Greetings from Zurich!

Since I didn't mention before, I'll be in Switzerland for the 70.3 triathlon on Sunday, June 2nd. I'm excited to do a race abroad but nervous in that I haven't really trained as much as I should. Harold knows what I mean. I'll be working a few days before the race for a summit meeting and then after the race we're going to travel through Europe until the 11th. The plan is to travel from Zurich to Lausanne, Switzerland, then to Venice, Italy, meet up with Joey in the South of France, up to Paris and then fly out of London.

So everything with the flight went well except for one small detail- the airline lost my bike. Needless to say I am getting nervous as they cannot confirm where the bike is whether it's still at LAX or lost in London Heathrow at the dreaded Terminal 5. I'll keep you posted if they find it or if we have to go rent a bike, buy new running shoes, and bike helmet.

One thing I've noticed since arriving last night is that it is very quiet here. We are across the street from a train station and major trolley juncture and you can barely hear the low rumble of the train. There is no noise from traffic, horns or the normal hustle and bustle of a city. It's weird but I don't mind it.

Dinner was at this interesting restaurant/club that I don't recall the name, wait- it was called Vertigo. The waiting area/bar when you walked in looked normal- stylish, hip and dark. Then you go upstairs into a whole different experience. The walls were all white as were the sofas and cushions. We had to take our shoes off which wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The food was really tastey including the cauliflower puree but what I thought was cool was the room was constantly changing the ambient light color from white to yellow to orange. It made the room feel alive. Kudos to Fabienne who found the cool place.