https://swisssojourner.com/2017/08/20/my-friends-philippe-and-linda-at-artyglaces-make-the-best-ice-cream-in-geneva-no-make-that-switzerland-no-wait-europe-scratch-that-on-the-entire-planet/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/artyglaces-image1.jpgArtyGlaces imageThis is the best ice cream on the planet. This one is Cassis (blackcurrant) sorbet and Fleur-de-Lait - Photo credit: Kelly Reykdalhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/artyglaces-image.jpgArtyGlaces imageThis is the best ice cream on the planet. This one is Cassis (blackcurrant) sorbet and Fleur-de-Lait - Photo credit: Kelly Reykdalhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/imag1776.jpgLinda with B,J,L,GLinda with Bruce, Julie, Laura, and Gracehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/imag2030.jpgPhilippe pouring sugarPhilippe is pouring some sugar into the machine that mixes the milk base used in production the following day.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/imag2028.jpgLinda working with fresh vanillaLinda is painstakingly extracting the heart of these vanilla stalks for their next batch.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/imag0540.jpgLinda and PhilippeOur best friends, Linda and Philippe on the job.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/imag2029.jpgPhilippePhilippe doing some stuffhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/imag2023.jpgArtyGlaces machinesThey make the ice cream with these three machines.2019-12-05T19:35:59+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2019/08/17/an-homage-to-my-favorite-european-hike-to-the-top-of-mont-saleve/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/imag1792.jpgDouble SaleveDocumenting my first "double Saleve"https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/imag2642.jpgSaleve in AutumnFall colors abound during an October ascent.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/imag1587.jpgSaleve stairsThere are 108 of these "steps" just below the halfway point of the hike in the town of Monetier.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/imag1891.jpgSnow SaleveIn order to get to 100, sometimes I had to hike in the snow.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/imag0562.jpgAnother great Saleve viewAnother great Saleve viewhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/imag0563.jpgBest Saleve summit viewThis view is the reward at the summit.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/imag0491.jpgSaleve summit viewOn a good day, this view from the summit was my reward.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/imag2670.jpgSaleve trail mapHeres the "easy Saleve" trailhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/imag0247.jpgSaleve telepheriqueThis is how I'd get down the mountain2019-08-16T23:56:33+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2019/07/18/here-are-some-of-the-friends-i-made-going-about-my-business-within-blocks-of-our-apartment/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2908_1.jpgCoop grocery clerkCoop grocery clerkhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2735.jpgSalah and meSalah and mehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2900_1.jpgFrederic Ducret friendsFrederic Ducret friendshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2929.jpgPhilippe, Linda and meShould i include this?https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2935.jpgGas station ladyGas station ladyhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2951.jpgPharmacie Populaire friendMy friend at the drug store.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2751-1.jpgHuseynThis dude is from Turkey and makes the best schwarma in town.2019-07-20T12:50:58+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2018/10/25/i-spent-3-days-in-lullin-france-with-philippe-and-we-took-down-his-100-year-old-shed-and-we-had-pig-blood-sausage-one-day-for-lunch/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/imag2629.jpgPhilipe whete the shed wasHere's Philippe where the shed once stood.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/imag2630.jpgShed lumberHere's what a 100 year old shed looks like all stacked up.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img-20181019-wa0000.jpgEating boudinBoudin in Lullin. (It rhymes, in French.)https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/imag2634.jpgCows in LullinCows on the mooooove!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/imag2622.jpgPhil, me, and the shedReady for the heavy equipment!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/imag2613.jpgPhil's family carPhilippe got a nasty cut on his upper lip when his father stopped suddenly back in the mid 1960s!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/imag2610.jpgBlood sausageThis dish is called "boudin" and consists of dried pig blood made into sausage. Delicious!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/imag2614.jpgPhilippe's shedPhilippe thinks this shed is 100 years old.2019-07-18T22:48:42+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2019/03/14/we-went-to-the-chateau-doex-hot-air-balloon-festival/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/imag2768.jpgChateau d'Oex balloonHere's a colorful one!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/imag2761.jpgAround the world balloon cabinThis flew around the world.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/imag2756.jpgFunny balloonIs this a bird?https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/imag2754.jpgLots of balloonsWe arrived just at launch time2019-07-18T22:47:53+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2019/06/12/joe-and-i-set-out-to-find-genevas-best-shawarma-joint/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2745.jpg2nd runner up shawarmaGood shawarma, good fries, decent vibe.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2540-1.jpgJoe and me eating more shawarmaThis was some damn good schwarmahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2909-1.jpgJoe and me eating schwarma at another placeWe really liked this schwarmahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2214.jpgJoe and me eating shawarma near JonctionThis shawarma was good.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2540.jpgJoe and me eating schwarma somwhere 4This schwarma was pretty goodhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2026.jpgEating schwarma somewhere3This schwarma was good because 3https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2394.jpgJoe and me eating shawarma somewhere2We liked this shawarmahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2909.jpgJoe and me eating shawarmaThis schwarma had good Ahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag1848.jpgIMAG1848https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/imag2746.jpgSchwarma on the ServetteWe liked this place2019-07-18T22:45:05+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2018/12/03/ive-made-some-good-friends-hiking-up-le-saleve/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imag2143.jpgMy DA friends on SaleveI guided this group of first-timers!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imag2409.jpgLady feeding donkeyThis donkey likes fresh dandelions!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imag2408.jpgAnother Saleve friendI can't remember the details on this guy, but he was a good hiking companion.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imag2675.jpgOld swiss hoops player on the SaleveThis guy has been hiking the Saleve "almost every weekend for the last 20 years"!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imag2459.jpgOlder hiking friendsThis woman once hiked from Mont Blanc to Zermatt.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imag2640.jpgSaleve friends from LakevilleThese two come from Lakeville, Minnesota, about 15 minutes from our hometown.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/imag2523.jpgSerbian friends on the SaleveRace and Kanje enjoying the view!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20180506_135950.jpgMikolaj and me on the SaleveWe're about an hour in on a 5 hour hike.2019-07-18T22:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2019/02/18/were-getting-a-lot-of-cross-country-skiing-in-this-winter/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/imag2812.jpgLa Vattay mapThe trail map at La Vattay.