Switzerland

On our way home from Italy we drove through Switzerland. We went through plenty of tunnels on our way to and from Italy - but the tunnel at San Gottardo was by far the longest - 17 kilometers! We enjoyed driving through the mountains (or under them) as it was a beautiful day. We stopped off in Lucern for a few hours. We had been here before with my brother Kyle in March of 2008.

1st order of business was to find a Starbucks (we knew there was one in Lucern). After being in Italy for 3 days, Jeremy was ready for just a normal cup of coffee - no espresso, no cappuccino - just a cup of coffee....he found what he was looking for! It was a beautiful morning as I stated earlier - so we sat outside by the water and enjoyed breakfast/brunch at Starbucks!

We then took a little stroll over the bridge, Ellen got a few souvenirs, and we continued our stroll along the lake front. We found a bench and sat down to just enjoy the view. The kids played in the stones by our feet. We relaxed - it was great!

We very much enjoyed our trip -but we were also very glad to get back home. There is just something nice about your own bed....and your own toilet!