Sunday 3rd July Dubendorf

I didn't quite get time to finish the story of the 2nd. On our way home we visited Kyburg Schloss . This is an 11th C castle built by the occupying Hapsburgs. It is an elegant complex of buildings around a courtyard . Now it houses a restaurant and a museum but still has well maintained gardens. We had had quite a busy day so we didn't sign in for the tour. We just took in the atmosphere of the courtyard and walked through the garden.Today we had a leisurely startand drove the 15 minutes along the autobahn to Lea and Michael's for brunch. They turned on a magnificent spread and we then had the chance to view their wedding and honeymoon photos on the widescreen TV. They stayed in a very luxurious new hotel in the South Tyrol; Dolomites. We then split up. They took Finn to the local swimming pool which he really enjoyed because it was 30C today. Maria and Roland took us to Lake Greifensee for a cruise. The boat was a steam engine model capable of carrying 40 people but with seating for only about 20. It was built in 1898 and restored over 6 years between 1982 to 1988. The scenery was of course magnificent with snow capped mountains as a background. I only had my camera for photos so it won't do them justice. It was lovely out on the water and there were lots of people swimming and floating in everything from yatchs to body boards, to blow up skiffs to inflatables the size and style of small swimming pools.e ignore from here down .I will repost the photos. llpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">Interior courtyard Schloss Kyburg

Entrance to the Schloss and external wall.

On the way back to collect Finn we stopped for Ice cream. This is one of Maria's rituals and we are sure she knows every restaurant that sells elaborate icecreams between Luzarne and Zurich. These are not just Magnums or Drumsticks but  elaborate deserts. They are not to be missed when the opportunity arises but I can feel the weight gain. Maria assures me that we are doing enough walking to counteract the impact and I live in hope.