5 September

IMG 9874 4 September we rendezvous chez Bri and Nico in Zurich IMG 9875 5 September Phase 1 market in Oerlikon IMG 9876 Milkweed pods? I have never seen a milk weed here IMG 9877 Roses to go
IMG 9878 Flowers à go go IMG 9879 Dunce cabbage? DSCN4621 Iranian dates DSCN4622 at the Iranian specialty stand
IMG 9881 Checking the trains IMG 9884 while Christine repacks IMG 9887 The starters in Chur IMG 9888 Will, absent in previous group photo
DSCN4628 Flag city DSCN4629 The Grisons flag DSCN4632 Crafty shop DSCN4633 with baskets
DSCN4639 Tower starring DSCN4640 A wedding! DSCN4641 Looking for a suitable lunch spot IMG 9891 Old walls
IMG 9892 Colorful walls IMG 9893 Lunchspot found IMG 9901 post-lunch move to train stop IMG 9903 Chur
IMG 9908 Sharon and Sarah DSCN4642 Staircase-Arosa hotel DSC01900 Arosa, a old resort DSC01901 The weather that precluded the first day hike hangs with us
DSCN4643 GG takes the lift to the top of the Weisshorn: playground at mid station DSCN4644 Outside the terminal station at 2600 m DSCN4645 Really a good idea to have not tried to hike over! DSCN4647 Cushy restaurant inside top station
DSCN4648 Inside you get chocolate DSCN4650 Outside you get fog and snow IMG 1765 Meanwhile the rest of the crew is exploring Arosa town DSCN4651 I come down to the midstation with these little people
DSCN4653 and meet these ladies outside DSCN4654 Not the milking shed DSCN4655 I wander around this area where last year I skied with B&N DSCN4656 La Poya Grisonne
DSC01904 Another kind of parade down in the town DSC01905 A rally for old sports cars DSC01906 This actually seems right in character DSC01907 Arosa feels like old money from the 1960s
DSC01909 Real time TV DSCN4657 Meanwhile back up on the mountain... DSCN4659 it feels very brooding DSCN4660 New snow, wet veg
DSCN4661 Chalet on the way back to town DSCN4662 I noticed that you can find martinis everywhere! DSCN4664 Chalet IMG 1006 Diner in the old hotel with note from absent participant.