After we left Venice, we trained for 6 hours to Zurich via Milan to catch up with a girl that was my first Homestay through New Horizon, 10 years ago.  We have always kept in touch and she even made another trip to NZ 3 years ago to see us on a world trip she was making with her then boyfriend, now her husband. The train trip through the Alps was breathtaking, exactly like the postcards.

we stayed with Boris and Michaela for 2 days and they showed us all around Zurich.  Very pretty.  Switzerland has so much growth, their economy looks very strong.  It was Michaela’s 30th birthday the night we arrived so of course we joined in the celebrations ( or as much as we could when English was everyone’s second language, and some of them could not even speak English), but we managed with sign language and Michaela and her husband as interpreters.  A great night.

LONDON

We arrived back in London last night, so saw the sights today. Appalling weather so we hopped off and on buses all over London and saw Tower Bridge, London Bridge, Tower of London, changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace.  A very cool city.  Also went to Madame Tussaurds which was brilliant.

Off to Brugge tomorrow for 3 days.