Switzerland

14 July
Here we are at Heathrow airport on our way home, and I'm enjoying the cool air-conditioned environment, and giving my feet a rest. Apparently the temperature in Rome yesterday was 33 degrees, and it was supposed to be even hotter today - looks like we left just at the right time!
Our B&B hostess Francesca graciously drove us to the airport this morning at 5:15am - at a price, of course - but we were grateful, as we'd been unable to organise a taxi and had been spending a lot of time and money on mobile calls without success. Francesca even drove us to a couple of lookout points above Rome so we could enjoy the view just before sunrise. She's obviously very proud of her adopted city.
Well, I promised to fill in the gaps about Switzerland, which now seems a distant memory, so I'll have to rely on some sketchy notes.
We left Schloss Hurlach in East Germany in the morning of Wednesday, 8 July and stopped off briefly by a lake in Austria for morning tea - see first photo. However, it was a flying visit, and soon we were in Switzerland, land of mountains and beautiful rural scenes with peacefully grazing cows (yes, they do wear cowbells!). Our first stop was a town called St Gallen, where we donned special felt slippers while browsing in a most beautifully ornate monastery library, filled with a huge collection of ancient books. We weren't allowed to photograph the library, but there is a photo of the Rococo style church we went to next - isnt it gorgeous?
Have just been informed that I'm running out of battery, so will have to stop now.
See you all soon.