Journey to Switzerland Day 6

Cowbells

Wall of Cuckoo Clocks

Day 6 : August 4th

Since many museums and attractions are closed on Mondays in Switzerland, we decided to sleep in today. We had experienced so many exciting sights, sounds, smells, and tastes that we were completely exhausted. It took Kaitlyn, Katie, and Lindsay to arouse Katie Burnet out of her warm bed around 10:30 this morning. Even with the sheets flopped in a pile on the floor, she still wouldn't get up! As our last resort, we each took a limb and literally dragged her out of bed until she finally gained consciousness. The expression on Katie's face when she realized she was sprawled out on the floor was priceless. After a nice breakfast of oatmeal and eggs, we took a leisurely swim in Lindsay's uncle's pool. The weather, being in the upper 70's and low 80's, made it perfect weather for being outdoors. We could see the incredible landscape from the pool lounge chairs, and it emphasized how lucky we were to be in Switzerland. All of us felt this way except Katie Burnet, who had constantly been having serious cases of bad luck. She even fell into the pool two times today! The first time was pure bad luck, but the second time the ambitious Kaitlyn tripped her.

After a few hours of relaxing and eating lunch, we started getting cabin fever. Even though we loved the house, we had to go explore more of Switzerland. Since we knew that none of the museums we were interested in were open, we decided to commit the ultimate female crime. We went shopping.

First, we took a train to Zurich and traveled to the small antique and souvenir shops we hadn't seen yesterday. Since shopping in Switzerland is actually more expensive than shopping in the United States, we tried to limit our spending. Lindsay had to almost tie Katie Burnet up with duct tape in order to keep her from buying the cutest pair of Itilian shoes. They made quite a scene, and someone almost called security. At one shop, Heimatwerk, Kaitlyn bought a cute cow bell, and the rest of us pulled our money together to buy a cuckoo clock. Cuckoo clocks are famous in Switzerland for their delicate carvings and mechanics. We can't wait for tomorrow when the museums are open again even though we had a blast today.