Switzerland!

This morning we rose early to a completely dark morning (the sun doesn't rise here until after 8am) to catch the TGV to Zurich. The train ride was beautiful as it wound through the French/Swiss countrysides. We met up with my cousins Evelyne and Thibaut who live in Zurich, and spent the afternoon walking around this amazing city.

Zurich is full of gorgeous shops, beautiful pedestrian streets, and historic architecture. Everything is decorated for the holiday season, with lights hanging above many of the streets. A couple pics from our walking tour:

View from the west side of the Limmat river, which bisects Zurich and empties into Zurich Lake (Zurichsee).

Josh "drinking" from a cool fountain in the middle of a square.

Great view from the top of the Lindenhof; the Grossmunster cathedral has the two tall towers.

We walked up and down the Bahnhofstrasse, the main drag in Zurich, ogling all the store window displays, and ended up at an authentic Swiss fondue restaurant for dinner. We gorged on amazing cheese fondue and called it a night. Tomorrow we plan to go to Lucerne...

The photos on my Flickr website are all messed up... I'll try to have them updated, ordered and labeled tomorrow!