jordan | May 27, 2015 | Europe, Switzerland, The First Grand Adventure
Our weekend in St. Gallen was a genuine pleasure. Kevin’s relatives all made us feel so welcome and really spolied us to death. We stayed with Kevin’s great-uncle and great-aunt, Erwin and Nelly, and all four of their children joined in to spend time with...
by Jordan | May 27, 2015 | Europe, Switzerland, The First Grand Adventure
I’ve never had a more positive visceral reaction to a city than I had when we arrived in Zurich. Blue sky and warm sunshine made May 10th the perfect day to arrive, and combining the weather with the beautiful, clean, orderly streets made an irresistible...
by Jordan | May 15, 2015 | Europe, Featured, Italy, The First Grand Adventure
Milan is a very charming place, but in a very different way from the other Italian cities we’ve visited on our trip. We really owe a huge debt of gratitude to our friend Camilla for so graciously hosting us and showing us around. Our first afternoon in Milan we...
