Last week was spent remembering the past. At least Madeleine did so. With her side of the family (her parents, siblings, aunts, oncles, cousins and there partners) we spent a week in the mountain village of Elm. This is the place where Madeleine often went for vacation as a child (while her class mates went to the beach in Spain as she is never tired to remind us). The idea was to revive old memories, read the old guest books, and redo old hikes.
Well, one or two hikes were actually done – at least by some of the relatives. With Joelle in a backpack and Niklas slow on foot, there's not much point in doing hour-long hikes up steep mountain slopes. Ten minutes on flat ground were more than enougt and usually got us to the next play ground. This also suits Dady, as the play ground has a restaurant and free wireless internet access. So, we spent most of the time driving go-carts, playing in the sandbox, digging for gold, jumping on the trampoline, surfing the Internet, and eating ice cream. Now and again we walked a little further and roasted some Cervelats (kind of a thick Wiener) over the open fire to introduce our Canadian kids to some Swiss culture.
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| The village of Elm |
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| Joelle eating healthy snacks |
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| Swiss Culture Class: Cervelat-Roast |
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| Niklas on the trampoline |
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| Gold digging: We found enough to pay for two Chupa-Chups |
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