Zurich

Time out, peacing out and getting ready for the next bout of whiteness. After so many days on the road competing through Switzerland, France and Germany and recovery from Kitz some quite time in Zurich was perfect. It was also the perfect reason to visit Nici who skis on the Swiss Team and has just had surgery on her knee after the Deer Valley World Cup and now, like the majority of us watch Vancouver from afar.

Nici trying to explain the main destinations of Zurich using her makeup drawer.... hmm questionable accuracy Nic!!

We were lucky enough to catch an amazing exhibition in town of the human body preserved with a plastination treatment showing muschles, skin, bones and even ACL's!! A bit cool for a couple of mogul skiers who may have lost theirs years ago!!



Doing some of the tourist thing through Zurich.














The irony of my first day in town was rain. It was only the night before I had mentioned how I missed hearing the rain after a few months away. I usually don't hear that familiar sound till I arrive back in Australia late spring but of course this said the day I arrive in Zurich I had rain!!!





Trying to not loose all my fitness I went for a ride one morning up to the forest above Zurich. Yes I can confirm a couple of things, 1. it was every bit of the -2C the news reported and freezing 2. riding without gloves does not make for a pleasant ride and 3. trying to ride up snow covered paths ie ice does not work..