Zeughauskeller

Tonight we took Sara and her friend to Zeughauskeller, which is a very well known restaurant here in Zürich that serves traditional Swiss food. The food is tasty and the beers are large....

Just kidding!!

Rapperswil

On Thursday my sister arrived for a visit with one of her friends. After spending a couple days showing them Zürich, we took them to what we had heard was a really nice town down near the opposite end of Lake Zürich called Rapperswil. You can get there by both boat and train, so we took the boat on the way there because the weather was beautiful.

Basel

We decided on a whim today to check out Basel. We hadn't been, and the weather was great, and it's less than an hour from Zürich. It was a cute city though maybe a bit less picturesque than some of the other cities we have visited in Switzerland.

Not quite so picturesque as the Zürich waterfront

A cute town nontheless...

This is the Basel Rathaus, which is like the town hall. Zürich's Rathaus is very plain compared to this one, which seemed like some sort of castle. 

This is the Münster in Basel, which is the German word for Cathedral.

This is your Swiss street Ritters!!

                                                                            And last but not least... the PwC Building in Basel... 

Engelberg Ski Weekend

This weekend we went to Engelberg for a PwC ski trip. The weather was gorgeous though the conditions on the mountain weren't the best we've seen here... but it was still fun. Boston got to come too, so she was happy.

 Above and below are pictures from the town of Engelberg where we stayed.

At the top of Mt. Titlis (insert joke here) where we skied on Saturday.

More shots from the top of the Mountain - amazing, amazing views. We were at 3,028 meters (almost 10,000 feet).

It's a.... BOY!

Today was the big day! We found out our little one is definitely a boy, and most importantly we found out he is healthy of a number of potential birth defects. After checking throughout, the doctor ruled out spina bifida, cleft palate, most heart abnormalities (apparently there are some that cannot be diagnosed from the ultrasound, but those are extremely rare), the right amount of brain fluid and symmetry of the brain, and the proper number of fingers and toes. So far so good! 

No pictures, please

Here is where the doctor pointed out his teeny weeny and his "hodensack" (I dont think you need to know German to get the meaning of that)... this little one is definitely a boy.  Sorry my iphoto skills are not good enough to point them out to you guys, but I think you know where to look.