251: Dandelions on summer breezes

After a day of much walking, sightseeing, shopping and chatting, Melanie and I headed up one of Zurich's bigger hills overlooking the city to share a small aperitif - champagne! What delicious views, weather and company. I was delighted to find bunches of dandelions on the hillside and couldn't resist asking Melanie to blow one of these tufty globes into the breeze. With the evening light and the seeds dancing out of the picture I was very pleased with this result!

250: Couch surfing in Switzerland

Hurrah, today I arrived in Switzerland for the Zurich leg of my holiday. I'm very excited as the first stop is with friends Melanie and Lukas and their cute little kitty - Louline, who I'm sharing the couch with. Couch surfing is an official holiday accommodation option these days thanks to this site. But I already knew Melanie as she came and stayed with my family about 6 years ago while studying English in Australia. It's so great to finally see her again. We have lots of catching up to do and I can't wait to see some of the local spots around her hometown.