Planned Itinerary
October 20, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Here's the plan for our trip. I hope to add more news as we travel:
Sun Oct 23 Leave San Francisco
Mon Oct 24 arrive Zurich
Thurs Oct 27 Zurich to Barcelona
Mon Oct 31 Barcelona to Évora
Thurs Nov 3Read more
waiting to board our plane
October 23, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Plenty of time to get some last minute work done!
Training in Zurich
October 24, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Flight was fine, but neither of us slept much. Heading to our hotel now
first meal in Zurich
October 25, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
We both were too tired and not hungry enough to go out last night. We didn't sleep that well, so we weren't up and out till noon. Russell went in to work (they will feed him there) and so I wanderedRead more
Dinner at our favorite Zurich restaurant
October 25, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
All the staff remembered us and we had another great dinner with great wine.
All I have done so far on this trip is nap and eat. I'd call it a successful trip so far!
wandering around Zurich
October 26, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
Found an old warehouse that has been converted to a shopping mall. Very cool!
FYI: the one type of shop I have seen the most of, by FAR is hair salons - either unisex or for men only. I guess SwissRead more
smart asses the world around!
October 26, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
more eclectic shopping
October 26, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
This group of shops and bars is made of old shipping containers.
Dining al fresco
October 26, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Even in cold weather, people want to eat outdoors so the cafes all put these sheepskins on the chairs.
double decker bike racks
October 26, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
They take their biking seriously. Not as seriously as the Dutch, but still it is impressive.
hot roasted chestnuts
October 26, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
It was so picturesque seeing these for sale I almost bought some. Fortunately I remembered I hate roasted chestnuts before I did.
never see this in California
October 26, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Fountains with potable water continuously flowing. These are all over the city. Some are very old and large and elaborate and some are very simple but they are all "wasting" water and it freaks meRead more
touristing is thirsty work
October 26, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
a store that sells nothing but meusli
October 26, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
I.e., cold cereal (similar to granola).
What will they think of next???
Christmas creep is not just in America
October 26, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
It is late October and already a lot of stores are selling Christmas stuff.
and so we leave Zurich
October 27, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌫 45 °F
welcome to Barcelona!
October 27, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
It has been a bit of a stressful adventure today but we now have beer and food so things can only get better.
Sarah McCabeIt was melted goat cheese on roasted peppers and eggplant. It actually looked better than it tasted, but there were other dishes that were really tasty that came later.
we are all here and have beers
October 27, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Life is greatl!
stopped at an open air market
October 28, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Cherrymoya and padron peppers
wandering around the Gothic Quarter
October 28, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Barcelona magic fountain show
October 28, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
We had a very slow day today. Slept the whole morning away and finally got up and went wandering around. Had a very late lunch/early dinner and now we are going to see a fountain show.
biking in barcelona
October 29, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
We rented bikes and biked down to the waterfront. Saw this odd floating statue with this mountain in the distance.
and more biking in Barcelona
October 29, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
We eventually made our way all the way up that mountain. Saw a great view of the harbor where we started.
don't park the wrong way in Barcelona
October 29, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
We biked by the Olympic stadium and found the parking enforcers were out today.
magic fountains by day
October 29, 2016 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
We biked by the magic fountains. Not nearly as exciting by day, but still pretty.