Oct 20
Apr 05
We stayed at the Backpacker’s Inn last night. It’s great little hostel in Interlaken. The room was clean, beds were comfy and not having a bathroom and shower in the room really wasn’t a big deal. The bathroom was just across the hall and the showers were next to our room. It included a free breakfast and free wireless internet, which was awesome.
Apr 04
We were able to attend the temple in Zolikofen yesterday. What a wonderful day. I would dare say perfect. We had the most enjoyable time. When we arrived at the temple they asked us to be the witness couple for the next session in French. You can imagine the tiny bit of hesitation that must have entered our minds. We let them know that we did not speak ANY french.
Mar 26
Ok, here is the basic itinerary for our trip so you have an idea where we will be when.
Generally speaking, we are staying with our good friends Jeff and Celina Lay in Rotterdam, Netherlands, although part of the trip we will be on our own in Switzerland and France. Jeff and Celina lived two doors down from us in Springville, and are the best thing that happened to us there. Jeff works for Novell and is currently working in their European office in Rotterdam.
Flights:
Tuesday, March 28th
Delta Flight 340: 9:51am – 4:14pm SLC to JFK
Delta Flight 80: 6:15pm – 9:20am (29th) JFK to AMS (Amsterdam)
Monday, April 3rd
EasyJet Flight 956: 8:30am – 10:00am AMS to GVA (Geneva, Switzerland)
Thursday, April 6th
EasyJet Flight 1031: 6:40am – 7:50am BSL (Basel, Switzerland) to XDT (Paris, Charles de Gaulle, France)
(We’ll take a train back to Rotterdam on Saturday.)
Tuesday, April 11th
Delta Flight 39: 10:20am – 2:00pm AMS to ATL (Atlanta)
Delta Flight 520: 5:45pm – 7:58pm ATL to SLC
General Schedule:
Mon Mar 27: In the evening take the kids to Monique’s house and put them to bed. Go home to finish whatever.
Tue Mar 28: Dad Evans takes us to the airport. Fly to Amsterdam. (13 hours, Ugh!)
Wed Mar 29: Arrive in Amsterdam, drive down to Rotterdam. (Try not to sleep!)
Thu Mar 30:
Fri Mar 31:
Sat Apr 1:
Sun Apr 2: General Conference. (In Dutch?)
Mon Apr 3: Fly to Geneva, then drive to Interloken. Stay the night in Interloken.
Tue Apr 4: Drive to Bern to the Swiss Temple to do some temple work. Drive to Zurich to stay the night.
Wed Apr 5: Check out Zurich, Berg am Irchel and whatever else around. Drive to Basel to stay the night.
Thu Apr 6: Get up REAL early. Fly to Paris.
Fri Apr 7: Paris, France.
Sat Apr 8: Take the train back to Rotterdam.
Sun Apr 9: Go to church with Jeff and Celina.
Mon Apr 10: See more of Holland.
Tue Apr 11: Fly home. Hug our kids lots and lots.
Mar 25
There’s no time like the present to start a blog. Especially right before a big trip to Europe. With 3 days and counting left before we take off we are scrambling to get all the final details taken care of. 15 days is long time to be gone (but seemingly short for a European vacation.)
I believe we should have internet access most the time and I hope to find a few minutes each day to post an update here. I will also be uploading the latest pictures to http://www.afamily.org/gallery/. You may need an account so email me and I will get one setup. With an account you will be able to create galleries and upload pictures of your own.
More information about the trip is coming in the days before we leave.
