Russikon to Zuoz July 2024

I was only back in Russikon for 3 days to organise for the next month and catch up with Trudi and Marco. 
The weather hasn't been great here, so I have been super lucky all along. A rainy start to my first day didn't worry me. Time to catch up with menial tasks and then to visit Mayer's garden centre, probably the largest I have ever been to. They even had a lovely butterfly house.
The colours of both flowers and butterflies were incredibly vibrant.
i had to laugh at this discount notice. I wondered how many people bought 2499 plants! 
Next day while David drove up to Zuoz with Marco, I took the train. I love the 3- hour journey, especially this part by the Walensee. The water was emerald green. Stunning.
I did always consider Zuoz and the beautiful Engadine valley to be my summer home, and it was for 15 years. As I walked up the hill to the Lyceum school, my heart really leapt with joy. What a fantastic place this is. How lucky I was to be offered a teaching position there 19 years back and then go on to co-ordinate the camps.
The view from the teachers' balcony could not be more spectacular. How they manage to have such an incredible petunia display, I would love to know. With those bright colours in the foreground contrasting with the colourful school buildings, mountains and sky, it's simply a breathtaking sight.
What perfect weather and clouds.
I am staying the first days of the camp at the school in a truly luxurious room, one of the new ones. This photo above is the view from my window! It can't be equalled very easily.
Anyway, there will be plenty more brilliant days to follow, but the start has certainly been unforgettable. 

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