Sunday, October 22, 2006

Zurich, Rapperswil, and Lenzburg

Jim and JP at the Lenzburg castle




JP, Sydney and Sandy on the train at the Rapperswil zoo


JP and Sandy at Lindenhof, Zurich

Walking has become our primary mode of transportation. During our first two free weekends after getting settled in, we visited the childrens zoo in Rapperswil (located at the southern tip of lake Zurich), the Lenzburg Castle with its own moving dragon (located 30 mins west of Zurich city), and did several walking tours of Zurich city.

The weather has been very agreeable with little rain and temperatures in the upper 60's. The kids and I have been using the opportunity to explore the playgrounds in the area. We have also been exploring Zurich's various forms of public transportation (train, bus, tram) and took our first boat trip this weekend from Zurich city to our appartment in Oberrieden (we have a boat dock practically in our back yard); the kids are loving it!