Thursday, September 27, 2007

Wonderland!


We picked up Teddi and Martin from the airport. without any problems and officially began our mountains and catherdals together. Such a delight to spend time together.

The unexpected began soon after we got out of the traffic in Zurich. It began raining and as we approached the mountains, it began snowing! We drove several hours thru mountain passes wondering if it was possible that we'd have snow at Sils Maria--ja ja, as our hostess Suzanne would say. It is the first snow of the season, not typical but not the first time...she grew up here and now runs her great grandmother's hotel, Sonne Fex.

So here we are at this incredibly beautiful spot in Upper Engadine. Nietzsche, Hesse, even Anne Frank visited here and loved it--we join the long line of people who come to the mountains for solice and restoration. It is exactly the right way for us to be starting this expereince: The surprise waking us up, the mountains inspiring us and the snow blanketing everything with freshness. We hiked along Sils see (lake) yesterday, had coffee and pastries, vistied the Nietzsche museum, a nice pace and a wonderful day.

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