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/imag2811.jpgLa Vattay nordic ski mapThose dark lines are the trails.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/imag2802.jpgCool mural on a hut in La VattayLook at this awesome mural!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/imag2803.jpgAltitude map of the black trailThis map shows the altitude change along the 18K course.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/imag2776.jpgHorses in ChamonixThese horses love the snow!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/imag2787.jpgView of piste near MorzineA magnificent view from the trail in Morzine.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/imag2793.jpgEd and Mary and meMinnesotans skiing in the Jurassic.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/imag2798.jpgLittle skierThis future Olympian might be 3 years old. Maybe.2019-07-18T22:43:29+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2018/09/16/think-you-can-find-a-more-beautiful-country-than-this-norway-jose/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/imag2564.jpgPat and me heading up Mt SkalaDestination: the summit of Mr SoLaris, Norway's longest uphill hike.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/imag2550.jpgWooden churchThese wooden churches are a thing in Norwayhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/imag2563.jpgGlacierWe kayacked to this glacier, then hiked on it!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/imag2557.jpgFjord viewWe rode a gondola, to this level, and started our hike here.2018-11-04T11:35:09+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2018/09/28/greg-was-here-to-hike-for-a-week-its-game-on/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/imag2203.jpgChamonix GondolaChris, what do you think of this photo?https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/imag0990.jpgIMAG0990https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/imag1718.jpgIMAG1718https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/imag2591.jpgJura waterfall hikePeople like to make these neat little stacks of rocks.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/imag2590.jpgGreg and Matt on the SaleveThis photo was poorly staged.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/imag2589.jpgBike with GregThis photo was taken 10 minutes before Greg's spill.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/imag2587.jpgGreg hiking to FirstOn our way to First, in the Bernise-Oberland mountains!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/imag2580.jpgGstaadOur reaction to the high asking price for a lift.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/imag2576.jpgGreg in ChamonixThe Arve river flows right through town.2018-11-04T11:34:33+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2018/07/20/whats-the-best-place-to-watch-a-french-victory-in-the-world-cup-a-french-bar/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/imag2526.jpgRodger and me in AnnecyHalftime on the main street in the Old City.2018-09-16T12:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2018/06/03/my-friend-pat-throws-down-the-hiking-gauntlet-on-all-future-visitors/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/imag2458.jpgPat M and meWe both enjoy hiking.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/imag2450.jpgPat M at Simplon PassPat leads the way back the way we came. (Note the nearby highway.)https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/imag2424.jpgWildflower bouquetDang! All its missing is a dandion, and there were plenty of those.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/imag1981.jpgBranch sculpture of bird in botanical gardenThey have some cool wooden sculptures in the botanical garden. I think this is supposed to be a bird.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/imag1450.jpgStairs on the Saleve112 stone stairs cut right into the mountain, about a third of the way up.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/imag1580.jpgIMAG1580https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/imag2431.jpgPat M photographing Bossons GlacierPat gives seminars on glaciers, so he took lots of pictures!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/imag2457.jpgThe MatterhornThe Matterhorn juts up proudly to a height of 4,810 meters above sea level.2018-09-15T13:52:20+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2018/07/09/i-rock-to-classic-lynyrd-skynyrd-on-the-city-tram/2018-09-15T13:51:48+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2018/02/24/wintertime-in-switzerland-means-cross-country-skiing-in-the-jura-mountains/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/imag1800.jpgA sea of cloudsThe fog settles in over the lake and the city https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/imag2348.jpgSki traill testaurantIt was closed this day, but this place is hopping on the weekend!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/imag2341.jpgTurnaround pointHere I am at the turnaround point, halfway home!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/imag2346.jpgSki patrolRemember my wipeout? Here's my ride home if that'd gone worse.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/imag2339.jpgMarchaillez ski mapI skied out along the green trail.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/imag1904.jpgClouds over GenevaIt's beautiful... at 4,000 feet!2018-06-03T17:23:30+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2018/01/26/the-world-economics-forum-welcomes-the-american-president-heres-how-the-swiss-feel-about-that/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/imag2322.jpgAnother crowd photo of the anti-trump rally in GenevaWrite another good captionhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/imag2327.jpgThe crowd at the anti-trump rally in GenevaWrite a good captionhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/imag2323.jpgMore signs at the anti-trump rallyTranslate thesehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/imag2324.jpgSigns at Geneva anti-trump rallyTruth is, Davos the town is really beautiful, but I get the sign bearer's point.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/imag2320.jpgPlace du MolardEach of the little lighted tiles has a greeting in a many languages, 2018-06-03T17:22:48+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2017/07/14/i-race-hiked-up-a-swiss-mountain/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/imag2114.jpgDrafting in the rainI drafted off this ponchoed woman for the first 4 K.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/video0341_00000231351.jpgRunnerSome people actually run this thing, which is insane!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/video0341_0000023135.jpgVIDEO0341_0000023135https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/imag2123.jpgAlpinehornesIt wouldn't be a Swiss event without the Alpinehornists!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/imag2121.jpg8 K to go10 K down, 8 to go!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/imag2115.jpgCowsThey're not saying BOOOO, They're saying MOOOOO!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/imag2117.jpgSheepThey're not saying BAAAA, they're saying MAAAAAT!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/race-course.jpegrace courseThe vertical ascent is represented in this graph. As you can clearly see, it's an uphill race.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/matt-racewalking.jpgMatt racewalkingThe finish line is in site! Or would be if it wasn't this foggy!2018-02-18T13:39:27+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2017/09/05/death-or-glory-we-hike-2100-meters-up-to-snowy-piz-gloria-on-schilthorn/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/imag2208.jpgBlack rock at SchilthprnAll the rocks, including this big one, are pitch black.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/imag2211.jpgPiz Gloria restaurantThis kind woman fed us for free!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/imag2213_1.jpgPiz Gloria atop SchilthornPiz Gloria stop Schilthorne. Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service was shot herehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/imag22121.jpgSchilthorn mapMaphttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/imag2212.jpgIMAG22122018-02-18T13:38:07+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2017/11/12/the-piedmont-wine-region-in-italy-is-spectacular-and-the-wine-aint-bad-either/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/imag1497.jpgChateau in the Piedmo tI need to go look this uphttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/imag1499.jpgWine barrelThe are 500 litre oak barrelshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/imag1498.jpgWine selectiondecisions... decisions....https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/imag1501.jpgPiedmont viewSlate tile roofs and vineyardshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/imag1727.jpgIMAG1727Robin checking the sugar content of Omar's grapes.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/imag2035.jpgCliff and Ellen tastingThat's our host Omar sharing his wares at a pre-dinner wine tasting.2018-02-18T13:37:22+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2017/03/26/if-you-love-mosaic-stone-paving-you-will-love-lisbon-portugal/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/portugese-paver.jpgPortugese PaverThis guy has some serious work to do.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1331.jpgIMAG1331Quinta da Regaleira in Sintrahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1340.jpgIMAG1340More tileshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1339.jpgIMAG1339Another pretty wall tilehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1337.jpgIMAG1337Same guy who designed the Golden Gatehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1338.jpgIMAG1338The Portuguese are big on tileshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1344.jpgIMAG1344Sidewalk entrance to the metro station2017-07-14T07:46:51+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2017/05/29/i-took-an-epic-solo-hike-along-the-south-coast-of-the-portofino-peninsula-in-italy/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/imag2041.jpgIMAG2041https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/imag2046.jpgA lookout point on the Portofino trailThis lookout point watchtowet was built in the 15th century.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/imag2049.jpgThe Portofino trailOnce you have made your way up the 1000 feet to the mountain ridge, the trail levels off a little bit.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/imag2053.jpgNice view of the Mediterranean coastline during lunchI had this view of the Mediterranian coastline during lunch.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/video0331_0000014673.jpgGoat on the Portofino trailI've never encountered a wild goat while hiking before!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/imag2045.jpgIMAG2045https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/imag2052.jpgWild goat near PortofinoStaired down by a wild goat on the trail!2017-07-14T07:45:59+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/01/13/a-bucket-list-suggestion-for-hikers-italys-cinque-terre-trail-on-the-mediterranean-coast/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1253.jpgPat and me on the trailHere we are towards the end of our 7 mile, 6 hour hike - overlooking Vernazzahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1262.jpgOn the trailOn the Cinque Terre trail, high above Vernazzahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1260.jpgPat on the trailPat standing on a really cool bridge on the trailhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1263.jpgVernazzaWe stayed in this beautiful village, called Vernazzahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1235.jpgPizza in PisaWe enjoy a pizza at the perfectly level Pizzeria of Pisahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1234.jpgLeaning tower, and usPat and me visiting the Leaning Tower in Pisahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1261.jpgVernazza in Cinque TerreLooking down on Vernazza on Italy's Mediterranean coast2017-03-27T10:56:37+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2017/01/16/european-christmas-markets-a-great-way-to-get-in-the-holiday-spirit/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/imag1084.jpgNouget at christmas marketMy sister-in-law Ellen LOVES this stuff!! https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/imag1068.jpgSanta and meL to R: Santa and mehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/imag1835.jpgChristmas market crapFor that hard to shop for friend: Christmas gourds!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/imag1836.jpgVin ChaudNothing quite hits the spot like a piping hot cup of mediocre (at best) red wine!2017-03-26T14:49:14+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2017/01/27/para-gliding-looks-like-fun-sort-of/2017-03-26T14:48:31+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/10/29/if-you-come-for-a-visit-i-will-take-you-to-lauterbrunnen-no-matter-what/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/imag1563.jpgThe Weisse LütschineThe Weisse Lütschine river flows through the valley from Stechelberg to Lauterbrunnenhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/imag1560.jpgimag1560https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/imag1715.jpgEiger, Monch, JungfrauFirst view from Grutschalp: L to R: Eigre, Monch, Jungfrauhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/imag1780-e1477752377730.jpgMap of Lauterbrunnen hiking trailsArtist's rendering of Bernese Overland areahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/imag1793.jpgCliff and Ellen in LauterbrunnenCliff and Ellen in Lauterbrunnenhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/imag15411.jpgimag1541https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/imag1559.jpgView of the stone spires of Jungfrau from below in the valleyView of the stone spires of Jungfrau from below in the valleyhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/imag1541.jpgimag1541https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/imag1728.jpgWalk through the Lauterbrunnen valley11,000 foot peaks towering over the valley.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/video0304_0000029135.jpgA dude walking across rope bridgeThis dude is crossing a flimsey rope bridge a thousand feet above the valley floor.2017-01-27T17:46:44+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/12/03/join-me-for-the-7-3k-course-de-lescalade-run-in-genevas-old-city/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/imag1877.jpgLeo and meMe and my much-faster-than-me running partner Leo2017-01-27T17:46:05+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/08/10/check-out-these-sick-cars-yo/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/imag1085.jpgThe DolomitesThese rocks contain pre-historic coral, from a pre-historic ocean!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/imag0407.jpgPorshe?I think this is a Porshe. https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/imag0406.jpgMcLaren SpiderGoofie paint job, but awesome McLaren Spider.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/imag1536.jpgRolls RoyceThis car is the "Rolls Royce" of cars. Literally.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/imag1537.jpgMaseratiReally sweet Maseratihttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/imag1538.jpgBMWThis is a really sweet BMW, not one of your run of the mill BMWs.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/imag1539.jpgFarrariThis is a Ferrari2016-12-03T17:16:28+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/08/23/pat-and-chris-came-to-visit-and-we-hiked-our-rear-ends-off-both-literally-and-figuratively/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/imag0549.jpgLa DoleWe hiked up to the top of this immediately after summiting La Dole.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/imag1603.jpgDolomites near PinzoloA breathtaking hike, in every sense of the word.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/imag1611.jpgHiking the DolomitesOn our way back down the trail!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/imag1546.jpgSwiss Alpine WildlifeSwiss Alpine Wildlife!