Well my folks have gone home. Although it was hard to see them leave getting to visit these past few weeks was a lot of fun.

The highlight of their trip was undoubtedly our visit to Rigi mountain, a peak located about an hour south of Zurich which serves as a gateway of sorts up into the Alps. To get there we left Zurich early on a Saturday- I think two weeks ago- and began the trip to Arth-Goldau, a little village that lies at the base of the mountain. Because we arrived late to the station and boarded a car not designed for things like strollers my Dad and I were forced to pick Sofia and her stroller up and carry it past a train car full of annoyed Swiss. I think we only hit two or three in the head with Sofia's wheels so all in all it could've been a lot worse. Once we got the stroller to the bike storage area all the seats were taken so Gina and I ended up sitting in the cargo bay with Sofia which actually was kind of cool except for the fact that I couldn't see out the windows.

Upon arriving to Arth-Goldau we killed a little time waiting for our mountain cog train to take us up the mountain by wandering through the village. After an hour of sightseeing our train, one of the first of its kind in Switzerland choo chooed up to the station and we began the trip up to the top of Rigi. As we reached the summit the entire range opened up before us, disappearing into the distance both east and west of us. It's impossible to adequately describe how impressive this range really is. Standing up at the top of Rigi you can't help but stand in awe as you try your best to etch as much of this unbelievable vista into your memory as you can. We didn't stay too long but we enjoyed a some food and a beer at the top, simply enjoying each others company and the place we had come to visit.

Since my folks left we haven't done too much.We did find childcare, which in Zurich can almost be considered miraculous. Not only did we find a safe place to take Sofia when Gina goes back to work but it's primarily Spanish speaking, which is awesome. Plus everyone working there is from the Americas- Mexico, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, Cuba etc. so she won't end up speaking with that weird lispy thing that happens on the Iberian peninsula. We also have almost got Sofia registered with our canton and sent in the papers to get her American citizenship so we are catching up with required paperwork.

That's all I have for now.

waiting for the cog train

At the top of Rigi

 

Dried apricots