Adventures with the Parents Part 2 :: Austria

When my parents were in town, 

we decided to take a couple day trip to Austria!

We actually stayed the night in Innsbruck.  Innsbruck has a lot to do, but it is a big city.  I would recommend staying just outside of Innsbruck or in one of the alp ski towns like Lech. 

 Egg, Austria

 Cow traffic

 Lech, Austria

Hiking in Arlberg

On the drive back, we smelled something DELICIOUS. 

So we pulled over in this little town and followed the scent to this restaurant. 

Happy Dad. 

Lake Constance, Switzerland

How We Spend Our Days

Most days consist of hopping on the bus and heading over to campus. 

Then we sit in class for hours and listen to fascinating subjects.

(fascinating to us at least)

In the afternoon we may go for a run along the river. 

Or maybe we run errands.

And then we make dinner. 

We have definitely assimilated to Swiss culture. 

We made fondue a time or two, 

and we only eat Mexican food a couple times a week!

The evenings consist of studying and German practice. 

Sundays we go to church. 

Monday nights we have FHE with a few young couples in the ward.

On weekends we try to do something fun. 

It's nice. 

Most days feel completely normal. 

And then we are amazed at just how normal it feels. 

And we can't believe it is real. 

Adventures with the Parents Part 1 :: Zurich

My parents flew out to Zurich to help us get settled. 

They picked us up at the airport and 

we had a LOT of stuff to fit in a tiny car. 

Since 3/4 of us were engineers, 

we decided to play Tetris and make it all fit. 

2 bikes in boxes, 3 large suitcases, 2 small suitcases, 2 backpacks, and 4 people.

It was a tight squeeze, 

but our apartment is only 10 minutes from the airport 

so we made it work :)

Over the net few days we ran errands and explored the city.

Bratwurst on the lake

Our new ward!

After church the men pieced together our bikes, 

and the women made tortillas. 

It was a nice few days in Zurich.

Next up: a short trip to Austria!