This morning I woke up at 7:00am, showered, and got ready for the voyage ahead. Tavis and I went down for breakfast at 7:30. At 8:00 we woke up the kids and brought them down for their last breakfast in Germany. When they finished eating we decided to take a tram to central station to see if we could find a fridge magnet and we were in luck. Before long we found ourselves back at the hotel retrieving our bags and checking out. Then we made our way to the bus station. We arrived at 11:25 and our bus wasn’t scheduled to leave until 11:03. We were pleasantly surprised when our bus finally pulled up. It looked very impressive. We were even more surprised when we discovered that our seats were the entire top front row! We were sad to leave Munich but excited to see Terris and Sandra in Switzerland.
The bus ride was really interesting. Everything here looks so different in some ways but in other ways it is just the same. The trees, grasses, and construction along the road are very similar to at home. Tavis learned that you do NOT take photos at the border. The bus driver came up and talked to Tavis but it took a bit before another passenger told us. Luckily it was just a warning.
When we arrived in Zurich, Terris and Sandra were waiting for us. We then walked to the huge train station and bought our train passes. From there we made our way to a double decker train. Sandra directed us to the lunch car where there was a huge table for all 7 of us to sit at. The train ride was just over an hour through Bern and Thun to Spiez. Then we picked up some freshly baked bread and took the bus to Krattigen where Terris and Sandra live.
When we arrived, the first thing I noticed is that all houses look like chalets. It feels like we are up Mt. Washington in the summer. The apartment is large and spacious but only has 1 bathroom so we rented the neighbour’s studio aswell. We had potato salad and hot dogs for dinner. Then Addison and Ayva slept in the spare bedroom while Ari slept in the studio with Tavis and I. We were all quite tired so we went to bed quite early.