After we returned the paddle boat, I was really hot and sweaty, so we went in search of stuff to cool off. We ended up getting ice cream from Globus. LGG loves ice cream:
especially chocolate ice cream cones while sitting in the open air under an umbrella.
Next, we decided to go up to the top of one of Zürich's hills on the Dolderbahn, see the view, and then walk down. First stop:
the very very fancy Dolder Grand Hotel. How fancy is it? It has its own seilbahn to reach it from the main part of the city, and it has a 4300 square foot suite on the top of the circular tower in the middle of the picture.
After gawking for a bit, we headed down the hill in the very warm weather, seeking shade wherever we could find it. Along the way, we passed one of Zürich's many painted cows:
LGG was very excited and wanted to pose in front of it.
On a different day, LGG announced she needed slippers for home. For some reason, we've got the reincarnation of Howard Hughes for a daughter; in other words, LGG is germophobic. We wouldn't be entirely surprised if she started walking around with tissue boxes on her feet, but I guess slippers are more socially acceptable. So:
LGG says the left one is a bunny and the right one is a mouse. She loves her slippers.
We've also had our first terrace dinner. We had used the grill before, but it had been too hot to sit outside to eat. The other night, the weather was perfect for eating al fresco on our terrace. I grilled up some steaks and corn for ZMG and me, while LGG got bratwurst and corn. ZMG and LGG set the table including yummy beer, and we sat down to this lovely dinner:
Steaks are a rare pleasure here, by the way: we paid the equivalent of about 25 USD/pound for each steak - and that was on sale.
The sweetest part of the dinner was after we had finished eating. LGG disappeared for a bit while ZMG and I talked, and then she reappeared with a damp washcloth. She had decided ZMG and I were both hot and sweating, and we needed to have our faces mopped with cool water. Very sweet, especially considering she had to walk down and up our staircase to do it.
Finally, a random picture of Zürich. LGG loves this big floating ball sculpture near the Zürichorn, which we visited after swimming in the See.
Next, we decided to go up to the top of one of Zürich's hills on the Dolderbahn, see the view, and then walk down. First stop:
the very very fancy Dolder Grand Hotel. How fancy is it? It has its own seilbahn to reach it from the main part of the city, and it has a 4300 square foot suite on the top of the circular tower in the middle of the picture. After gawking for a bit, we headed down the hill in the very warm weather, seeking shade wherever we could find it. Along the way, we passed one of Zürich's many painted cows:
On a different day, LGG announced she needed slippers for home. For some reason, we've got the reincarnation of Howard Hughes for a daughter; in other words, LGG is germophobic. We wouldn't be entirely surprised if she started walking around with tissue boxes on her feet, but I guess slippers are more socially acceptable. So:
LGG says the left one is a bunny and the right one is a mouse. She loves her slippers.We've also had our first terrace dinner. We had used the grill before, but it had been too hot to sit outside to eat. The other night, the weather was perfect for eating al fresco on our terrace. I grilled up some steaks and corn for ZMG and me, while LGG got bratwurst and corn. ZMG and LGG set the table including yummy beer, and we sat down to this lovely dinner:
Steaks are a rare pleasure here, by the way: we paid the equivalent of about 25 USD/pound for each steak - and that was on sale. The sweetest part of the dinner was after we had finished eating. LGG disappeared for a bit while ZMG and I talked, and then she reappeared with a damp washcloth. She had decided ZMG and I were both hot and sweating, and we needed to have our faces mopped with cool water. Very sweet, especially considering she had to walk down and up our staircase to do it.
Finally, a random picture of Zürich. LGG loves this big floating ball sculpture near the Zürichorn, which we visited after swimming in the See.
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