The Aunties come visit

Last week my aunts Pam and Carole came to visit me in Switzerland. They were troopers! The day they arrived I ran them around Luzern to keep them awake and we enjoyed a delicious Swiss veal dinner and lots of beer before crashing for the night.

Next morning we were up early, grabbed the rental car and headed to France. This is the town of Colmar in the region of Alsace which

is only about 2 hours from my house in Luzern. It's one of the most beautiful areas ever. All the houses are half=timbered and brightly painted. This photo was "mid-shopping".

We stayed in Colmar for the night and headed in the morning up the wine route which is an amazing drive north from Colmar. You come into tiny little medieval villages like the one below called Riquewihr.

The wisteria was in full bloom.

Here you can see the "Main Street" of Riquewihr. Ridiculous, isn't it? It's like Epcot meets medieval France. The aunties kept up their shopping marathon - French table cloths all around!

But Pam got repelled from a few doorways by the waft of stinky cheese.

Now I ask you. What would YOU do if you were driving down the countryside listening to Kenny Loggins blaring on the radio and saw an amazing picturesque vineyard? Well, of course, you pull over and all get out and dance........ Right?

We had a fantastic 2 days and headed back to Luzern. The weekend was spent enjoying the sunshine on my roofdeck and puttering around town. Ahhhh... a roofdeck view in Luzern.

The week went by too quick. Sad to see them go!