Quark

I told Matt that he should blog about his beer run to Germany last weekend. People would find that much more exciting than what I’m going to blog about. But this week was busy for him at work, so instead you get to read what I have to say about quark. It’s our new favorite food here. Matt’s the one that found it at the grocery store. He kept telling me it was yogurt even though it wasn‘t in that section of the store...which had me a little worried at first (you never know what you're getting here...e.g., cheval=horsemeat). It’s something different. It’s made out of curd cheese and it’s good for you.

Quark is a cross between cream cheese and cottage cheese. Don’t let the cottage cheese thing scare you off. Matt can’t stand cottage cheese but he loves this stuff. Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark_cheese if you’re really curious about it. Quark has a creamy texture and comes in a variety of fruit flavors. Our fruit of choice is strawberry. You put a little bit of muesli (granola) in it and it’s a yummy breakfast. Even Millie enjoys a little quark in the morning. She sits by Matt’s feet and drools until he’s done and then she gets to lick the container clean.

Train Ride

Dogs are allowed everywhere here - restaurants, stores, public transportation, so I decided it was time for Millie to ride the train. I was a little nervous about this outing as Millie is not always on her best behavior like most Swiss dogs. Matt says I give her too much credit. He thinks she has a lot of bad habits. We took the train to Vevey, which is a 30 minute ride, to meet a friend and her dog for a hike in the snow. With the exception of licking the crumbs off the floor around our seat and staring at people as they ate, Millie behaved herself (i.e., no barking or jumping on anyone’s lap).