Oslo then Zurich

A couple of weeks ago Doreen and I flew to Europe. United was cobranding their kits with Spiderman:

Doreen went off to Germany to see family (This is the year of Friends, Family, and Funerals, after all. More on that by and by)

I went to Oslo for a board meeting and a strategy session. I won't talk any more about that.

But we did take a cruise around the Oslo Fjord.

 That was fun.

 Oslo is still beautiful:

But then I flew to Zurich, and met Doreen, who flew in from Berlin.

We stayed at the Dolder Grand, which was a very nice hotel. They upgraded us to a suite, and it had a sweet view of Lake Zurich:

Doreen came from Germany bearing wursts.

I have no idea what sort of wursts these were, but oh my goodness, they were quite delicious.

We ate them for snacks, we ate them for lunch, and sometimes we just ate them,

Zurich is a very German city. The architecture is Wiener Werkstätte all the way.

and they have some great open spaces:

And, of course, a river. The Limmat.

Our first night in town we walked to the old center and ate at a place recommended by the hotel called the Kindli. Great Swiss food!

It's a beautiful thing to see.

And since this is the year of Friends, Family and Funerals, we had the opportunity to see Doreen's high school friend Susie, who lives very near Zurich. We had dinner at a delightful little places called Restaurant Bauernschänke.

We had a great time.

The next day we borrowed the hotel's electric bicycles.

That's Doreen looking up at the hotel.

I didn't mention that the hotel is at the top of a big hill. Essentially at the top of Zurich.

These bikes solved that problem. They were fantastic!

There is a lot to see and do in Zurich.

But we took it pretty easy

This is a Corbusier House. Yes, a real house! Someone lived there for years. It looked very livable.

Almost every trip into town we took this little Funicular:

(If you look closely, you will notice the "Stoptogo" Swiss Train Clock on the left)