Family Best Moments
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Zurich to Rapperswil by Train: Our Day Trip to the Rose Town
Read More: Zurich to Rapperswil by Train: Our Day Trip to the Rose TownAfter our first day in Zurich, Dimple and I wanted a slower day by the lake, so we took the train to Rapperswil, the little town on Lake Zurich that people call the Rose Town. Getting there from Zurich HB…
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Basti Treats His Siblings to Shakey’s: Pepperoni Pizza, Chicken ‘n’ Mojos
Read More: Basti Treats His Siblings to Shakey’s: Pepperoni Pizza, Chicken ‘n’ MojosOn the evening of October 29, with Mom and Dad away, big brother Basti took charge and treated Ethan, Stephen, Sky and Chloe to Shakey’s. The pepperoni pizza came out first, hot on its stand, and nobody waited long. One…
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Zurich Old Town Walking Tour and a Short Lake Cruise
Read More: Zurich Old Town Walking Tour and a Short Lake CruiseOur second full day in Zurich started cold and grey. We bundled up, Dimple in her knit hood and me in my beanie, and walked out of the Radisson Hotel & Suites Zurich to catch the tram into the city.…
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Breakfast at Luigia Opfikon: Our Radisson Zurich Hotel Breakfast
Read More: Breakfast at Luigia Opfikon: Our Radisson Zurich Hotel BreakfastOur breakfast at Luigia Opfikon, the Italian restaurant inside Radisson Hotel & Suites Zurich: pastries, hot dishes, cold cuts, yogurt and a dining room full of lights.
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Raclette at Swiss Chuchi Zurich: Our Evening Walk via Lindenhof
Read More: Raclette at Swiss Chuchi Zurich: Our Evening Walk via LindenhofOn our first evening in Zurich, Dimple and I walked into the Old Town for dinner, our first proper Swiss meal of the trip. The walk in Like on our first walk in Zurich, we started on the old-town streets,…
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Radisson Hotel & Suites Zurich Review: Our Room Tour and Stay in Opfikon
Read More: Radisson Hotel & Suites Zurich Review: Our Room Tour and Stay in OpfikonAfter the long trip from Manila, we checked in at Radisson Hotel & Suites Zurich at 3 PM. The hotel is in Opfikon, just outside Zurich and close to the Glatt shopping centre. This was our room. We’re still staying…
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Glatt Shopping Centre: Spiga, Starbucks and Ice Cream Near Zurich
Read More: Glatt Shopping Centre: Spiga, Starbucks and Ice Cream Near ZurichWhen the rain picked up, we took a quick Uber to the Glatt shopping centre to warm up. We found Ristorante Spiga, a cozy Italian bar and café, and had a tall latte macchiato. I had the Cornetto Parma, a…
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Our First Walk in Zurich: Autumn Leaves and a Little Rain
Read More: Our First Walk in Zurich: Autumn Leaves and a Little RainOur room wasn’t ready yet, so instead of waiting in the lobby, Rosed and I bundled up and went for a walk. It was our first real look at Zurich. It was grey, cool and a little rainy, very different…
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Mettacity Glorietta Halloween Trick-or-Treat Day with Mamita
Read More: Mettacity Glorietta Halloween Trick-or-Treat Day with MamitaOn October 28, while Basti was in school, Mamita took Ethan, Stephen, Sky and Chloe, with their cousins Jaden and Grae, to Mettacity at Glorietta 4 in Makati for a Halloween trick-or-treat. They came in costume, with a pumpkin bucket…
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Our Doha Layover at Hamad International Airport: Lamp Bear, Burger King and More
Read More: Our Doha Layover at Hamad International Airport: Lamp Bear, Burger King and MoreAfter more than ten hours in the air from Manila, Rosed and I landed in Doha late at night. We had about three hours before our flight to Zurich. That’s not enough time to leave the airport, but it’s plenty…