pictures

Here are a few pictures I took today from Uetliburg - sweeping views of Zurich.

My dad and uncle eating at the ubiquitous "bites" restaurants along a trail in the Jura.

The cows which provide a soundtrack for my life - literally 50m. from my window.

Above is the view of Dübendorf from the ruins; below, left is the interior of my gigantic room; right is the picture I took of the Waldmannsburg (from the window of my room) the afternoon I arrived - Swiss flag waving in the breeze!

Okay, most of those were long overdue.

I have Swiss stuff that I could write about, but instead, I'm mostly concerned with my love for dogs. Dogs are permitted in the restaurant and on Sunday, a huge, adorable golden retriever came in (with owners, obviously), and it was all I could do to restrain myself from leaving my post and kneeling down and just rubbing that goofy-smily head.

Then, today on the train ride back from Uetliburg, a man with a large chocolate lab, wearing a brown leather collar with white crosses - for the swiss flag (not Jesus-like crosses) - sat next to me, then asked if the dog was a problem. I had been playing solitaire on my iPod, but with the arrival of a dog, electronic entertainment lost all appeal. I smiled, said, "Kein problem," and rubbed the dog's head.

On the trail from Uetliburg to the Seihlbahn, there were a number of dogs, but one non-allergenic seeming one kept circling back and trotting next to my heels. I later realized that it's owner was probably the only other female wearing shorts on the entire crowded "urban trail." Heck, it was 80 degrees! No time to worry about high fashion - or so I thought.

I also apologize for the eclectic and disjointed look of picture posts - figuring out blog logistics is sometimes not my top priority...