..... The Laffertys!!!!
On Christmas eve evening, Sherry (Walter's sister), Randy(her husband), Brendan, Drew and Anna (enfants) stopped by. They had landed in Milan a couple of days previously and were rather tired and jet lagged. On Christmas morning the wee boys got quite a lot of nice surprises :)
Allie entertains with a new 'guitar'.
Aunt Sherry indulges budding musician Toby as he 'plays' his new recorder.
We had traditional Christmas fare.
On Boxing Day (the 26th) everyone took the train to La Chaux-de-Fonds to the Museum of Horology. I stayed home with poor Allie, who had a nasty cough and fever. Walter took the camera....
The 'Carillon' outside the museum.
No trip to Chez Nous is complete without a visit to Neuchatel itself... after a visit to the local park.
The biggest attraction- the commando slide. Anna demonstrates.
Boy cousins test the swings.
After taking the bus into town, we had a chilly picnic on the lake front. Much easier and nicer than the smokey cafes.
We walked through town, and up the hill to the Collegial.
Everyone on the viaduct (see previous post of Emma's parents visit in Nov. for full pic of viaduct).
We actually got into the central courtyard of the seat of Cantonal government, which was a first for us, and filled our water bottles at the fountain.
The duck faced fountain, that is..
On their last day, we went to Zurich. There we said goodbye and the Laffertys took the overnight train to Venice. We walked around the town and visited the church where there are some nice coloured windows by Chagall.
Churches are a great attraction during winter sightseeing as they are nice and warm.
The Laffertys' visit was much too short. We had a lovely Christmas with them, plenty of fun card games, and Allie and Toby were thoroughly spoiled. Now we're sad, and everything's much quieter.
1 comment:
woo hoo! Yeah for Christmas with cousins. I was with two of mine as well.
Loved the pixs. Hope Allie is feeling better now?
Bisous from Paris,
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