The return of the Lynnie

I broke my own rules again, and failed to post on Tuesday.  However, I have a great excuse - Lynnie arrived!  As usual, she managed to sleep soundly on the plane - six hours! - and arrived slightly dazed but full of energy.  This resulted in our taking a three-hour hike through our old haunts in downtown Zurich. We topped this off with an impromptu roasted chicken lunch at Lynnie's favorite spots, the Sternen G Grill at Bellevue:




Then, all of a sudden, right after lunch (around 3pm) she finally crashed, falling asleep on the tram home. After a 3-hour nap at home, she was revved up again, peppering me with questions and comments about Zurich, her new iPad, and various friends and relations.  She assumed full velocity again, so we took another 3-hour hike, exploring the area around our apartment.  When we got home at 11p, just in time for another 2 hours of questions and comments :-).  Well, I certainly don't have to worry about sitting around on this trip!!

Here's Lynnie gracing our new (temporary) Zurich home:

Wednesday was a bit more relaxed.  We went food shopping in the morning, discovering a great ethic grocery right across from a big, beautiful Migros - basically everything we need at one intersection just a few blocks from the apartment.

Afterwards, Lynnie conked out again, obviously still working through jetlag. After a light dinner at home we went out on another marathon walk, ultimately finding our way back to the Volkhaus, where I had a great lunch on Monday.  It turns out they also have a cool and very atmospheric cafe with wonderful desserts.  Lynnie had a knockout chestnut cake - light and flavorful, with cherry ice cream.  I rarely have desserts, but I really enjoyed my two scoops of homemade ice cream - fig and lemon-lime.  We'll be back.  Then home again, a quick goodnight call to Lynn's Mom, and then finally to bed - I have an early day tomorrow.....