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/imag1557.jpgLauterbrunnen waterfallsI'm told that the valley has 74 waterfalls. https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/imag1541.jpgLauterbrunnenThe views from the valley are stunning.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/imag1587.jpgSaleve StairsIf you want a really good cardiovascular workout, hike up Le Saleve as fast as you can.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/imag0240.jpgLe SaleveWe hiked up this 4 times!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/imag1601.jpgNorthface TrailPat and Chris strolling along the Northface Trail near Lauterbrunnenhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/imag1593.jpgEmbarking on a 5 hour hike along the Rhone RiverWe're headed off for a 5 hour hike along the Rhone River.2016-12-03T17:15:57+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/09/03/i-finished-the-lausanne-triathlon-and-came-in-310th-place/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/imag1683.jpgLausanne Tri runI am actually in more pain than that suggested by this photo.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/imag1671.jpgLausanne Triathlon swimThat's me, 26th guy on the left in the orange caphttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/imag1662.jpgIn the transition areaPre-race in the transition area. "Where are all the other old dudes??"2016-12-03T17:15:27+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/10/05/the-swiss-desalpes-festival-is-a-celebration-of-cows-like-no-udder/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/imag1744_1.jpgDesalpes costumesMen in their tracht; women in dirndl.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/imag1763.jpgOur bellWe just needed one thing: MORE COWBELL!!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/imag1761.jpgCheese WheelsThis cheese aging facility currently holds 19,000 cheese wheels!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/imag1741.jpgCow with large bellLook at the site of her bell! (Fear not, PETA, these large bells are used exclusively for ceremonial purposes.)https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/imag1743.jpgCow with silly hatSomeone strapped this lovely hat on this cow's head.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/imag1755.jpgCows at L'ÉtivazThese cows didn't have silly hats.2016-12-03T17:14:52+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/12/15/three-beautiful-images-a-lake-an-island-and-a-sunrise/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0301_burst002_cover.jpgIMAG0301_BURST002_COVERA church on an island rock in Spain on the Atlantic Oceanhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0272-1.jpgIMAG0272 1Lake Como and the Italian Alps2016-10-21T06:16:08+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/05/13/ive-visited-dozens-of-european-cathedrals-here-are-my-two-favorites/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1088.jpgLyon basilica columnsWrite something good herehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1096_burst002.jpgCathedral from belowCathedral from belowhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1089.jpgCathedral ceilingCathedral ceilinghttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1092.jpgCathedral mosaicCathedral mosaichttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1090.jpgCathedral from the insideCathedral from the insidehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1095.jpgSt. Jean Cathedral from the insideCathedral from the insidehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1149.jpgCathedral Front doorCathedral Front doorhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1148.jpgCathedral from the front #2Cathedral from the front #2https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1153.jpgThe Cathedral from the FrontThe Cathedral from the Fronthttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1147.jpgThe Cathedral from the FrontThe Cathedral from the Front2016-08-23T15:23:00+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/05/30/amster-dam-this-city-rocks/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1395.jpgIMAG1395All the Dutch people I met were really cool.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag13971.jpgIMAG1397Some really friendly Dutch folkshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag0854.jpgIMAG0854Van Gogh's Sunflowershttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1420.jpgIMAG1420Candlelight Canal Boat Ridehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1407.jpgIMAG1407Bike for a family of 4https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1402_burst001.jpgIMAG1402_BURST001900,000 bikes in Amsterdamhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1397.jpgIMAG1397https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1403.jpgIMAG1403Amsterdam canalhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1424.jpgIMAG1424Bike trail on dykes north of Amsterdamhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1410_1.jpgIMAG1410_1Distracted cycling2016-08-23T15:19:35+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/06/14/i-hiked-all-the-way-to-the-top-of-le-saleve-and-unexpectedly-back-down-again/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imag1450.jpgStone stairs on La Saleve trailThis stark stone staircase stoked steady strain.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imag1104.jpgtéléphériqueI sat and looked at this for a while.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imag1453.jpgDonkey along trail up Le SaleveI encountered cows, xxx and this donkey. An omen, I'm hoping.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imag1457.jpgLe Saleve "summit"That's my destination, straight ahead.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imag0247.jpgLe Saleve TelepheriqueThis is the easy way up. And down.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imag1458.jpgView toward the Alps from Le SaleveSelfie-stick? I don't need no stinkin' selfie-stick!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imag1449.jpgNice view from 1/3 of the way up Le SaleveThis is a lovely view, but still just 1/3 of the way up.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imag1451.jpgLe Saleve TrailThis is a pretty typical section of earthen trail. Note the uphill nature of it.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imag1447.jpgTrail signI'm headed for "L'observatoire"https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imag1446.jpgLe SaleveThat's my destination, up there just under the airplane contrails2016-08-23T15:18:31+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/06/23/my-geneva-pet-peeves/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imag1477_1.jpgPhone caller on busHang up and ride!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1429.jpgIMAG1429Hire some help!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1392.jpgIMAG1392Me and Ghandihttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag0158.jpgIMAG0158Red yankee hatshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20140704_172109_android.jpg20140704_172109_AndroidMotorcycle line cutting is socially acceptable!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1039.jpgIMAG1039Knucklehead who parked on the sidewalkhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1098.jpgIMAG1098Knucklehead at UN Chair memorializing land mine victimshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1387.jpgIMAG1387Knucklehead not giving up his seathttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag1409.jpgIMAG1409No wash cloths2016-08-23T15:17:47+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/07/10/watch-me-cross-the-swiss-french-border-3-times-in-multi-modal-fashion/2016-08-23T15:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/04/08/small-is-beautiful-and-lichtenstein-is-definitely-both/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lichtenstein-on-map-2-e1459840488141.jpgLichtenstein on map (2)Lichtenstein is a tiny place.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lichtenstein-on-map.gifLichtenstein on mapLichtenstein is a tiny place.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1364.jpgBrook and mountain viewLichtenstein is beautiful!