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Zürich: More than Finance and Fondue

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This week was fairly quiet. One of the three siblings I used to babysit during high school and college was studying abroad in Florence, Italy this semester. It just so happened that her end of the semester coincided with us being in Zürich, so she stopped over for a visit on her way north. Megan and I explored the Üetliberg, we explored and had dessert at Google, ate some kebab and traditional Swiss/German food, explored coffee shops, went downtown, and relaxed. Hi friend! D getting deep with Yoda in the Google MK Spring is so pretty here mmmmmmmmmm kebab in old town Megan went on a chocolate buying spree, girl after my heart. My not so little anymore Megan :) Thursday was a national holiday so D joined me at a coffee shop to work Well, back to CA tomorrow! Till next time Europe. Did you know that Zürich ... is the wealthiest European city? hosts Europe’s largest outdoor techno party?  has a staggering 1224 fountains filled with drinking water? was

Jungfraujoch and Lauterbrunnen

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For our second anniversary, since we happened to be in Switzerland, we decided to make the most of it. On the actual day, we went out to dinner with my mom and John to celebrate. The next weekend, Duane and I jumped on a train after work heading south deep into the Swiss Alps to Lauterbrunnen. Lauterbrunnen is nestled in this beautiful thin valley below the snow capped mountains. All over these jagged cliffs, giant waterfalls (the proper Californian kind, not these wimpy Europe ones we've seen) are pummeling to the valley below. It is absolutely stunning and definitely earns its nickname, 'valley of 72 waterfalls'. Thunersee Lauterbrunnen Valley The view from our balcony Because Swiss Alps... and cheese We were up bright and early Saturday morning to grab some breakfast and take our chances going up to the Jungefraujoch. There was a forecast of rain in the afternoon and the mountains can be a bit tricky with it's weather. We jumped on the 7:35 tr

Zürich!

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Sunday, we left our little black forest town to start our next portion of the trip, working (lame). The weather has been a little wild lately. Monday and Tuesday I sat safely inside working from my bay window watching the weather go between sun to snow to rain repeatedly throughout the day. Once everyone came home from their adventures (work or exploring), we had a great homemade dinner and then set out to explore the Google office. Tuesday was D and I's anniversary. For dinner, the whole crew set out to old town for a celebratory dinner and to introduce mom and John to some delicious Swiss cuisine, raclette. mmmmmm raclette 2 years! Thursday I spent a few hours in my favorite cafe, Cafe New Zealand, working while enjoying their amazing and music. Tomorrow we are off to the south to go explore some Swiss Alps!

The German Wedding

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Haslach! We arrived to our little town Thursday evening, checked into our little apartment, to then walk over to the families house for a traditional German dinner. Have I mentioned how much I love being in Germany? It was so nice seeing everyone again, particularly for such a special occasion. Last summer, my cousin Florian emailed me that he and his long time girlfriend, Martina, were engaged and this weekend is the wedding! These three, such trouble makers. Friday we showed John around the town, did some shopping, went to Bollenbach to taste and buy locally made schnapps. Spring! Schnapps tasting Mmmmmmmm Schnapps Saturday was wedding day! Germans are crazy. They start their weddings at 2pm and then party till 5am. I cannot keep up with this. Sunday after saying our goodbyes, we drove through the countryside to meet some more family for lunch.