Sauvabelin

On Saturday my wonderful husband took the kids to Sauvabelin so I could have some time to myself and get some things done.  While they were gone I was off to the grocery store since we are without a car after Monday, I sure hope our car is ready for delivery soon!!  Fortunately we are on the two bus lines and there is no way I would give up the rental if it wasn't for the public transportation in Lausanne.  We are walking distance to the grocery store and I bought enough milk to last us two months.  We buy UHT milk, which is ultra pasteurized and doesn't require refrigeration.  The two cases I bought yesterday don't expire until the end of October, so we should be set and won't have to worry about carrying anything heavy up the hill when coming back from the store.

Back to Randy's day out with the kids.  The headed to Sauvabelin in Lausanne so were able to go by bus.  There is a huge lookout tower you can climb up for some great views.  They also enjoyed a row boat ride on the lake with some huge fish.  The kids had a great time, but talked more about the lady that pushed Sydney out of her seat on the bus so she could sit down.  I think it is the culture here were you respect your elderly and give your seat to them when they get on the bus.  This was confirmed by Danilo, who we skated with in CR and grew up in this area.  He stopped by Sunday night to visit during his trip to visit some friends.

Here are some pictures from their day.  I don't have much for comments since I was getting stuff done.

Lookout tower with stairs.

Girls starting the climb up to the top.

Picture from the top of the tower.

Kids walking through the wooded area.

Picture of lake waiting for row boat.

The bottom right has the big fish that impressed the kids.

Kids feeding the ducks.

Randy and kids stopped at St Francois on there way home.

Sunday it rained for most of the day.  Randy headed out to pick up a couple more items from a family that is heading back to the states.  The kids were very excited about one of the items, which was a microwave.  We have been without a microwave since we arrived and I have been heating things up the old fashioned way.  The minute it was plugged in Sydney ran upstairs so we could make microwave popcorn!!  So this is where it go, "When I was a kid...".  We all know how it goes and wow we must getting old.  It is amazing how far technology has taken us and I wonder what our grandkids will have that our children didn't.