Murten

The other day Ruth and Heinz wanted to get Brett off of work a little early and go do something because it was a nice day. So we went and picked Brett up and headed to Murten. Murten is a little town in Switzerland, but probably the oldest town in Switzerland. It is on the French speaking part. It dates back to medieval times. There is still a wall around the town just like in the Book of Mormon, to help protect the city. We were able to walk around the wall and see where they would look out. It was a neat little town. The wall is so thick that now-a-days people live in apartments in the walls. The houses there are very close together and when you're on the wall you can see all the cute chim-chimneys. Ruth told us that this city is the grounds where Switzerland had their last battle at. I think it was in 1800's some time. But since then Switzerland has never had war or battles on their country grounds. It was a long drive but a nice town to visit. 

Caroline and Markus also invited us and the Kempas over for a barbecue the other night. It was very windy actually and not really bbq weather at all but we were somewhat obliged to the invite. Caroline and Markus by the way don't really eat meat. So first thing on the grill: a whole fish. Second was little pieces of chicken that were actually pretty good. Third were the bratwursts. I don't think I have seen bratwursts in the States like the ones over here, or I don't really want to look for them. They are white and really long and big. They have a weird flavor and texture of a cheap hot dog or something. But we ate them. When they are grilled they are so much better than when they are boiled that is for dang sure. It's funny when you bite into them you hear a click sound firs and that's when you know you broke through the outer skin. It's funny. But we ate some grilled chicken and brats. It was a nice evening, most of dinner was in German though. Markus and Caroline were very nice and I could tell it made them happy to have friends over for dinner. As fun as it was, I miss American grilling.