Land of Cheese & Chocolate

Had an interesting train trip from trendy Milano to the serious city
of Zurich. Met some interesting people on the train, travellers,
tourists and some workers.

I spent the last night with a Swiss family of friends whom we have
know for many years. An very enjoyable evening of fine Swiss cuisine
and good family stories.

The contrast bewteen the vagaries of Italy and the precision of life
in Swiyterland cannot be overlooked. I don't know how I survived
without heated bathroom towels.

There is freakish weather in Europe at the moment. Even as it is now
the end of October I was able to walk through this Swiss villiage in
my Billabong tshirt and short sleeves. Perhaps as I travel north this
week the story may change.

The agenda for today is a suburban commuter trian to Zurich bahnhoff,
pickup a hire car and head to Germany. Looking forward to unleashing
my Australianised Deutsch language skills on the unsuspecting Germans
but only if I survive the drive.

[ED: I apologise for mixing up the Z & y in this report. This german
lazout kezboard is a little perplexing. Was unable to connect my
laptop to any networks today so I am using my Swiss hosts' computer.