Tier l Park l Goldau

We spent a really enjoyable afternoon with Rob's first cousin, Daniel, and his eldest son Nicolas today at Tier Park in Goldau. Tier Park is an enormous animal park situated in a "boulder strewn" area of Goldau and offers up close views of many beautiful and rarely seen wild animals. There are over 90 European species that call Tier Park home. We were lucky enough to see a couple of bears, a lone wolf, one lynx (in a tree), and many deer that roamed the paths alongside us humans. There was the requisite stop at one of the communal grilling areas for lunch and then more walking along the trails.

Rob's cousin, Daniel, suggested this park and we hope to return with him and the rest of his family, Carolina and Lucas, in the future. I think the best part of the day was watching Grace interact with her cousin, Nicolas. They spent the day laughing, running, and exploring Tier Park together. Grace's German is also progressing and both Rob and I realized that she knows way more than she lets on. She spoke to Nicolas only in German. She has easily learned more German in three weeks of public school (with three regular German lessons a week) than she did after an entire year at a private bilingual school.

Lesson learned. Kids are far more resilient than we give them credit for and if given half a chance will exceed our wildest expectations! And, I miss Target less with every passing Sunday in Switzerland.