On our fifth day, we took a boat ride to Zürichorn for some sightseeing. We walked around to get a feel for what our options were for lunch and ended up getting China Garten Take Away.


We walked around downtown Zürich and stopped by Gröss-Munster, Fraumünster, and St. Peter's Church. St Peter’s has the largest clock face on a tower in Europe.


I splurged on souvenirs at Teddy’s Souvenir shop and bought a bunch of keepsakes to take home for family and friends—of course this included Swiss chocolate! We stopped at Teuscher, a chocolatier, and they had very ornate chocolates, a lot in the shape of bugs. For some reason we saw this trend a lot at most of the chocolatiers.


Caroline had another meal prepared for us that night, but this meal was a little different. Everything was pre-prepared because of Shabbat, Judaism’s day of rest. Jewish Law states that one may not create or destroy anything during Shabbat. This includes turning lights on or off, tearing toilet paper, talking on the phone, cooking, and many other working actions. You can read more about the tradition here. Shabbat, lasting between sundown Friday night and sundown Saturday offers an opportunity to contemplate the spiritual aspects of life and to spend time with family.


It was so nice to be free of electronics and just spend quality time with friends. We played a card game called Dominion. It's a strategy-based game with endless possibilities for deck combinations. I bought the base set as soon as we got home to the States.


Caroline made the best chocolate pie I’ve ever tasted for dessert—seriously. It was divine.

Wine, Dominion, great food and friends made for a wonderful end to our fifth day.

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