We always try and keep Marcy’s commitment to healthy eating in mind, so before we came here we decided to check out Italian grocery stores. This led us to a YouTube video on fruit and vegetable purchasing protocol. The short summary is “Don’t a Touch!”…
When we booked this trip last summer, I purposed that I would learn enough to get by. I got a Duolingo account, bought Rick Steves’ phrase book and got a copy of Pimsular Italian. I confess that I was a bit lax, but come on,…
Italian customs is the easiest we have ever encountered. If I had not said “bonjourno” (to Marcy’s chagrin) we would have probably gotten through with just the sound of the agent’s imprint stamp striking our new passports and nary a word. Last year, we flew…
Today’s excursions took us across Lake Geneva to France. Our first stop was the medieval city of Yvoire, and from there our tour bus drove us an hour south to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in the heart of the French Alps. Lunch in France sounded so exotic…
It was hard for us to appreciate the beautiful city of Bern because it was so hot the day we visited. Air temperatures were climbing toward 100 degrees and the cobblestone streets were even hotter. Nevertheless, we pressed on, finding shade under the arched covered…
Even though it has been two months since the last Switzerland post, we still want to blog the entire trip. During the last eight weeks, we took time to learn a new video editing system, improve photo editing skills and learn how to use several…
