Home Sweet Home: Our Welcome Home After Zurich & Paris

Nov 4, 2026

Home sweet home cover: Chloe's Welcome Home Mom and Dad banner and Chloe smiling at home

The final chapter of our Europe trip recap: Zurich, Lucerne and Paris, and then home.

After all the trains, flights and city walks, the best stop was the last one. Dimple and I got home from Zurich and Paris last night, and the house was ready for us.

Dimple in a red leather jacket arriving home by the Christmas tree, confetti on the floor — Dimple walking in, still in her travel jacket, past the Christmas tree and a floor full of confetti.

Dimple arriving home with Basti beside her — Basti there to welcome us home.

Chloe’s welcome home banner

Chloe drew the banner herself: “Welcome HOME Mom and Dad! Made with love,” in bright colors with little hearts, hung up with red and gold tinsel.

Chloe's handmade Welcome HOME Mom and Dad banner, made with love, with red and gold tinsel — Made with love, and you can tell.

Chloe in pink smiling and waving red and gold tinsel by the dining table — Chloe, very proud of her tinsel.

A home-cooked welcome dinner

Basti and the kids made dinner for us: sushi bake and pesto chicken pasta. After weeks of eating out, nothing beats food made at home by your own family.

A boy in a striped shirt walking to the dinner table under the welcome home banner — Heading to the table under Chloe’s banner.

Sushi bake and pesto chicken pasta on the table for the welcome-home dinner — Sushi bake and pesto chicken pasta, made by Basti and the kids.

Dimple behind the boys at the table as dinner is served — Dimple with the boys as dinner is served.

Basti and the kids digging into the welcome-home dinner, Christmas tree in the corner — Everyone digging in.

Home sweet home

Zurich and Paris were amazing, but this was the best welcome we could ask for. Thank you, Basti and kids. If you missed the trip itself, start with our Europe trip recap.