Affoltern am Albis

Sunday morning we were invited to Matthias and Karin's house for brunch. Travis works with Matthias at the Tierspital and they have 2 little girls, one who is 3 years and one 4.5 months old. We enjoyed getting to see a smaller Swiss village. The day was a little hazy, but we could see a few impressive mountains in the distance from their house, Rigi and Pilatus. They live in the house that Matthias grew up in and his father and sister are also both veterinarians. We took a walk through the fields by their house and stopped at a farm with a small dairy and chickens. The farm used to be a school for boys who wanted to become farmers. You could buy eggs, potatoes, honey, and apple juice from a little stand- record your purchase in the book and pay with the honor system. Then we found a huge teeter-totter at the top of the hill and the kids spent at least 30 minutes playing on it. They had to work hard to get just the right balance to make it work. At one point we had Travis on one side and the 4 kids on the other side! Here are a few pictures we took on our walk.

Affoltern am Abis