Absolutely nothing, but I traveled to Switzerland this past weekend and there was a window display for something (a clothing store? a chocolate shop? I still don't have a clue) that combined these two very random objects. Unfortunately, I didn't take a picture, but I'm sure you can all imagine how bizarre it must have looked.
Anyway, we had Friday off, so Thursday evening, my friends Kait and Becca and I boarded a flight to Zurich! We kind of dropped the ball on booking a hostel, so when we had to find a place to stay the week before we left, we knew we'd be paying a little more for lodging. However, we stayed in the most beautiful hotel in the cutest neighborhood right next to the water- and it was SO worth the extra billz.
Kait was really excited about the room
Teddy liked to relax
(slappe af as they say in Danish)
Zurich was about 70 degree and extremely sunny, making for a wonderful outdoorsy day! After wandering aimlessly through most of the city (and stopping to shop, of course) we got some supplies to make a picnic and sat near Lake Zurich.
Olive bread, ham, grapes and cherry tomatoes - yum!
Basking in the Swiss sun
Then we went on a hike up Mount Uetli - however, our hotel manager said it was more of a hill than a mountain which was partially true. We ended up walking through a residential neighborhood (an extremely steep one, at that) and then finally trekked around the mountain. We never made it to the top because we couldn't find it - yeah I know that sounds stupid but it was really confusing. Anyway, here's a picture of the view!
Zurich from Mount Uetli
Saturday we took a train ride to Basel, which is pretty much in France but still technically in Switzerland. After taking the tram waaaay to far, we stumbled upon some type of bazaar/festival in the city/town of Allschwil. It was actually perfect - we bought some homemade goods (I got a bracelet) and ate delicious brats and other festival foods!
Bazaar
Brat - my new goal is to eat a "hotdog" in every country I visit since I am beyond obsessed with Danish hotdogs
The epitome of a Swiss village
We ended up staying in a bed and breakfast which was actually just a guest apartment of some woman. We were sorta freaked out at first, but then realized it was legit and were very happy to have a bedroom and full kitchen at our disposal! We were all pretty beat, so we decided to run into to town, grab some supplies at a farmer's market, and then make our own fondue and munch on Swiss chocolates! It was probably my favorite part of the trip - spending some quality time with my 2 closest friends here, eating, laughing, and drinking wine all night.
Mmmm cheese
Our spread, minus the fondue!
Swiss chocolates! The ones with the white on them were my favorite :)
We departed Sunday afternoon and I returned to the reality of writing (more) papers. However, all of that is pretty much done, and I am so excited to spend this weekend with LIZZIE AND SHANE! Both are visiting me, Lizzie from France, and Shane from home, and I couldn't be more excited!
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