Lausanne

Since Flo’s husband, Michel, runs a rental company (www.easyloc.ch) , I was wondering if we would be using one of his vans, and I was right. There are so many Schornoz, and 4 of us, the 18 person van was the only practical solution for getting us all around.

Thankfully Flo launched into speaking halting but enthusiastic English with Risa and the kids, because, while I was quickly getting my frog legs back, translating was another story. Florence S. and Francis don’t speak any English. We drove from the airport to Lausanne, where we were to meet up with Christophe, Agnès Collaud (Flo’s eldest daughter), and Agnès’ new boyfriend, Julien, whom Florence hadn’t even met yet.

We parked in a lot in Lausanne, and walked a couple of blocks through the old town to the waterfront. The scenery was absolutely stunning, and the sky was practically cloudless. Jasper said it was the most tired he had felt in his life. Jade just looked vacant. Risa was snapping pictures like mad and exclaiming over the scenery.

We hooked up with Christophe, Agnès, and Julien. I was pretty confused at this point because I thought we were going somewhere to have breakfast. Turns out that Christophe had a bit of a surprise in store.