The last few weeks have been crazy busy. After deciding that i will return alone with E to SG, i had to make plans to make the housekeeping easy for M for the next 2 months. On top of that, we decided to holiday together in Lucerne and Zurich before we returned. M had lots of leave which he cannot utilize to come back with us and also since it's on the way (there aren't flights to Zurich from Geneva).
So i racked my brains to use up all the frozen meats in the last week, cleaned the floor and toilets, changed the bed sheets, made a dos-and-don'ts list for M. Then there was the packing. Yup, so it was mad. Thinking back, now that i am trapped in this hotel room with nothing to do but make sure E stays out of trouble, i'm having a bit of adjustment disorder. 😧
Anyhow, i enjoyed our 1 week holiday very much. There were so many little blessings from God that i had to write them down, lest i forget. For starters, we had to book many of the tickets in advance. Like the Zurich zoo, Swiss Vapeur Parc, etc. This is in light of restricted number of guests post COVID. So we booked whatever we could and take chances with the rest. It was supposed to be a mostly rainy week with occasional sunny days in between. However, we could not have known when we booked so we just bit the bullet and booked whatever attractions allowed advanced booking. Those days had wonderful sunny weather and E enjoyed himself tremendously.
Then we shopped at Manor and i decided to buy M his early bday present. He has been asking for a pasta maker and i saw a highly recommended brand so i got it, thinking it will be fun to do something to entertain himself while E and i were in SG for the next 2 months. Also because of COVID, most cashiers prefer card payment to avoid touching cash from customers. I had been telling myself one of these days i was bound to leave my card behind at some shop because i keep forgetting to remove it from the terminal after keying the PIN. And it happened. We got dinner and was about to leave the mall when something prompted me to check for my card. I panicked and ran all the way back to Manor and thank God, it was there.
Driving in Zurich was a nightmare. The traffic is horrible. The day we went to the zoo, we were stuck in a jam for a long time and when we got there, M was flustered and irritable. So when we saw a long snaking queue for the zoo entry from our car, our hearts sank. However, we met a really nice man (also going to the zoo with his kids) who directed us to a parking lot and taught us to pay ticket using our phone (also because we did not have any coins!).
These little blessings from God really made our holiday nice.
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| Swiss Vapeur Parc |
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| Lake Lucerne |
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| Mount Pilatus |
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| Lindenhof - famous site that appeared in the K drama Crash Landing, M was super excited 😒 |
