We lived in Switzerland.

In the very southernmost part.

In a city named Lugano.

A peninsula of Switzerland surrounded on every side by Italy.

And by lots of mountains.

We explored every inch a lot of inches of it by foot, by scooter, by car, by bus, by train, and by boat.

And looking back now it all feels so much like a dream.

A really beautiful, wonderful, happy dream.

And if not for all these pictures we'd have no proof that it wasn't. 

 The size of what is considered a personal pizza. 

 our favorite gelateria where we tasted our first and last Italian gelato.

also where they drizzle each scoop with swiss chocolate and top it with a wafer for good measure.

ryan acting like my dad and investigating building materials

And Lugano as seen from a nearby hill.

We called this home for a while.