We were in Grindelwald, heading to a real Swiss family’s house for a real Swiss dinner. I know Mom is supposed to write about food, but this meal was too good to let the chance of writing it pass by. When we arrived we learned that our driver Bernard was a good friend with the family, and he invited himself to dinner! We smelled the delicious aroma coming from inside and hurried into the kitchen.

Rosmarie and Bruno were our host and hostess, Bruno met us at the door but Rosmarie was in the kitchen. Carter and Dad went to the balcony with Bruno and Bernard. Rosmarie showed us the shredded potatoes with bacon and fresh Alpine butter. Bruno left to make the sausages on the grill while Mom and I joined the boys on the balcony.

When the food was ready we sat down at a beautiful table. Everyone got salad, rösti, and their choice of pork or veal sausage. Everything was delicious! The rösti melted in my mouth and I could tell the veal sausage was real veal. The salad was made with fresh radish and lots of lettuce and herbs.

We enjoyed a nice conversation and the grownups had Argentinean wine. I learned that in Switzerland going off for a year at our ages would be against the rules. In Switzerland you have to finish 9 years of school. They have 2 years of Kindergarten and 7 years of other grades. Less than half go to high school called gymnasium and then college. The rest go to a different school to learn a job. They work for a company that can teach them the skill that they want to learn and stay there like an intern. Also the teachers in Swiss schools can teach lots of different grades and subjects even after primary school.

Rosmarie went into the kitchen to start desert while we went onto the balcony again. After a while I went into the kitchen to see what was for desert.

I am very glad I went into the kitchen because Rosmarie had laid out two meringues on everyone’s plate and was squirting whipped cream on them. When she saw me she got another bottle and I started helping her. Then she got out the chocolate sprinkles and a spoon, she showed me how to tap the spoon lightly so the sprinkles come off like light drizzles instead of rain. We served everybody and enjoyed desert just as much as the luscious meal.