The Swiss Budget Report
Morning started with coffee on the deck while the kids were still asleep. The Airbnb here has a fully stocked kitchen, and we found maple syrup and flour tucked in a drawer, so crepes happened. Euro break for the kiddos. Having a real kitchen after weeks of eating out has been such a win.
Most of the day was a work day. Meetings, calls, ear buds in, walking around town between sessions. But even on a work day, we ate well. Kristin made an incredible gnocchi with speck for dinner and it was delicious. Home cooked meals in Switzerland are saving us because, wow, this country is expensive.
We headed into Lucerne around 4pm. It's a cute little city but being there confirmed we made the right call with the Airbnb outside of town. Just to put it in perspective: we were getting gelato scoops for 1.50 to 2.00 euro across Greece and Italy. Here, one scoop was 5 CHF, which is about $8.75 CAD, and the scoops were half the size. The worst part? The kids said it tasted "ok." After weeks of Italian gelato, Switzerland never stood a chance.
We did window shop all the watch stores though. Lukas was trying to convince us to buy one but, uh, not in the market currently lol. We grabbed some Laderach Frischschoggi instead. Went with Dubai chocolate and caramel, only 100g of each because it would have cost us a downpayment on a car otherwise.
Walked around Lucerne for a bit after that and headed back home. Stopped at a shop on the way and here is what $50 CAD got us: budget Swiss chocolate (which is delish), budget cheese to make grilled cheese with leftover bread, Landjager for our hike tomorrow, and a mini Toblerone pack. Switzerland, man.
