Switzerland: Saillon
Breakfast was an assortment of cereals (they literally mixed two cereals together - so clever!) and whole milk <- haven't had that in a LONG while. Whole milk is so creamy!
It was somewhat of a dreary day but we decided to head out anyway. We drove over to a little village called Saillon and had a picnic in a small park. There was a seesaw! DH and I got really excited and played on it for a bit because it was high (and sturdy) enough to support adult weight. :p
After lunch, we hiked through a small cluster of homes to a tower where there was a fabulous view of the surrounding area. Lots of vineyards and farmland. It was a quaint little hike through cobblestone streets. The kids pretended that there was a dragon behind every wooden door we saw. They were pretty good as in they didn't complain too much for the most part. (I know that I hated hiking as a kid. It all seemed so pointless.)
Then we set off for the hot baths. There were heated swimming pools, one indoors and several outdoors. A lot of people hanging out on the edges of the pool, getting massaged by the jets on the sides of the pool. It was funny being in a warm pool and getting hit by drops of cold rain on your face. And when you looked around, there was heavy mist in the surrounding mountains.
On the drive home, Viv used a really smart trick on Zach. She told him that he didn't have to take a nap but just to rest his eyes. Of course he took a nice nap in the back of the car on the way home! :D It's funny how kids hate taking naps so it's never good to suggest one.
Well, as I mentioned it was dreary, so we spent the rest of the evening watching DVDs - going through the happy parts of Dumbo, 1 minute of Little Einsteins, and the whole of Cars. They were very excited about Cars...especially the shorts.
It was somewhat of a dreary day but we decided to head out anyway. We drove over to a little village called Saillon and had a picnic in a small park. There was a seesaw! DH and I got really excited and played on it for a bit because it was high (and sturdy) enough to support adult weight. :p
After lunch, we hiked through a small cluster of homes to a tower where there was a fabulous view of the surrounding area. Lots of vineyards and farmland. It was a quaint little hike through cobblestone streets. The kids pretended that there was a dragon behind every wooden door we saw. They were pretty good as in they didn't complain too much for the most part. (I know that I hated hiking as a kid. It all seemed so pointless.)
Then we set off for the hot baths. There were heated swimming pools, one indoors and several outdoors. A lot of people hanging out on the edges of the pool, getting massaged by the jets on the sides of the pool. It was funny being in a warm pool and getting hit by drops of cold rain on your face. And when you looked around, there was heavy mist in the surrounding mountains.
On the drive home, Viv used a really smart trick on Zach. She told him that he didn't have to take a nap but just to rest his eyes. Of course he took a nice nap in the back of the car on the way home! :D It's funny how kids hate taking naps so it's never good to suggest one.
Well, as I mentioned it was dreary, so we spent the rest of the evening watching DVDs - going through the happy parts of Dumbo, 1 minute of Little Einsteins, and the whole of Cars. They were very excited about Cars...especially the shorts.
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