Lynnie's back in Zurich! She had a slightly harrowing trip back from Florence via Milano. The part from Florence to Milano was fine. But the train from Milano was mobbed, and also required some kind of train change at the border in Chiasso, which was not on the schedule. Everyone had to go through a narrow chute into Swiss customs, but nobody was apparently stopped. The net effect was a delay of an hour, while I waited patiently for her at the Zurich Hauptbahnhof (main station).
She was tired but otherwise no worse for the unexpected wear and tear of the crazy train ride. She had a great few days exploring Florence, and also catching up with her old friend Sean, an NYU professor who is currently on assignment there. She'll fill me in some more tomorrow after a night of good Swiss sleep. :-)
Otherwise today was another long and very productive work day, with meetings starting at 9a and ending at 7pm. Somehow I'm starting to get used to this pace, which I found a little off-putting during my first week here. It also helped that the weather cleared, so I could finally see the sun and get in some walking.
Should be some more exciting stuff to report this weekend. Ciao for now - need to spend some quality time with Lynnie.
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