In October, we took a little side trip to tour some of Switzerland, since we didn’t think the ship would go there any time soon.  We’d been a number of times before, but never had time to really explore.  We enjoyed the old town section of Zurich, but found the Schaffhausen waterfalls (largest in Europe) to be feeble compared to many we’ve seen.  Lucerne on the lake was beautiful as always and we loved the cheese festival and Transportation Museum.  Bern was nicer than we expected and I particularly enjoyed the Einstein Museum.  Did you know he didn’t speak fluently until 9, was kicked out of school once, and refused admittance to Zurich Polytechnic on his first attempt?  His father died thinking him a failure when Albert was 23.  Don’t give up on your kids – maybe there’s a Nobel prize in their future! (Ask Bob Dylan’s parents.)

I had hoped to spend much of my time with photography, but apparently, this was the rainy season.  Note to self – check the climate before booking a big trip.