Category Archives: Travel
Flemish Sojourn
The familly went for a day-trip to Antwerp today. The city is nicer than I had recalled. Not that my recollection of it wasn’t good; it just wasn’t quite as good as the reality. We had lunch at this great … Continue reading
Home, Sweet Home
Thanks to the Oatleymobile, we and all of our luggage made it intact to Washington Dulles airport and onto the plane. It was very hard to say goodbye; even harder to say it to the children earlier in the day … Continue reading
Discovering Zürich
We arrived in Zürich early Tuesday morning, slightly the worse for wear. Our first class compartment on the train was nice, but Sarah confiscated my pillow (plus an extra one given to her by the conductor) for use in her … Continue reading
Fondue Fun
Winter’s here. Autumn didn’t last for long, that’s for sure. Snowfalls hit the country last Friday, along with lots of ice on the roads, and completely buggered the east of the country. The A1 and A50 were especially hard hit. … Continue reading
Sleepers to Switzerland
It’s time to take another trip. At the end of 2004, friends of ours, a Liechtensteiner and a Swiss, moved back to Zürich from Mountain View. Roman was a colleague of mine. Technically, he still is, since he now works … Continue reading