Adventures in Deutschland: Off to Zurich... a visit from my dad

Welcome to Germany, Grandpa and GrandJan!

Yesterday (Friday), Therese and I traveled to Zurich in order to meet my dad and stepmom who flew in to spend the week with us. Reese was amazing on the train to Zurich. She was a bit tired and tried to fall asleep, but couldn't quite make it - she was too excited about being on a choo-choo train. About half-way to Zurich, she got really excited and told me that we were going to see a kitty cat. She thought we were going to Grandpa and GrandJan's house...

In Zurich, we found my dad and Jan at the arrival gate all in one piece and looking surprisingly awake. They had been bumped up to first class which made the overnight flight a bit more bearable. After a bite at McDonald's, we grabbed a train (or 3) back to Radolfzell. We passed through quite a bit of rain on our ride home, but luckily it hadn't reached Germany by the time we made it home. My dad and Jan were troopers, hauling their luggage from the train station to their hotel, Art Villa, which is located in the beautiful, older looking area of Mettnau. We saw such beautiful gardens and flowers everywhere.

Therese and I wandered around and met up with Todd while my dad and Jan freshened up. We then took them around the city center a bit, showing them the centuries old streets. We saw a play being put on in the Marktplatz that included flag throwing and a bunch of guys dressed as monks. We eventually made it to dinner at Alte Zunft where we dined on "rostis" - dishes of pork, sauce, and vegetables on top of hashbrown-like potatoes - and a healthy amount of wheat beer. Needless to say, we all slept very well last night :-).