The Saturday before the trip we spent the afternoon down by the lake. It was surprisingly warm for early November but we managed to do some drawing and people watching throughout the afternoon followed by the wine boats at night. The wine boats were very cool. We got free tickets thanks to the ticket person and my SIL/brother. Once inside there are several different boats set up where you can go and taste several different red, white, rose, ice, and sparkling wines. It was a great evening with friends as we tried wines from around the world like Portugal, Argentina, South Africa, France, Italy, Switzerland etc. etc.
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| trying out some of the wines!l-r Me, Michelle, Whitney, and Shelley (photo: courtesy of Michelle) |
Sunday we decided to take a day trip. One of the things I love about Switzerland is that it doesn't take long to get out of the country. One can get to about 5 different countries within a few hours. We decided to take advantage of it and headed to the 6th smallest country in the world. Liechtenstein. There isn't much to it. We had to take a bus to get in because there is no train that makes a stop in Liechtenstein.
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| Nicole, Michelle and Whitney on the bus to Liechtenstein! |
Once we got there we decided to head to the post museum. Free is one of our favorite things as au pairs. We had to see what it was about!
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| Lots of fake statues like this.... |
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| and drawers full of mail like this |
After that we headed to the only major attraction in the city in the Liechtenstein. The castle. Because the Prince still lives there you can't go in it but merely walk around it. There was a guard at the gates making sure we didn't try any funny business.
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| walking up to the castle we decided to take some of the harder paths... |
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| The castle! |
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| All 5 of us by the gate of the castle. L-r Zoe, Nicole, Whitney, Me and Michelle |
After that we stopped at a cafe for a rest. One thing I have learned in Europe. Coffee in the afternoon is almost a necessity.No matter what we always stop at a cafe to do some people watching. Probably one of my favorite parts of Europe is everyone's need to SIT DOWN for a cup of coffee. Not a coffee on the go or in the drive-thru but actually sitting down in a cafe to get a cup of coffee and enjoy the scenery around you.
Another Great weekend!
*All pictures (with the exception of the wine boats) courtesy of Zoe!
