Night Location: Wengen, Switzerland Song of the Day: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow - Michael Buble Mumisode of the Day: Mum sheltered from the cold wind in a phone booth while David was searching for a restaurant for dinner. She didn't want to look strange so she had a pretend conversation while she was in there and then came out saying, "No one was home!" With the dreaded packing completed this morning and the last eggy croissant (fingers crossed) com...

Night Location: Geneva, Switzerland Song of the Day: Happy XMas (War is Over) - John Lennon Mumisode of the Day: "We're going to take the Ethiopians by surprise!" Mum's helpful comment on the way to the Ethiopian restaurant after discovering that Dad had not made a reservation. Mum had a fantastic day today. She set off with Dad and bags of washing to the laundromat and returned later with bags of fresh and clean washing. She had such a genuine smile on her fa...

Night Location: Geneva, Switzerland Song of the Day: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - Michael Buble Mumisode of the Day: It was Mum's birthday today and so we have decided to let her off. All embarrassing/funny things have been remembered but not recorded. Breakfast was delivered to the apartment at 8:30 am complete with bread rolls and croissants. Gemma and Amber who love croissants and who were looking forward to the French version once more wer...

Part 1: Gemma, Mum and Dad (Goodbye Gareth) Night Location: Geneva, Switzerland Mumisode of the Day: "That chap's not in!" Mum's helpful comment while we were waiting our turn for the lift in our hotel. Not the most exciting of days today. Pretty much the whole day was spent in transit between Madrid and Geneva. We had opted for the cheap flight which meant that we were to fly Madrid to Geneva via Frankfurt. A little discouraging to be sitting in the terminal ...

Part 1: Gemma, Gareth, Mum and Dad Night Location: Madrid, Spain Mumisode of the Day: Mum's high standard of decorum slipped this evening during dinner when on not one but two occasions she was forced to spit out broccoli onto her plate due to its extreme temperature. Big sleep in today which was fantastic. When we finally emerged for breakfast we were so surprised to find pretty much the rest of the hotel guests there too. We were actually forced to wait in l...