Laowai

I’m going to start documenting our trip to Switzerland with the last day – a full day in Zurich. We traveled to the town where we lived and visited with Bea’s kindergarten teacher, Frau Rutishauser. We met at the swimming area along Lake Zurich and some of Bea’s classmates came too. It was sweet to see Bea’s reaction, they all made her feel special.

After that we rode across the lake to see a Chilbi – a fair. We were ready to eat Swiss fair food and try some rides just like we used to. 

Here’s Bea and I on a fast round and round ride. The kind that goes so fast I can’t hold my head up. 

See how happy Brian is – he’s about to have some Raclette cheeeeeese.

A Ferris Wheel on the edge of Lake Zurich has the best views.

Everything was going great – the girls begged to go on two more rides – the swings and then these bubble things that were new. We knew we had to get up super early the next morning to catch our plane home, but we gave in because we were having so much fun. First we went on the swings and then the girls got in line to go in a bubble together. I love to see them holding hands.

For the first ten seconds Claire was all smiles and then there was a drastic change and she was in complete terror. She was crying and looking panicked and Brian and I were watching helplessly. Poor Bea was so excited to go in a bubble and she couldn’t get her sister to calm down. It was such a strange moment. We were the parents of that kid – the one who DID NOT like the ride. On one hand I was laughing a little because of the look of terror on her face. On the other hand I was in a panic to get the fair dude’s attention so he could drag their ball to the start and let her out. Finally they did get her out and I was so relieved that they let Bea have a turn on her own. I’ll never forget that roller coaster of emotions that we all experienced. There’s Bea having her bubble fun below:

After that drama Claire just wanted to rest her head on Brian’s shoulder. We were all tired and ready to get on the train back to our hotel. It was just starting to get dark and the rides looked so pretty from the train platform.