"Explore Saturday!"

Yesterday was probably our best day yet in Zurich since we've been here. It was "Explore Saturday!" All week this week we've been talking about riding the train into downtown and exploring the city on Saturday, so the kids and I started calling it "Explore Saturday" - hence the name. So in the morning we hopped on board the train in Horgen and rode the train toward downtown. The kids were so excited to ride the train. It was funny. When we arrived downtown we met up with our friends the McGaughs and we all walked up and down the "Bahnhofstrasse," which is a street in downtown lined with shops and restaurants (think Michigan Avenue in Chicago.) After a bite to eat we went to the kids favorite spot of the day, "Franz Carl Weber," which is a 4-story toy store. It's pretty cool inside. There's even a slide in the shape of a dragon that the kids can ride on. Anyway, later we took a nice stroll through a more historic area toward St. Peters Church and its Romanesque/Gothic clock tower. Afterward I learned St. Peters Church is the oldest church in Zurich, and was built around 857. It's beautiful. Its clock face peeks at you between buildings as you walk toward it. We ended the day after that. The kids were all tired but I think they had fun. It was an awesome day! Just walking around exploring a beautiful city. No agenda...just going with the flow. Welcome to Europe!