Following our month long excursion in Italy, Samantha and I headed north to the lakeside town of Lugano in Switzerland.  We stayed with my friend James' parents, who both work at a school there (The American School in Switzerland).  They have a lovely basement apartment and were gracious enough to let us stay for a while.  I love having dinner with Samantha every night but, it was really nice to have a few more English speakers around to dine with! They also were able to suggest some really lovely restaurants and hikes to really soak in the culture.