Awake 7:00 am Cloudy
I found my notes on what we had for dinner last night @ Brigitta &
Gabriel's place.
We had two different salads: Apple/banana chicory Salad & an egg salad.
Then cooked rhubarb with fried potatoes & cooked fresh carrots....along
with veal baked in cream & white wine sauce. For desert: A delicious black
forest cake. I know why I misplaced those notes: I blame the white wine,
red wine, Ice wine...and the grappa.
Ok, now this morning, we have breakfast with Myrta & Rene. After
breakfast, Rene thoroughly washes, vacuums & cleans the VW Golf. Last
night before we turned out the lights, the girls took some laundry
downstairs to the washing machine. About mid morning, they move it to the
dryer.
Around noon time, Myrta introduces Kathy & I to an exercise trail in the
nearby forest " Isenberg " here in Andelfingen. Rene has a bad knee so he
doesn't like this trail, but his bad knee allows him to ski. So we do the
walk & all the workout stations along the way. It takes about an hour.
Kathy & I shower afterward.
Then we start our touring for the day in the super clean VW Golf. Drive to
Winterthur where Rene & I revisit the Habler & Company tool store which I
visited 3 yrs ago. We don't give ourselves enough time to see everything.
I like this place.
The girls went across the street & agreed to meet us at the car in 30
min...now we are patiently waiting..&...waiting. Finally we decide to walk
over to the store they are in to see what's happening? They they are
...tasting wine....so we join them. After a few selections, Myrta finds a
wine she likes & Rene buys a case.
Next we stop at the factory outlet of Kuhn Rikon where they make quality
kitchenware & they serve free beer, wine & pretzel bread while you shop. I
like this style of shopping. Kathy buys a few things that I can't mention
because they are Christmas presents.
Next we stop @ the Bonjour/Schlossberg fabric making outlet store. Kathy
buys 2 pairs of socks for our grandson Matthew. This store also has drinks
& snacks for the patrons to munch on while they shop but Myrta warned us
NOT to snack anymore because she was making a good dinner for tonight.
7:30 pm Dinner: Two long dough strips. One filled with many fruits, the
other filled with a mixture of meats. Very good & very Swiss. Of course,
the meal is served with the traditional wines.
Evening time, Rene serves us his version of Ice wine called
Sauterne....Gabriel complained he was never served this Ice wine when
visiting Rene. It's special & now we feel special for having sampled it.
Then we watch 1st the Swiss news on TV, then CNN news.
Later Kathy & I check our e-mail on Rene's computer...then pack our tummy
belts for early traveling tomorrow morning. Lights out: 10:40 pm
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