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1352.jpgAvalanche barriersThey line open slopes with barriers to stabilize the slopeshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1358.jpgGute FahrtNot sure what this means but I like the spirit of it!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1366.jpgLichtenstein cross country skiersThe view from the ski trail is spectacular!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1369.jpgLichtenstein mountain viewWe sat and admired this view for 90 minuteshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1371.jpgPrince of LichtensteinThe Prince and Princess of Lichtenstein https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1374.jpgIMAG1374Yakety Yak, he didn't talk back.2016-05-13T11:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/03/23/there-are-some-weird-trees-over-here/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag0447_burst002.jpgTall skinny treeTallest skinny tree, or skinniest tall tree? You make the call!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag0351_burst002_cover.jpgA other oddly shaven treeAnother oddly shaven treehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1011.jpgTop heavy treesThese reminded me of the tree that was the site of the party in the children's classic, Go Dog Go!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag0150.jpgPyramid treePyramid shaped tree!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag0133.jpgWeeping pine treeThis one looks like something straight out of Dr. Seuss!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag0461.jpgMonkey tail treeThe branches on this tree closely resembles a monkey's tail.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag0695.jpgCone shaped treePerfectly coiffed cone treehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag0733_burst002.jpgWhite Christmas treeAll European Chtismas trees are a color other than green.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1144.jpgTree limbs on groundIt's odd that they let trees like this one go.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag0796.jpgCamoflage tree barkIt's hard to see this tree because it looks so much like a tree.2016-05-13T11:48:25+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/03/04/genevas-riverwalk-the-sentier-de-rhone/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1320.jpgOld hydroelectric plant on the RhoneThis hydroelectric plant generated power for 100 years, until 1980https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1300.jpgA flower on a winter hikeA pretty flower on the trail, my keys for scale.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1318.jpgThe Rhone in the AlpsThe Rhone getting g a running start in the Swiss Alpshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1315.jpgHuge stone bridge over the RhoneThis was the best shot I could get of the bridge.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1309.jpgGlacial depositsGlacial deposits from 30,000 years agohttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1303.jpgIndustry along the riverIndustry on the banks of the Rhonehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1302.jpgTypical section of the Rhone trailIt is a beautiful trail, especially through the bird sanctuary.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1301.jpgThe Rhone - looking downstreamThe Rhone, flowing into France, then Italyhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/imag1299.jpgThe Rhone facing upstremThe Rhone flowing out of Lake Geneva, 5 kilometers awayhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rhone-hike-cropped1.pngrhone hike croppedI hiked the red line.2016-03-23T19:18:41+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/02/17/i-go-winter-hiking-in-the-shadow-of-the-eiger/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/imag1283.jpgsleddersSlow sledders sliding down the slightly slippery slope.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/imag1275.jpgsnowfall on my way up the mountainI was hoping for a clear day, but it was not to be. The snow's pretty, though!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/imag12741.jpgAlps peaking through a break in the cloudsFor a minute, I thought maybe the clouds were going to break, but they didn't.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/imag1274.jpgIMAG1274https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/imag1279.jpgSkiersI was the only person on the mountain without skis or a snowboard.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/imag1277.jpgMap of Winter Trail Network near InterlakenRode a lift from Grindelwald to Mannlichen, hiked back down2016-03-23T19:16:24+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/01/29/we-head-into-the-jura-mountains-for-our-first-cross-country-skiing-outing/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/jura-ski-map.jpgJura ski mapIt's 25 kilometers from one end of the map to the other!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/imag1269.jpgNordique Ski map of the Jura MountainsIt's 25 kilometers from one end to the other!2016-02-17T20:02:59+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/02/07/dead-animals-for-sale-getcher-dead-animals-right-here/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/imag1121_burst002.jpgdead bunniesHere are some dead bunny rabbitshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/imag0911.jpgIMAG0911Here are some dead birds https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/imag1122_burst001.jpgDead Sea foodHere's some dead sea creatures2016-02-17T20:01:18+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/07/02/for-the-record-business-class-to-europe-is-the-only-way-to-go/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wp_20140702.jpgWP_20140702Chris and me ready formtake-off in business classhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wp_20140702.jpgWP_20140702https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wp_20140701-11.jpgWP_20140701 112016-01-31T15:17:53+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/06/26/expats-in-geneva-day-1/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wp_201406261.jpgWP_20140626Nancy works herehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wp_20140626.jpgWP_20140626ILO https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wp_201406242.jpgWP_20140624https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wp_201406241.jpgWP_20140624Chris and mehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wp_20140624.jpgWP_20140624Chris and me2016-01-31T15:02:21+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/07/08/first-trip-into-italy-genoa-on-the-mediterranean-coast/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0022.jpgIMAG0022Chris and me in Genoahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0016.jpgIMAG0016Narrow walkways through the apartment neighborhoods of Genoahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0015.jpgIMAG0015Genoa, Italyhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140703_124410.jpg20140703_124410The 12 kilometer long tunnel through Mt. Blanc along the French/Italian borderhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140703_113612.jpg20140703_113612View of the Alps "foothills" outside of Geneva2016-01-31T14:29:58+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/10/24/my-father-in-law-is-really-cool-and-i-love-his-place-on-lake-superiors-north-shore/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0922.jpgIMAG0922We love walking along the rocks out to the far point.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0920.jpgHal's fish skeleton weather vaneHal's fish skeleton weather vanehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0921.jpgDusk on Lake Superior's north shoreDusk on Lake Superior's north shorehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0914.jpgHal working on an Aladin LampHal working on an Aladin lamp2016-01-31T13:53:36+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/01/19/contrary-to-conventional-wisdom-it-only-occasionally-snows-in-geneva/2016-01-31T13:46:58+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/12/21/the-fete-lescalade-geneva-commemorates-its-defeat-of-the-savoyards-in-1602/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imag1114_burst0021.jpgLaddersThat's an awfully tall ladder to scale while wearing 80 pounds of steel and carrying another 30 pounds of sword.