So far it has been a whirlwind trip.  I’ll try to make this relatively short and sweet.

Tuesday morning we didn’t wake up until 11am.  Breakfast was:

After breakfast, we headed to Lausanne.  I love Lausanne.  It is a beautiful city on Lake Geneva, the Olympic capital, and the city where I ran my last marathon!

On the way, we stopped for lunch at McDonald’s!  Yeah… Swiss McDonald’s is similar to American McDonalds, with a few small differences.  I got a chicken caesar salad, like always   But the major difference in Switzerland?  The PRICES!  

Check this out:  (Note, the prices are in Swiss francs, but right now the Swiss franc is almost equivalent to the US dollar)

Yeah, see that?  A chicken caesar salad cost 11.90!!!  And S’s SMALL sized meal with a NYCrispy burger, a small fries and a small drink cost 12.30.  Unreal. 

Oh, another thing I noticed.  Think the weight and diet obsession is only an America thing?  Think again.  Look what was the first thing I saw on the back of the receipt:

Swiss slim belly?  Yes please.  On the back of the McDonald’s receipt??  Um… yeah.

So on to Lausanne.

Love Lake Geneva.  The water is just beautiful, and with the sun out it makes it so blue and sparkly.

This is along the road where the marathon took place!

Can you see the background?  The whole mountainside is all vineyards and wineries.

And I forgot how crazy the hills are there!  After just running my 12 miler on Sunday, I realize I have a LOT further to go before I am going to be able to run another marathon – especially if it is as hilly as this one was. 

The sun was setting as we left Lausanne.

We drove through Montreaux on the way home.  Montreaux is an upscale town also on Lake Geneva, and is gorgeous.

I love just driving through various parts of Switzerland.  Some people might find it boring, seeing so much by car, but I totally love it.  Just me, S and the open road… it’s relaxing and calming to me. 

Tomorrow we are going to Germany and France!  In one day!!  Super excited.