Enduring Friendships Through Travel
OK, this isn't a lifelong relationship. We only met this couple last
summer, but the connection was
instantaneous.
My husband and I flew to Zurich to join an Untour (great program!) in
Locarno in the Ticino region of Switzerland. To get to Locarno from Zurich
we had to take the train, and it turned out to be three different trains,
which we hadn't expected.
The Untours on-site person in Zurich pointed out to us another couple making
the same journey we
were, so we sat across the aisle from each other on the first train. By the
second train, we
were getting pretty darn hungry but there didn't seem to be food anywhere on
the train. I had saved
two little cheese-and-cracker packets from the air flight and got them out
of my carry-on.
My husband and I were ravenous but couldn't sit there eating while the other
couple salivated. So we gave them one of the little packets, and we all sat
there eating crackers and cheese, everybody chewing slowly and savoring each
precious morsel. Our friends happened to have two small bottles of water
and gave us one of them. What a feast the four of us had! Four crackers,
two pieces of cheese, and two bottles of water. Nothing ever tasted better.
We were instant friends for the rest of the two weeks of Untour. We did
move on to higher culinary
experiences--such as the search for the best gelato in the Ticino
(Movenpick).
We haven't seen each other since Switzerland, but we have been in email and
phone contact, and I
expect we'll be friends from this point on.
My husband and I really enjoy your show.
Jenny
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