European Travels

As previously promised here is a small summary of our trip to Europe. Paula was in Poland for business and we both had to be in Switzerland for a Geberit event in St. Moritz. We decided to meet up in Poland before heading down to Switzerland.

We began in Warsaw; a city best described as Cleveland without baseball. Old Town in Warsaw was completely destroyed and rebuilt after WWII. The Town square was designated as a World Heritage site by the UN in recognition of the efforts of the Polish people in rebuilding the area to it’s pre-war appearance. There is also a great museum that steps through the history of the Warsaw Uprising.

We took a day trip to Krakow, which has to be one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The architecture was incredible and the people were great. Krakow was described to me by one of my coworkers (he is first generation Polish immigrant) as the spiritual and cultural capitol of Poland.

Warsaw and Krakow photos including Paula's work photos: http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2090203202

After Warsaw we were able to spend 3 days in St. Moritz, Switzerland as guests of my company. We had a three day management conference that our spouses were asked to attend. While Paula spent most of her time relaxing or being indoctrinated in “Living Geberit,” I was in management meetings where the course of the company was discussed.

We had some great events in the evening including a trip to the top of a 10,000 ft mountain! We spend the day Friday hiking in the alps, a truly amazing experience.

Following the Swiss excursion we spent two days traveling through the Alscace region of France. We visited the Maginot line which was the defensive structures that France built after WWI to prevent another German invasion. (Whoops, guess they should have built it all the way up to the North Sea huh?) We also made a run up into Belgium (via Germany and Luxemborg) to visit Bastogne before returning to Basel, Switzerland. For those of you keeping score at home that’s 5 countries in 1 day!

France and Belgium pictures:
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2090199485