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imag1131.jpgVictory ParadeCelebrating victory in the streets of Genevahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imag1130.jpgSavoyards headsThis seems a bit extreme... https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imag1132.jpgPlacing the laddersSay something funny about how this isn't going to end wellhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imag1129.jpgThe wall is breachedThe Savoyards beginning to second guess the decision to attack Genevahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imag11191.jpgDuke of SavoyThe Savoyards wore these suits and carried these weapons. How they were able to climb a 30 foot ladder?The mystery remains.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imag11201.jpgSavoyards Armor and weaponsThe Savoyards wore these suits and carried these weapons. How they were able to climb a 30 foot ladder?The mystery remains.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imag1123_burst002.jpgGeneva WallThe Savoyards had to first scale this to get into Geneva https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imag1114_burst002.jpgLadderLadderhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imag1116.jpgPicture of pot dropLook out below!2016-01-31T13:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2016/01/02/gym-membership-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-gym-membership/2016-03-01T18:12:57+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/07/29/what-a-beautiful-place-to-ride-your-bike/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0211.jpgIMAG0211A scene from Minnesota in Geneva Switzerland! Corn!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0210.jpgIMAG0210Cars using half the bike path as a parking lothttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0208.jpgIMAG0208The magnificent Jet d'Eau along the south shore of Lake Genevahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0209_1.jpgIMAG0209_1Traffic light for bikeshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0207.jpgIMAG0207Chris and I getting ready to go!2016-01-22T21:39:53+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/08/04/our-friends-daughter-gets-married-in-basque-country-and-we-drink-cider/2015-12-26T09:00:56+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/03/31/my-opinion-on-the-best-tour-guided-attraction-in-geneva-the-european-headquarters-of-the-united-nations/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20140710_135601_android.jpg20140710_135601_AndroidUN General Assembly conference roomhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/imag0074.jpgIMAG0074Our tour guide spoke 5 languages!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20140709_165940_android.jpg20140709_165940_AndroidShattered leg chair at themPalais des Nations commemorating land mine victimshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20140710_132224_android.jpg20140710_132224_AndroidReally awesome ceiling arthttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/imag0689_burst002.jpgIMAG0689_BURST002Chris at the gate of Geneva's United Nations headquarters2015-12-26T08:58:20+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/10/30/a-photographic-exhibit-genevas-beautiful-fall-colors-along-with-something-kinda-ugly/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0958.jpgIMAG0958Cranehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0959.jpgIMAG0959Gatehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0960.jpgIMAG0960Ugly carhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0961.jpgIMAG0961Nosehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0962.jpgIMAG0962Nosehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0963.jpgIMAG0963Bright red trash canhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0965.jpgIMAG0965vanhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0966.jpgIMAG0966Construction sitehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0968.jpgIMAG0968https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0969.jpgIMAG0969bench2015-12-21T20:26:24+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/11/05/if-youre-planning-to-be-near-annecy-france-bring-your-bike/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag0990.jpgIMAG0990Homestrech of a 23 mile ride. More beautiful fall colors.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag0982.jpgIMAG0982This tunnel was built for a train, now used exclusively for bikes.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag0986.jpgIMAG0986It's so damn beautiful that if you're not careful you'll ride right off the path!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag0981.jpgIMAG0981Tree, fog, mountain, sky. Our view from the trailhead.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag0978.jpgIMAG0978We can fit 2 bikes in the back of our car!2015-12-21T20:25:36+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/11/20/roman-art-architecture-arches-and-arenas-are-aright/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag1001.jpgIMAG1001Awesome ceiling frescohttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag1020.jpgIMAG1020Archhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag1009.jpgIMAG1009Trevi fountainhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag1013.jpgIMAG1013Ceiling frescohttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag1006_burst001.jpgIMAG1006_BURST001St Peter'shttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag1027.jpgIMAG1027Me and a horsehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag1012_burst001.jpgIMAG1012_BURST001Bacchushttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag1015.jpgIMAG1015The coliseumhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag1008.jpgIMAG1008The Pantheon https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/imag1031.jpgIMAG1031Here's an Egyptian obylisk with a cross stuck on top of it.2015-12-21T20:24:38+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/12/04/a-cure-for-oenophilia-wine-tasting-in-the-rhone-valley-at-chateauneuf-du-pape/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imag1073.jpgwine bottlesHere's two bottles of red wine I bought. Note the embossed bottle on the right. https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imag1061.jpgPont du GardePont du Gardehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imag1054.jpgView from Mt. VenouxView from Mr. Venouxhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imag1051.jpgVinyard on FranceGrow grapes herehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/imag1057.jpgwine tastingWine tasting terms2015-12-21T20:23:53+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/10/15/my-favorite-minnesota-based-rock-band-the-loons-rock-the-twin-cities-marathon/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/imag0931.jpg2015 Twin Cities MarathonThese runners are jamming to the Loons at the 23-mile mark!2015-10-24T15:58:40+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/08/21/i-learn-some-german-in-berne-take-this-tutorial/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0895.jpgAlbert Einstein's houseAl Einstein was in the haus!!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0900.jpgReally long German wordNot sure what this means, but it sure is a "langasse"word!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0904.jpgWunder BarThe "Wunder Bar" is "Wunderbar"! (Get it??)https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0905.jpgHimmelreichRenowned artist as well as inventor of the "Himmelreich Maneuver"https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0899.jpgA long busTwo main types of buses: "short" and then this kind, as it's sign clearly indicates.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0907.jpgAusfahrt means exitCareful how you pronounce this: Its "oss-fart", not "ass-fart"https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0903.jpgSilver is "silber"At these prices, onlya "Schmuck" would buy it!