Bus Interior Shot.
For the tour of Switzerland, we rented a coach bus for the 16 students, Frank, his wife, and Lucy Ferrari, as well as all the souvenirs we acquired and luggage. Paolo was our driver; We felt quite safe in his hands. He has been driving for ten years and it shows. He backed up down a very narrow street several blocks in the giant bus, parallel parked quite nicely and on the first try, squeezed through some very tight spots and braved some extremely curvy roads up, down and around the Alps. I think he enjoyed the trip as well because he does not normally get to drive for a whole tour or trip, as people usually can't afford to do that; he seemed to like the sights just as much as we did and was excited to get to join us on some of our tours or visits (including the baths at Vals) and our meals. He didn't speak much English, but we did find out that whenever he wasn't with us he tried to find a place to go work out, run, or swim to stay healthy. He was a good sport.
Lucy Ferrari was amazing to have on the trip with us as well. Whenever she wanted to tell us something while we drove along she would get the bus microphone and begin her story with "O-OK People...". We feel like she has become everyones' grandmother; she has the best stories, all the experience in the world and is adorable. It seems like she knows everything.
Photo of Lucy on a tour. It is difficult to get photos of her, she doesn't want us to take them often.
Meanwhile, 14 of the 16 students in our group are knitting! I'm very proud and excited. Several people have already finished scarves! I think I may start having "lessons" of a sort in the fireplace room as people progress... I just can't wait until we get that fireplace going too!
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