314. Boardwalk

Zurich

On the way, at eighty k, impressive mountains

Normal departure time, nuff said....

Lovely drive on four lane motorways, no tolls in Switzerland as everyone pays the thirty francs on first entering Switzerland which lasts a year.

Zurich was a hot thirty two degrees as we walked into town. Jacqueline and the older two wanted to go shopping and the younger two elected to go walkabout with me. We arranged to meet again in an hour.

Audrey cooling

Audrey melting

We returned a hundred metres to the river and while I sat with my feet the river, little fish actually nibbling my toes reading the news on my phone the children played in the warm water. Beautiful, large rainbow trout, about fifteen inches long cruised by. I brook no argument with them here in their natural environment but hate them as river rats that destroy native habitats and fish in NZ. Another introduced pest in NZ but for some reason protected by the Department of Conservation in NZ such is the power of the fishing lobby.

Phoned J at the agreed meeting time and got another hour by the river till seven. Phoned and chatted to various friends and had a lovely time. Audrey had found a discarded porcelain espresso cup and an empty bottle so Roman and she were engrossed in a complicated game so we three were very happy.

1kg, more expensive per 100g
than the small Toblerones

Met the other half in a very air-conditioned department store. Used their lovely Ballentynes like toilets then looked and bought the worlds flashest leather Jandals at Jacqueline encouragement, they are very nice.