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0906.jpgA BeerThe German word for any alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation, usually from malted barley and flavored with hops is called "bier"https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0901.jpgkonservatorium fur musikI'm reasonably sure this means "Conservatorium for Music"2015-10-24T15:57:15+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/08/18/the-most-architecturally-stunning-building-in-every-european-city-its-cathedral/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0292.jpgCondom, FranceThe town may have a name childish Americans find funny, but it has a beautiful cathedralhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0870_burst002_cover.jpgStained Glass Notre Dame Clermont cathedralBeautiful interior featuring 700 year old stained glass not done justice in this photohttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0874.jpg"Gargoyle" sculpturesCathedrals almost always feature "gargoyle" sculptureshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0873.jpgNotre Dame Clermont Cathedral flying buttressesMany classic cathedrals feature flying buttress architectuehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0869.jpgThe Notre Dame Clermont towerThe Notre Dame Clermont Cathedral tower is 16 stories tallhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0872.jpgClermont cathedral front viewNotre Dame Clermont's main entrance2015-10-24T15:55:41+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/08/11/watch-me-risk-life-and-limb-and-have-some-fun-at-the-fete-de-geneve/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/video0164_0000016875.jpgRock band-GiufàThe guys were pretty good. They are called Giufà, from Sicilyhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0885.jpgSwing high above GenevaYep, I coughed up the 10 francs to ride this thing! (see video, below)https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/imag0882.jpgMimes defying gravityAmazing, huh?2015-10-24T15:54:00+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/07/30/im-going-to-miss-hangin-with-chris/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0808.jpgmt blanc from behind the wheelOur first up close look at Mont Blanc in the Swiss Alps on the way to Genoahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag07951.jpgChris and i in IrelandChris and I made friends with the staff at a pub in Irelandhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0737.jpgGate G9 at MSPChris and I returning home in January, at Gate G9https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0530.jpgChris and I cookingChris and I love cooking togetherhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0383.jpgChris' first day of schoolChris first day at the International School of Geneva last Septemberhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0228.jpgChris and I in Aix-en-Provence, FranceChris and I in Aix-en Provence Francehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0110.jpgChris and I at a rowing regatta in LucerneChris and I at a rowing regatta in Lucernehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0022.jpgChris and I in GenoaChris and I in Genoahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0001.jpgChris and I ready to embark on our first road trip to GenoaChris and I about to embark on our first road trip, to Genoa Italy2015-10-15T07:32:01+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/07/24/london-calling/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0855.jpgThe Play That Went WrongWe saw an hilarious play called "The Play That Went Wrong" by an improvisational comedy grouphttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0826.jpgStreet artThis is our bike tour guide Matthew standing in the tunnel containing some awesome street art including some by renowned British street artist Bankseyhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0850_burst001.jpgMicro-sculpture in the British MuseumThis sculpture is about 12 inches tall. Zoom in on it! No really, zoom in on it! Look at that detail! Wow!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0851.jpgThe ShardThe Shard, completed in 2012 and financed in part by an investment group from Qatarhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0833.jpgOld and New ArchitectureThis image captures the blend of old and new architecture in Londonhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0824.jpgSaint Paul's CathedralSaint Paul's Cathedral, constructed 1675-1710https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0854.jpgVan Gogh's DaiseysVan Gogh's Daiseys in the National Art Galleryhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0862.jpgceiling of banqueting hallThe ceiling art was created by Sir Peter Paul Rubenshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0859.jpgIMAG08592015-08-20T09:03:51+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/07/09/we-spent-5-days-in-ireland-irish-we-couldve-stayed-longer/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0789.jpgCowboy fan in DublinWTF??https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0785.jpgDublin Bay from the Cliff WalkDublin Bay from our Cliff Walk https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0779.jpgDublin's double decker busAll Dublin's buses are double deckershttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0777.jpgChris and me with our 2.GuinnessChris and me with our 2 Guinnesshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0783.jpgVery crowded pedestrian plaza in DublinLook at all those people!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0782.jpgThe "Spire"The "Spire", Dublin's iconic monumenthttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0793.jpgA GuinnessA Guinness, brewed in Dublinhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0795.jpgTemple Bar PubChris, 2 bartenders, and mehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/imag0794.jpgCrowded Dublin pedestrian plazaLook at all these people wandering around in Dublin!2015-10-15T07:33:59+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/02/19/paris-is-incredible-but-there-are-a-couple-minor-things-that-take-some-getting-used-to/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/imag0729.jpgIMAG0729Sacre Coeurhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/imag0703.jpgIMAG0703Paris' first "sidewalk"https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/imag0725_burst002_cover.jpgIMAG0725_BURST002_COVERArt nouveau metro entranceway at Montemartehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/imag0716_burst002_cover.jpgIMAG0716_BURST002_COVERThe Eiffel Tower from up closehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/imag0720.jpgIMAG0720Notre Dame Cathedral 2015-03-31T13:40:41+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/01/22/next-time-youre-in-paris-dont-miss-an-evening-concert-in-sainte-chapelle/2015-03-31T13:39:05+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/02/06/another-awesome-alps-adventure/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/imag0674.jpgIMAG0674That's the Matterhorn back there.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/imag0680.jpgIMAG0680https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/imag0682.jpgIMAG0682Contains over the Swiss Alpshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/imag0676.jpgIMAG0676The Matterhorn, from Zermatt2015-03-31T13:38:01+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/11/12/im-having-trouble-getting-used-to-the-magnificence-of-the-alps/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20140705_163509_1.jpg20140705_163509_1The "alps" are the pastures, not the peaks.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20140703_121954.jpg20140703_121954Italian Alps on our way to Genoahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag05511.jpgIMAG0551https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0562.jpgIMAG0562The Alps from La Dole, across Lake Geneva2015-02-06T21:26:42+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2015/01/08/high-speed-train-to-paris-lives-up-to-its-name/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/imag0064.jpgIMAG0064The tram in Nice, France2015-01-22T17:06:37+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/12/27/christmas-time-in-geneva-cool-christmas-lights-abound/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0638.jpgIMAG0638Our apartment!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0655.jpgIMAG0655The perfect gift for that person who has everything: an office building!