Sunday, November 11, 2007

In Pro - Day 4



Our final day was another early start. We had to be packed, have eaten breakfast, and be ready to go by 8am. Youser!
Our plan for the day was a walk through an open air museum. The buildings have all been transplanted to this one location and date back to 100 years ago. Inside the houses you find people at work in what would have been the typical trades and tasks of people in that time period. Among others we saw a weaver, a potter, a woman on a spindle and a meat curing house.
We also had an opportunity to try our hand at some tasks in the do-it-yourself building. James discovered his natural flair for the organ/pianoforte and I learned that wittling wood is actually quite satisfying.
After lunch we then had our very own mini Swiss Olympics. The games involved were:
Stone tossing
Metal disc toss - similar to horseshoe
Swiss Alp Horn blowing

And the finally - Cross bow shooting.

I was quite the athlete and ranked third out of all the girls. James beat everyone, but what else is new?

After a long week we were finally on our way home at 5pm. We arrived after 7pm, not to relax and unwind, mind you, but to head right into weekend duty!
Ah, lucky us!


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