Month: June 2005

Caboose riding. It had been very hot in France, but on the train riding day, it wasn’t so bad. The rest of the gang went to Lausanne, Switzerland. We went to the kid activity.

Vince and Jeremy, self portrait.

Vince high-fiving the kids on the train coming the other direction.

This is the upstairs part of our hotel. They served us dinner and breakfast every day and we spent a lot of time here.

Vince wanted to ride in the backpack.

Here we are in Abondance, we were planning on going for a hike and going up to telepherique, but the cable car was not working and the day was so hot. Emy got sick on the car ride up because the road curved so much. The day was incredibly hot and no one would sell us any water. We were hot/sticky and thirsty.

On Tuesday, Katherine’s cough is not much better, so she goes to the doctor for a chest x-ray. Has a lung infection and gets stronger antibiotics. Jeremy takes 6 trips into town, mostly for food. We ride the venicular rail-way up and down the hill of Evian. Pretty slow day. Vince is better, Edda developes a pretty high fever which we control through Motrin, although it worries us. By morning, she is all better. Quite a trooper.

Eating a delicious lunch on the patio of Clara’s house in Thonon-les-Bains. She had the most wonderful fruit from the local market. We were all jet-lagged at this point but we had the most wonderful meal. Cheese, bread, fruit, chicken, Clara and Colette really were very nice. They made a dentist appointment for Emy in the afternoon, the rest of us headed to the hotel in Evian-les-Bains. The hotel is very rustic, our room has a bunk bed and two single beds. Everyone tries to nap, but it’s unsuccessful. Jeremy and I and the kids explore Evian, Ben picks up Johanna at the airport at 6 pm.

Thanks for the phone calls and a bottle of wine for Father’s Day. Donald, I was up in the air flying when you called. I tried to call you when I was on the ground but you were not there.

Mom almost bought me a Ford F150 truck at Washougal for Father’s Day. Well, I suggested that, may be, we can postpone it for a while. Or otherwise, you are going to have 5 cars for 2 people.

Coming Wednesday is Mom/Dad’s 37th engagement annivesary. Since I will not be there with Mom, I bought Mom dozen roses for this occasion to say “Thanks a lot, Mom”. Mom, she is always very great to me 🙂 and I am very fortunate. Oh, time is really passing by very fast. Our engagement was just like yesterday.

Doris, hope you and your family have a wonderful stay in France. Say hello to Bob & Katherine for us. Donald, how is your bike riding and collar bones?

Mom & Dad look forwarding to seeing you all on the weekend of July 4th.

At the Geneva airport – about 3 am New York time. We are all grumpy. Emily had a toothache that flared up the day before she left for France. Katherine was battling a persistent cought. I forgot to mention that on Saturday, Vince got the sickest I have ever seen him. His throat was hurting incredibly and he had developed a fever and we went to the doctor on Saturday who thought it might be strep and picked up a presciption of antibiotics and getting him to take his dose was not fun. His throat was very irritated and now once in Geneva, he was tired and sick. We thought we were to be met at the airport, but it turned out that we were to drive to Clara’s house. So we rented our cars and headed to Thonon-les -Bains.