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This summer -- from July 19 until August 26 -- six of us will travel to Europe to visit a group of eight au pairs and their families, each of whom lived with our family for one year from 2001 until 2009. Our travelers include Pam, her three children -- Hannah (12), Daniel (9), and Adam (8), Pam's mother, Peg, and mother-in-law, Terry.

We begin our trip in Lucerne, Switzerland and end in Paris, France. In between, we'll be visiting Venice, northern Germany, and Sweden. I hope that by the end, you will have read posts by many of us -- giving you a view of our trip from a variety of perspectives. Please follow us as we travel and discover....

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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Luzern, Switzerland

It's day one in Luzern, Switzerland.  After a somewhat rocky start with a delayed flight, a bus trip to Philadelphia (a result of our delayed flight!), an 8-hour flight, and a one-hour train ride from Zurich, we're at Mark and Tom's place in Luzern.
Departure day in Kingston.

Adam conked on the plane

It's a gorgeous day here.  Mark met us at the train station -- Tom had the car waiting for our luggage.  The kids piled into the car with Tom while Terry, mom and I went to the outdoor market with Mark.  In typical Mark style, he overloaded our hands with bags and bags of fresh vegetables, fruits, cheeses, and breads.










We hopped on the bus back to the house and enjoyed a magnificent feast on the patio -- with a gorgeous view of the mountains.



After lunch, we all crashed for a bit -- well, except for the boys who seem to be running on adrenaline.

We trying to motivate to take a walk down to the lake for a swim -- that should wake us up a bit.  Our hope is that we'll be able to stay awake until a reasonable bedtime hour and get a good night's sleep.

2 comments:

Abigail said...

And You're Off! Sounds glorious so far, um, that is, once you set foot on Swiss soil...

keep the posts coming, please
love
Abi

amp said...

Thanks, Pam, for taking the time out of a very busy schedule to share you pics and thoughts w/ all of us. It is so fun to follow all of you via the blog. Beautiful pics. Keep 'em comin.

Hugs,
Amy