I picked him up a couple of hours later after spending the whole time checking to make sure my phone was on! He apparently sang, read books, ran around outside and made a best friend (who's name he can't remember). He went again yesterday and stayed through lunch. He cried a bit when he found out he had to stay for lunch... Anyhoo, when I picked him up on Tuesday we went up to the station, had a nice sandwich and watched the trains (he had ice cream as a first day treat too). When Ruth and Grace came in he got very excited about seeing the TGV (and it is indeed cool to see: http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/fr/electric/emu/TGV/Sud-Est_mod-Lyria/Switzerland-misc/pix.html and ofcourse them! On Weds. we took them into Neuchatel and had lunch (which was really cheap by Swiss standards and delicious) at a crepe shop. I ordered a ham, cheese and "erable" combination crepe because Walter ordered it on one of his trips. He had no idea what erable was but thought it might be some vegetable, some kind of mushroom maybe.... When he ordered it, the waitress looked at him rather questioningly and made sure that that was the order. So what's erable? It's Maple Syrup!!! Let me tell you, it's delish... I love it. After Walter's initial surprise, he liked it too. Who thought of it? It's common in crepe shops here, and it's not native.... We've showed them the local parks and now they're visiting a friend in Liestal for a few days. The boys have had a great time with them and have been showing off and flirting like flirty things :)
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Good to see Grace and Ruth! I hope everyone had a fun visit.
A very big congratulations to Allie for starting school! Way to go, Alasdair!
- Aunt Sue
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