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After the club 34 reunion(June1-8, 2014 see the previous blog), we travelled to Swiss land to visit our  younger daughter who has been workings for the International  Rescue Committee (IRC), a nonprofit worldwide relief organization, for the past several years. She is based  in Geneva and travels to Africa and other under developed  countries for  various public health projects the IRC sponsors. We were in  Swiss land some 40 years ago with our two older  children  in the 1970s.

40 years ago our children followed us. Now, the roles are  reversed. We follow what our children lead us to do. This time our daughter organized a tri-city trip in the Swiss Alps  via   the Glacier Express (known as the Bernina Express)  of trains  and buses among the cities of Zurich-Tirano-Lugano. The scenery of majestic peaks, waterfalls, lakes, and  glacier of ice and snow were spectacular. 40 years ago, we were a start-up family short on resources but long on adventure.   We travelled cheap. Nowadays,we can afford convenience and   comfort. In fact during this 12 day European trip, we ate so  well that we did not think of Chinese food at any time until the last day. It is truly a blessing of old age to be able to  do so. Once again, it is one of my seven life lessons  - happiness is a positive Derivative.http://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-1565-5844.html  

Some photos taken in Swiss land are shown in my album of the   same title.