Immediately upon arrival to the city of Geneva, we located (sans Yelp!) a creperie close to the train station. We navigated our questions, ordering, and minimal conversation with the proprietress all in French! This was more due to her gracious patience than anything.
Traveling without kids was quite the experience. All we had was in our backpacks. It felt so strange to have no stroller to push, fold up, and unload each step of the journey. There were no little hands to hold when we crossed a street. Things were so quiet at times, we even dozed to catch up on some of the sleep we lost skipping time zones. It was freeing and a little sad at the same time, knowing that the kids would have loved the adventure of it all. We consoled each other by reminding ourselves that the reality of jet lagged kids wouldn't be anything close to the idyllic appreciation of new experiences and sights.
There was so much scenery to enjoy. At one point I nearly ripped our phone charger cord from the wall when I jumped from my seat to get a picture of a castle high up on a hill. Unfortunately, I didn't get a very good shot, but there are a few others that turned out okay (all these scenery pics were from the train window). 
We were greeted at the train station by Jason, Heather, Anna and Abi. That evening we enjoyed a dinner of Raclette with the Fader family and Sarah, the elementary teacher for the McCropder team.
I'm so glad to have pictures of all these things! It flew by so quickly that I know I would never remember all these details without the help of the camera.
2 comments:
Fabulous! Thank you! Can't wait to hear more details. Love, MomP
Somehow the raclette doesn't look as appetizing from that angle - all frying together in a big mess.
It was so fun to have you in France!
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