We slept well and enjoyed another lovely meal with the Zurchers, then headed into the Jura where we met Elsbet's brother, Hansuli Gerber.
The Jura is an old range of mountains that are weathered down similar to the Allegheny mountains. Many early Anabaptist lived there and Hansuli had agreed to show us the Anabaptist bridge. Early Anabaptists had worshipped there in secret underneath the bridge to avoid being captured by the authorities.
Afterwards he took us to a working farm where they also serve lunch. We ate Roshti, which are fried potatoes that are very common in the region. They must have been about a million calories but they were really good.
We then drove to Montbeliard where we met up with the family of our French exchange student, Mathilde. We were very warmly greeted by the Pignard family. They treated us to a special Alsacian treat of tart flambe. It was amazing!
A fun highlight was the fact that while we were visiting France was playing the World Cup. Every time France scored a goal you could hear cheering from all of the houses in the area! France won the game to advance.
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