Things were looking dark yesterday as I was settling in to share part of my seat on the plane with the very large gentleman in 9F and watch Grownups 2, the only entertainment available, but then God remembered how awesome I am and moved Mr. 9F+ to 7E+. Mr. 8E seemed very displeased when my former neighbor reclined his seat, but I was thrilled!! An 8-hour flight with a window and an empty seat next to me. Ahhh, bliss. Sure, I was still faced with Grownups 2 (which was every bit as unamusing as I expected), but I had space and was quite pleased with the next two films: Home Alone 2, which is always delightful (though certainly not as good as the first) and The Way Way Back, which was cute. The Zurich airport did not disappoint as it took me less than 20 minutes to go from 9G to the other side of customs. Yay! Car rental went smoothly as well and the iPhone GPS app I gambled on for 40 bucks when it looked like renting a GPS unit was going to cost more than $200 is great!
As it was raining, I didn't bother heading south to the Swiss Alps (I can do that later). I headed north en route to pick up Mom in Munich on Tuesday. I stopped at Rheinfall, Europe's biggest waterfall, and was underwhelmed. But, in defense of the falls, the weather was crappy and I didn't bother getting a ticket to go to the spot with the best view. Didn't seem worth it. Next stop Schaffhausen. Cute, but not the cutest little, formerly-walled town. My right knee found the climb to the fortress especially distasteful, but the view was very nice from the top and I got to see a family of deer in what I assume used to be the moat. So suck it up knee! You can rest in December. Alas, due to the weather, I used my crappy digital camera rather than the good camera, iPhone, or iPad, so I can't share the pics till I get home. It was dreary out so they're nothing to write home about anyway.
Final stop for the day: Lindau - an adorable old town on an island in Bodensee (Lake Constance). I'm writing now thanks to the free wifi in the breakfast room of the Hotel Seerose. For $60, I got free breakfast, free wifi, free parking, and a cute room with a view of the lake. I love November travel! Again, however, pics are on the crappy camera. And the rain soon turned to a drenching downpour so I retired to my room after finding some food to catch up on some sleep. Schlaft ist gut!
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Sounds like a good first day despite the rain. I hope it clears up so you can take some pics on your ipad.
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