Monday, July 14, 2008

The Planet Walk.....and Cows

Today, Ellen, the kids, and I completed the 5km Planet Walk which is located on a mountain west of Zurich, the Uetliberg. The hike features a 1 billion to 1 scale model of the solar system. We started at the sun and made our way, 5 km later, to Pluto. Did I mention that it was 5 km?



Here's our victory picture with the planet (or non-planet), Pluto. We're pointing to the tiny Pluto encased inside the stone marker.


The hike gave us many wonderful views of Zurich, its suburbs, and the surrounding countryside. A working farm sits alongside part of the trail.


Swiss cows do wear bells. Here's a (visually boring) video I made so you could hear the bells, too.


We finished this hike with a Swiss-style lunch in one of those mountaintop restaurants with a playground, then took a cable car ride down the mountain and travelled by train back into Zurich. This place is truly amazing.

Food note: Ellen and I shared the apple strudel with vanilla sauce for dessert. It was good.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

You all look like you're having a good time !!! do we have to sponsor these cows too??? Enjoy the time. If you see any Guthauser's say "hi" from their US family.

Steve & Anna

Daniel Son said...

Hi Josh, Sylvia, Maya and Russell,

We love your blog and think you are super super cute!
(Jump Adina added "...and cool"). We are happy you're having such a great time and that you're keeping up the intensive workout!

Thank you for the cowbells video- so romantic! Maybe it's just us in the post wedding mood:), Sorry, I meant mooooooooooooooooooood.

Ok, we're looking forward to reading the rest of the blogs so talk to you later.

Love,

Jump Adina and Jump Dan :) (loved the inauguration ceremony)

Noah Efron said...

Love the blog. You're like the coolest family on earth (not to mention on Pluto!)

More entries! The people want more entries!

(Finally, I keep reading that the blogosphere is all right wing and stuff, but your blog is like totally fair and balanced.)

adina-r said...

Hey, great pix and blog! It is fun to see you enjoying this trip and cultural experience. Love that swiss cheese, yum.