Lovely Time

2 weeks and 3 days ago my mother and sister left to Spain and it seems like one century.

They landed in Switzerland on 7th May and it did not start as we expected. I went to pick them to the airport but they did not appear... after almost 45min waiting for them, I received a called from a lady who was airport staff and told me that my family was there and the luggage was in Madrid. They needed my data and I went in. The lady told us that the luggage will be in Zürich in the next morning.

Next day we had to cancel our plans because we needed to stay in Zúrich due to be at home when the luggage arrived.

The first day was spent at the Zürich lake and we were really lucky because it was one of the only days that we had warm weather and a shiny sun. My mother and sister loved it!! The only issue was the we walked a loooootttt (a loootttt is really a looottttt ~ 7 hours). We were really tired at the end of that day.

We did not receive any call from the airport, so about 17:30, we started to call to airports in Zürich and Madrid... Finally, at 21:00, I was said that the luggage was here but it was going to be delivered in the next day. After asking very polite several times, guy from airport consented to send it that night and we got it about 22:30.

Second day: Gruyére + Friburg. Gruyére was a little bit dissapointed. Although we already knew that it´s a very small town, we expected to see a Little bit more. Houses are next to the train station (just some of them were a really nice houses) and at the top was the castle with restaurants (only one Street with all the restaurants along it). All Gruyére can be seen in 15minutes. The best thing that day was the cheese fondue that we ate!! Incredibly delicious! I highly recommend the restaurant Des Remparts. If you decide to go, have into in account that the service only speak French and they are not really "nice or kind". But food was really goooooddd.

 

After Gruyére we wanted to go to visit Friburg but we took the wrong train and after 1 hour and a half (normally it´d be around 20 - 30 minutes), we arrived to Friburg. We only spent 1 hour there and we did not see a lot, but the Little we saw, we liked it.

Third day: It was raining and we spent the morning at home and then went to Ikea (you already know that I am keen on Ikea) to check some things that I needed and wanted my mother's and sis' opinion. We went to the Ikea which is in Zürich and not to the one which is in Baden (the one that I know). This means, that once more, we got lost and we were walking almost 1 hour with all the bags because we did not see any bus, no trams... nothing around!

Fourth day: Visit to "Schaffhausen Rheinfall" and "Stein am rhein".  Waterfall was awesome!! and "Stein am rhein" is a very small town (almost like Gruyére) where the houses painting is really special and nice. If you come to Switzerland, you need to go here! You will enjoy, hopefully as much as we did.

Fifth day:  Lunch in a typical place from Zürich "Zeughauskeller". As usual, it was plenty full of people. The surprise came when we were sat together with some people that we did not know (surprise for my mother and sister!!. This is not typical in Spain). It was quite funny (and of course, their reaction was the same as mine when it happened to me the first time). Afterwards we went to the old town and river.

Sixth/seventh days: Unfortunately, I had to start working on Monday (I was not allowed to take more holidays). We went to the old area both days: Niederdorf. And of course, some more shoppings. Tuesday evening we had dinner at home with one of my friends and it was quite funny.

Eighth day: We went to Uetliberg to have a beautiful view from Zürich and my mother and sister met one more of my friends. Later, we went for dinner with a different friend of mine.

Last day: Wake up early and go to the airport. Hard day.

After they were here and they left, I missed them soooo much (even though more tan when I come back from Spain). The feeling of having someone at home, waiting for you when you leave the office, to have your mum's food, joys with both of them, to do everything with someone... it is really great and probably, we do not appreciate it as much as it deserves when we have it everyday.

Now, I look at the pictures quite a lot and wait for the next time I go to Spain that unexpectedly will be in the middle of June!!! (I just knew it last week). I will spend almost 5 days at home!