Switzerland… land of beautiful snowcapped peaks, rolling fields, rustic ski chalets nestled in the alps… and robots?

I’ll start from the beginning. After a short train ride yesterday into the Valais Region (the gateway to the Alps) we arrived at our destination – Saas Fee. We checked into our hotel, the beautiful Hotel Tenné.  We spent the evening catching up with some of Sheila’s friends over dinner, and grabbed a few drinks later that night at a local’s hang out - the infamous HAPPY BAR.  We ended up calling it a night relatively early. 

I woke up this morning a bit earlier than usual, and figured I’d grab a coffee and surf the internet for a while until Sheila came down for breakfast.  This is where the story gets weird.  I walked through the lobby where I was greeted warmly by our host, she asked how we slept(?), and if we had everything we needed(?), I nodded and smiled (my default response for most questions asked to me in German) The part that must have been lost in translation was the fact that I was walking into the middle of a full camera crew, who were onsite to film her husbands latest invention – a robotic arm that cooks eggs and squeezes orange juice.  Of all the things you expect to find in a hundred and fifty year old Swiss ski village – robot arms is not exactly top of my list.  I have spent the last hour and a half eating robot eggs (apparently the other guests know that twilight zone hours are between 7 and 9 am) I’m still the only one down here and I don’t have it in my heart to refuse them.  I like to think I’m part of the troubleshooting process – our host’s husband, beaming ear to ear, adjusts a few knobs and settings, and then proceeds to cook another egg (the fifth so far) I obligingly eat the egg, everyone laughs, and the process repeats…

I swear if its the last thing I do today – I will find out what television station is going to air this, and I will get a copy. I am seriously wondering if this is to be the pinnacle of my whole trip here? I honestly don’t know what could possibly top this… seriously.