May 18 - Our last day in Chur and the canton of Graubünden in a nutshell:
Linda took me around the old city and new city while she ran errands for her dad whom arrived this morning. For lunch we stopped at a Turkish eatery for döner taschenbrot, which is like a big sandwich of...döner. After showing me around some more, we drove to a trail that would lead us to the ruin of Haldenstein Castle. We took pictures of the castle from the trail, walked a little further, and saw another castle from afar. We found a small dirt trail and followed it over a hill, under a cut fence, and straight to Haldenstein. Steep bluffs were braved, nerves were shot, and pictures were taken from dangerous rocky ledges. No word yet if such shenanigans are legal. We walked back down the mountain and drove back to her house to rest before visiting the Rhine River. I got my chocolate ice cream fix and we made the whole 5 minute walk to the water. I'm officially jealous that the Rhine River and Swiss Alps are in her backyard! After the river, we saw the sports center where Linda used to play and walked through a carnival. We haven't done much since then, but that's all right because the hike up the mountain got the best of us.
Below: Winston on the mountain near Haldenstein Castle, probably singing "The Sound of Music".
