Hi Bell Parents and Friends,

The Friday evening concert at Auditoire de Calvin in Geneva was great - perhaps the ringers' best. The acoustics were excellent, we had a good audience (maybe 150), and the ringers were really focused. Prior to the concert, members of the Calvin Church and Scottish Presbyterian Church provided a dinner for us.

On Saturday, we had a very early departure (6:30 AM) for Zermatt. When we arrived in Zermatt, the weather was perfect. The Matterhorn was magnificant. We took the cog railway up to the top of the Gornergrat Mountain (about 10,000 feet) with spectacular views from the top. At 4 PM, we began a concert on the front lawn of the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof. The beautiful sounds of the bells attracted many tourists who were strolling on the main street of Zermatt. The ringers looked and sounded great. Then, following a dinner provided by the hotel, we began the long trip back to Arlesheim.

After a short night's sleep, we were up very early again to depart for Lausanne at 6:45 AM. In Lausanne we participated in the Sunday morning service at the Anglican Episcopal Christ Church. The bell groups rang; Pastor John read the gospel and participated in the communion service; Edda, Dawn, and George sang in the choir. Then after the service, the bell groups presented a half-hour program which was greatly appreciated by the attendees. The members of the church provided a very tasty lunch which we really enjoyed. After lunch, choir director Stephen Collyer gave us a short tour of old town Lausanne including the magnificant Cathedral de Notre-Dame. Then we boarded the bus to return to Arlesheim for dinner and packing for Monday's flight home.

We are all doing well and have really enjoyed our trip. We plan to leave Arlesheim at 7:15 AM for our 10:45 AM flight from Zurich. We should arrive in Newark at 1:55 PM and hope to see you at the church between 4:00 and 4:15 PM.

That's all for now -- see you soon.

Delaine and George

NOTE: ALL ARRIVED HOME SAFE ON MONDAY, JULY 2!!

View of the Matterhorn from Zermatt

Waiting to board the cog railway up Gornergrat

The Matterhorn as seen from the top of Gornergrat

Horse and buggy ride

Calvin ringers in concert at the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof

Chapel ringers in concert at the Grand Hotel Zermatterhof

Calvin Ringers