Switzerland 2021

Despite of Covid and not crazy about wearing a mask, I dared going on a trip! Departing on August 30th my son drove me to the airport in Calgary and I took off towards my home country! Since not that many people were travelling, I was able to sit alone. In Amsterdam my next flight left immediately. In Basel my daughter came to pick me up from the airport. The next day I met my sister in Laufen. where we stayed at the hotel for one night. Walking up to the restaurant Bergmattenhof in Dittingen the next day, where we happened to meet our relatives by coincidence. Back in Basel I visited the "Joggeli" swimming pool for the first time. Visiting Wasserfalle view point was also for the first time. The next day we visited relatives in Zeiningen AG. My daughter and me played minigolf at the Park im Grünen in Basel. On September 8th we took the train to Weggis LU and stayed there for several days. We happened to meet two ladies from our home village by coincidence. It was also the first time I went up to the Bürgenstock. Stanserhorn I visited a few decades ago together with my parents. The next day my sister joined us and we laughed a lot sitting at the lake in the restaurant. We also enjoyed playing cards lots. The highlight was when my sister swam in Lake Lucerne naked! The next day we went to Mettmen GL, where our family went on vacation when we were kids, decades ago. We stayed for a few days in the Nature Friends Cabin. The weather was pretty good, only cloudy for two days, and we went hiking a little bit.
Later my daughter and me visited a friend of hers in Sulgen SG. I also played minigolf with my cousin Alfred, who plays pretty well, since he played lots in the past. Finally, I visited Dittingen BL again with my sister and we met up with our older brother. Ermitage, Mariastein, meet up with a friend in Basel and by train to Morges where I met my 94-year-old aunt. The day before I left, my daughter and me ate at a vegan restaurant. Shopping, Cafe Spitz and Covid testing at the airport! My flight back to Calgary was early in the morning at six am. There were Covid measures and a long line up in Amsterdam. Everything went fast in Calgary and I brought nice weather along!