The final days - 15 and 16

Our final day in Europa... sigh. Although we have had an amazing time (and agreed that this was even a better trip than our 2015 adventure) we are ready to be on our way home... the consensus is that we are tired of “being polite” and “trying to impress people” lol! Yesterday we enjoyed a buffet breakfast at the hotel and then headed to Lucern to see the city. We ate lunch at a little place called Joel’s bistro. It was nice. On the whole, our food experience this trip and left a little bit to be desired... while we haven’t had a bad meal, we were not continually wowed as was the case when we were in Italy. All the same, we have been loving the high mountain meat and cheese boards. I’m also going to dearly miss the “nature jogurt” that I’ve grown so fond of having each morning - the creaminess!!!!! After Lucern, we headed back to Zurich which was quite the trek through the city. We dropped the bags off at the hotel and then returned the car. Afterwards, we enjoyed some pre- dinner drinks at the hotel bar, then had - by all Euro standards - an early dinner at the hotel (6:00pm). The actual food was mediocre but the bread was amazing! Following our dinner, we went scouting for chocolates to bring home and ice cream. I found us a couple mini tubs of ice cream from the migros, along with two bags of chips. We had a cozy night in after that - looking at photos from the trip in our room. We didn’t have much luck with the air conditioning, however we all eventually fell asleep (me last). This morning we agreed that we all slept pretty hard. We got through a scrupulous questioning session at the ticketing counter, and eventually found the aspire lounge for a late breakfast near our gate. It’s crazy to think that by the time I open this email I’ll be back in my beloved SLO! We’re looking forward to seeing the doggies and sleeping in our own beds. 

Update: Our time to home was extended a bit by a delayed flight to Phoenix and a cancelled flight to SLO. We were stranded in Phoenix overnight without luggage, although we were able to take showers and sleep in very comfy beds. We made it to Santa Barbara the following morning and had a ride home from Amanda. We love to travel and we love our home.