enjoying the city

yes we really do enjoy our little historic city. elias took a tour last tuesday with his class and of course today we strolled through the old city center of winterthur. we got stuck at an artfully carved and painted bench right behind the "stadtkriche".


there was lots of energy going on. after all it was right after violin and drum lessons and spring is here, it's warm and sunny. lots of happy screaming and shouting...

the dogs head was a favorite climbing, sliding down part of the bench.
o and do you see the stonewall in the background... those diagonal "lines" were once stairs. the once climbing up to the clock tower, or steeple for that matter.


an other little detail on the bench, there were also a badger, a beaver, an other dog, the big green serpent, the faces of three little gnomes, and many more things. lots to discover and talk about. lots to let once mind go wild into fairytale land...


and then snack. i love this photo for the blue colour of the clock! matching so well with the san diego zoo shirt...


we love to be part of this city. to see and experience history in our every day lives. there is still a lot to discover, we plan on looking at the church from the inside for a future trip and of course so many more places we have not heard of yet. it's great to think of the romans who were using this city very vividly, there is an old road up the hill, where supposedly you can still see some parts of the stones they put down...