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Last night we went to dinner with three of Rob's colleagues at a Mexican resturant near Gare Cornavin near the main train station. It was nice to place faces with the names and meet them socially. Each spoke at least 2 languages and one spoke 5! One was from Belgium, another India and one from Switzerland. World travelers and it surprises me how much they are informed about world events. Charming and gracious, asking many questions about us and our life and truly interested in our answers. So one of them asked me what I thought of the Swiss. We live in a nice area of Switzerland, just a block or so away from very upscale apartments and it is not uncommon to see Ferrari's parked next to each other (usually black). People will not say ... read more

We decided to go to Lausanne today because it isn't too far from where we are (around 55 min) and it seemed pretty straight forward to get there. The main sites to see are the Gothic Cathedral and the Castle and walk around the quaint old town, the design/layout over 1500 years old. Walking through Lausanne is like doing the treadmill set at a 40 degree angle, very steep up and down throughout the whole city. We easily found the Greek Cathedral, the largest in Swizerland, and walked around inside enjoying the rose window which is the only surviving stained glass window from the 13th century. Rob and Sarah both went up to the bell tower for an extra charge to have their "fear of heights" thrill for the day. There was a Musee Mudac across ... read more