Hangin' with Mr. (and Mrs.) Cooper

8-11 September 2011

We love having visitors, and we usually love the people who visit us!  The Coopers (Jed and Kalleen) are no exception.  We were so excited that they had an extended (3 day) layover on their way to Croatia.  We picked them up from the airport Friday morning and took them site seeing in the city. 

Jed loved the fact that all the fountains in the city had clean drinking water.  We walked around and talked about the history of the churches and the city and the politics of Switzerland.  We had lunch at Sprungli and a treat there of course!

Later that evening, we took them to Jucker Farm.  I swear, this is the greatest place to go and hang out.  The food is delish and the atmosphere is just so chill.  What was on the menu?  BBQ brats, pork, chicken and beef, roasted squash, beet salad and fresh apple juice.  (I caught Kalleen with her mouth full.  Sorry!)

Oh to be a kid again...

The next morning we headed to Lauterbrunnen Valley (my favorite place in all of Swissland) to check out some waterfalls. 

Trummelbach Falls:  20,000 liters of water per second. 
20,000 tons of sediment carried out of the mountain per year. 
Only falls inside of a mountain that are reachable by foot. 
10 different "falls" including a cork-screw style one.
= really loud and really wet and cold!

Awww... we are cute! (at least I think so)

That night we dropped the Coopers off in Lucerne and Chris left for Munich.  I picked the Coopers up at the train station on Sunday and we had a wonderful evening catching up.  Jed and Kalleen are welcomed back anytime!