i think perhaps i’ve had a little too much caffeine today. i have to give an hour-and-a-half massage in about…and hour from now, and i hope i can make it last more than 20 minutes. maybe a few minutes of vigorous and furious typing will burn off a little of that energy.
first – IT’S RIDICULOUSLY HOT.
this morning MFH and i went running for FIFTY FOUR MINUTES! we went at about 8:30. it was in the 80’s at that point, but felt much hotter. MUCH hotter. right now i’ve been looking up the heat and humidity here, and they claim it’s 96, with 49% humidity, and the heat index is 105. but the thing is, how could the humidity only be 49%? it feels more like 94%.
enough complaining about the weather. BUT MAYBE WE’LL MOVE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
ok, so mom has been in switzerland for a couple of days now. yesterday they went to the JESUITENKIRCHE for the mass and then they played their flutes there. this is the JESUIT CHURCH of Lucerne. according to the itinerary, they then had time to walk around in old town, and then they had dinner at RUTLI RESTAURANT. i can’t understand anything on their website because it’s all in SWISS. their specialty is Frisches Schweizer Güggeli, which is served with french fries.
today, they headed to Luasanne. first they stopped at the Cailler of Switzerland in Broc, and here’s a picture of the factory.
the cailler MAKES CHOCOLATE. very exciting.
then they kept going to Lausanne, and it says they can visit Cathedral of Notre-Dame which is in paris, i though, but clearly they have at least two of them.
they’ve already had dinner at Le Chalet Suisse, whose website was translatable. here’s part of the translation:
Authenticate country cottage located in the wood of Sauvabelin, above Lausanne. Splendid sight on the city and the lake Léman. Restoring with musical animation. Culinary specialities of all Switzerland. Carnotzet for molten/scrapers. Folk evenings on request. Room for banquets (to 300 people), panoramic terrace.
i love that phrase, “restoring with musical animation.”
here’s a photo of the restaurant.
the menu didn’t translate and i’m sure i could find a translation but i have to leave RIGHT NOW.
that’s all i know.
ok then,
monday grace.