Rapperswil et plus la neige/ Rapperswill and more snow

Nous nous sommes réveillé à tomber de la neige.  Il a couverté les voitures et la pelouse.  Heureusement il a arrêté à le matin midi.

Steps to the church

Après le déjeuner Mary nous a pris à Rapperswil qui est un petit ville à haut du lac Zürich.  Il a fait très froid dehors.  Nous sommes allé sans se presser.  Nous avons trouvé un magasin que vendait les choses Australien.  Elle avait habité en Australie avant elle a déplacée en Suisse.

Après nous nous avions promené autour le ancienne ville nous avons trouvé un bar où nous avons eu un vin. Il était bien être dans la chaleur.

Maintenant, c'est anglais.

We awoke to snow.  Large amounts of it falling! However by the time we ventured outside it was just the odd flurry. But, there had been enough to cover cars and the lawn.

Snowy hills close to Rapperswil

As I was cooking that evening I found that I needed to get some cream so we wandered to the local grocery store where we got the cream.  Bev also wanted to go to the Lindt factory again, so we went there where  she got a few more goodies.

After lunch Mary took us to a village (more like a large town) at the south end of the Lake Zurich called Rapperswil. It had an old part to the town which was well preserved with lots of cobblestones and with

We know how to deal with cold

interesting but expensive shops.  One of the surprises was to see a shop that sold all things Australian.

Mary and Bev had a chat with the woman owner who said she had set it up after moving there with her English husband.  She had gone to Sydney many years before with another husband from whom she had separated eventually.  Apparently the current husband had pursued her with considerable persistence until she relented to go out with him.  Eventually they moved to Rapperswil. 

Avenue of Linden Trees (we think)

After wandering around Rapperswil we found a nice restaurant where we had a lovely glass of red wine. It was so nice to be out of the biting cold.  Snow was down very low on the hills around us which despite the cold made it very picturesque. 

That night I cooked a meal for Mary, William and their son Alex .  I had cooked a potato gratin using the gruyere with some roast vegetables with balsamic vinegar and white and green asparagus.  It was very delicious.   

We then had a bit of the cheese that we had bought at the market.  They were very nice, particularly the gorgonzola which was creamy with a the right amount tang.  

Some people will play chess no matter what the weather is

Local art