The silver spoon

This happened to 2 of my friends while onsite.
The names have been changed for purely security reasons!!!

Venue: Pennymarkt,Hildesheim,Germany
Cast: Tuttu and Kuttu and a spoon.

One day Tuttu and Kuttu went for shopping, the normal stuff-groceries and stuff for the coming week.As usual after the shopping and billing, tuttu was packing the day's loot in her bag and kuttu was helping her with the same.It is then that the protagonist of our story, the 'silver' spoon, leaped out of tuttu's bag and safely secured it's place somewhere between the trash cans.

Action!

The hunt begins!!

Tuttu and Kuttu started the search for the spoon.My God!If the house owner finds out that a spoon is missing!!Tuttu needed no more encouragement than that.After frantically scanning the area, finally it was spotted.But there it lay under the trash cans, beyond either of their reach!
'Chechi, get it with that rod at the counter'Kuttu suggested.
Even before tuttu could take a look at 'the rod at the counter' ,kuttu had taken the 'Next customer please !'divider, a cuboidal object which could help in the situation,from the billing counter and started her excavations.
Distracted by all this the cashier stopped the billing and volunteered to help.Our friends tried explaining the situation. Not understanding a single word, the cashier queried amongst her customers for someone who knew English.
A gentleman in the queue shot his hand up.But unfortunately neither could he make out their tale of the missing spoon.But every one present were assured that these ladies had lost something precious.
The whole shop now joined in the hunt for the missing prize .
After a few minutes of hard work and a shower in dust, the cashier lady was able to move the trash cans and all the adjoining stuff.And still nothing precious came into view .
'The tissue paper'tuttu said..
What!!We had done all this for a tissue paper.
Tuttu read the expression on the onlooker's and most importantly on the cashier's face.
'Its under the tissue paper'Tuttu put in, before their expressions transformed into exasperation .

But on seeing the treasure under the tissue, I don't think their expressions would have changed much!!!
If only someone could understand English or atleast our friends knew the german word for spoon!!!

The Swiss Experience...

I am at a loss of words as I attempt to describe the mesmerising Schweitzer land. It’s like trying to describe a beautiful dream that I had seen. I may never be able to phrase it aptly to depict it in its entirety. I hope my words can convey at least a little of the magic it has bestowed upon me

The snow capped Alps and lovely cows grazing on lush green meadows.. This is the picture of Swiss I had always had in my mind . Not to mention the beautiful cow bells(Yes!Of course it's the DDLJ influence on my imagination)

When i got to visit the country last year,it was indeed a dream come true.

Thrill filled my heart as a cool breeze blew across my face at the Zurich airport. I was about to walk the lanes of my dreams, as they say, under blue skies and amidst green grass.
But what lay before me was even more beautiful than my dreams………
Beautiful landscapes, mountains cloaked in snow and vegetation, serene lakes and chirpy glacial streams...

They were all a treat for my hungry senses. I was in the heart of nature and it touched a chord deep inside.

Like a sweet melody , like a beautiful painting , the magic remains alive in me, even long after its experienceI felt I were inside a painting. Bright and vibrant colours greeted my eyes everywhere.The vegetation varyied in shade from green to yellow to brown and then from pink to purple to red. The autumn weather had waved its magic wand all around..
The cool breeze that blew carried the tinkle of the cowbells .

The Alps could be seen towering above from all sides,with the snow and the clouds nearly undistinguishable on the top. They reminded me of an undaunted warrior. a saviour, a protector , a guardian.
The streams like small kids, ran about singing their own songs, finding their way through rough rocks with the same ease as flowing on velvety meadows, perturbed by nothing and simply enjoying their being.
The lakes were more or less like an elegant lady, well mannered, calm and stylish.
The sky , very dynamic and active, like a poised gentleman.
WellKnit transportation and well organised information centres made the journey even more convenient and enjoyable.

From Zurich airport, we took a train and came to interlakenInterlaken is a beautiful place locked between the 2lakes, the Thuner see and the Brenner see.

On the first day, we went around interlaken partly on foot and partly on bicycle.We then visited the ThummelBach falls. A unique combination of 10 cascade waterfalls.The place, like
the rest of Swiss, is a valley within the Alps, lush green grass sprawled all over with small streams meandering through.
The next day we visited Niesen.One could take the world's longest stairway to reach
the top. We , though, preferred to take the rail track that lay parallel. As we went higher and higher,even higher above the clouds, we could also see the staircase winding its way up.Wilhelmwil is a beautiful place near interlaken.Here we took a mountain train to explore around, a reminder of the bygone days and it carried us amidst the pine covered alps
On the third day we visited the JungFrauHoch.Power and the pride of having it, that’s the feeling
Jung FrauJoch instilled in me.What pleasure to be on top of Europe! 3494m above sea
level! To be in the snow and ice, at -1.5degree C and with snowfall and rain drenching you!
It seemed to me the sun was fighting to penetrate the thick fog, and the snow seemed equally determeined to reflect every ray back. The friendly quarrel together with the whiteness of the snow gave the ambience a divine aura.The JungFrauHoch had much more to offer.We took a train from Lauterbrunnen to the JungFrauHoch which travelled through the alps.At the top we walked through the icecaves,It was like walking through a freezer.On top of the Hoch is also present a museum of beautiful animal carvings done in ice

My final place of visit was Muren. First a train journey to Lauterbrunnen (The places and the scenes were by now very familiar but I could not still take my eyes or mind off them) and then a cable car to the top of the mountain.

Interlaken also had some exciting games to offer,like
paragliding,bungee jumping etc.And how could a travellogue about swiss end without a
mention of the swiss chocolates.Hmm!!the taste still lingers.Need I say more???

And all of you shopping fanatics like me, you get to buy the best and the most beautiful watches here.
Switzerland has been a very lovely experience

For some snaps....