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0654.jpgIMAG0654These are hanging right down the middle of the streethttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0653.jpgIMAG0653A church in the Old City draped in lightshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0643.jpgIMAG0643https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0645.jpgIMAG0645These are made of chicken wire, and are illuminated at some of the train stations. Pretty cool, huh?https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0649.jpgIMAG0649Colorful strips of light hanging over another foot bridge.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0648.jpgIMAG0648The $ Seasons Hotel, taken from the pedestrian Bridge over the Rhône River2015-01-22T17:06:07+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/11/19/desperately-need-a-stuffed-blowfish-the-geneva-flea-market-has-that/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0588.jpgIMAG0588We finished it ourselves. https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0575.jpgIMAG0575As warm as it is politically incorrect.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0572_1.jpgIMAG0572_1Caution: pick up carefully!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0580_1.jpgIMAG0580_1Breaking and entering Santahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0573.jpgIMAG0573I actually regret not buying these for myself.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0576.jpgIMAG0576The perfect complement to her faux leopard skin ensemble.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0581.jpgIMAG0581You figure it out.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0582.jpgIMAG0582An antique laptop, no USB porthttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0569_1.jpgIMAG0569_1Snow White and ALL 7 dwarfs!! A complete set!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0570_1.jpgIMAG0570_1Some art is more valuable when important body parts are missing, right?2015-01-25T15:58:42+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/12/18/the-hills-are-alive-with-the-sound-of-recycling/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0565.jpgIMAG0565The recycling collection truck comes Tuesday morning, 8:00 AM 2015-01-08T16:52:39+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/12/04/another-emotional-reunion-this-time-with-my-college-pal-rob-in-budapest-hungary/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0611.jpgIMAG0611The Budapest Opera House at Showtime!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0627.jpgIMAG0627Rob's description: "Tastes like Jaegermeister, but without the good part."https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/robs-tgiving-party.jpgrobs tgiving partyI had thirds.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0626_burst002.jpgIMAG0626_BURST002They had an awesome Rembrandt exhibit inside this museum. Just gonna have to trust me on this one.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0619.jpgIMAG0619The Saint Stephen's Basilica took 50 years to build and was completed in 1906 https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0614_burst002.jpgIMAG0614_BURST002The Hungarian Parliament building. On the Danube, which looks like it might make a decent rowing coursehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0615.jpgIMAG0615Those pock marks are from gunfire in 1944-45 at the end of WW IIhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0616.jpgIMAG0616The Hungarian Parliament building.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0624.jpgIMAG0624Rob and his dog Cheeky.2014-12-15T13:39:12+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/12/03/my-take-on-swiss-politics-campaigns-and-campaign-ads-are-much-more-fun-than-their-american-counterparts/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0631.jpgIMAG0631Blame Gamehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0630.jpgIMAG0630"Class warfare"? Maybe so...https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0537.jpgIMAG0537Cool! Al Di Meola's coming to town!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0595.jpgIMAG0595If all the rich people leave, this guy will have to make up the differencehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0596.jpgIMAG0596A "Yes" billboard for the Swiss Gold Initiativehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/imag0597.jpgIMAG0597Billboards advocating or opposing the 3 November 30 referenda issues2014-12-15T13:37:55+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/12/01/heres-what-happens-to-a-20-swiss-franc-coin-when-it-gets-run-over-by-a-light-rail-tram/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0593-e1416995651947.jpgIMAG0593A 20 cent piece, before and after getting run over by a tram. The one on the right is the one that got run over.2014-12-05T09:22:19+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/11/26/genevas-jet-deau-up-close-and-personal/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0594_1.jpgIMAG0594_1The jet d'eau's modern pump squirts water way up into the Geneva sky.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141004_111617_android.jpg20141004_111617_AndroidThe jet d'eau as seen from the Old City squirts water way up into the somewhat overcast Geneva sky.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141004_210445_android.jpg20141004_210445_AndroidThe jet d'eau illuminated in blue squirts water way up into the dark Geneva summer night.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0208.jpgIMAG0208The majestic Jet d'eau squirts a stream of water way up into the clear blue Geneva sky2014-12-05T09:21:10+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/11/13/the-coup-de-soleil-is-the-most-awesome-light-show-ever/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0564-1.jpgIMAG0564 1University of Geneva Administrative Building, the "screen" for the Coup de Soleil2014-12-03T08:44:52+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/11/05/a-glorious-bike-ride-and-hike-and-a-reunion-with-my-2nd-grade-bff-leo/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0550_burst002_cover.jpgIMAG0550_BURST002_COVERFergy at the summit of La Dolehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0553.jpgIMAG0553The view of Mount Blanc from my bikehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0545.jpgIMAG0545I'm almost there!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0551.jpgIMAG0551Our view from atop La Dole.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/video0078_0000018701.jpgVIDEO0078_0000018701My best friend from 2nd grade, Leohttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/imag0549.jpgIMAG0549We hiked up this mountain, La Dole.2014-12-03T08:39:33+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/10/29/chris-and-i-make-a-delightful-mushroom-lasagna-and-i-learn-some-italian/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/imag0531.jpgIMAG0531Chris and I in the kitchen2014-12-03T08:38:13+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/10/24/another-hardhitting-expose-there-are-an-awful-lot-of-really-small-dogs-in-this-town/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140905_172450_android.jpg20140905_172450_Androidhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141015_075206_android.jpg20141015_075206_AndroidThe aftermath of thishttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141020_095642_android.jpg20141020_095642_Androidhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141016_112017_android.jpg20141016_112017_Androidhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141015_160558_android.jpg20141015_160558_Androidhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141014_103815_android.jpg20141014_103815_Androidhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141011_084618_android.jpg20141011_084618_Androidhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141015_155508_android.jpg20141015_155508_Androidhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141016_111816_android.jpg20141016_111816_Androidhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141018_161434_android.jpg20141018_161434_Android2014-12-03T08:37:10+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/10/21/we-take-a-road-trip-to-beautiful-mantreux-and-you-wont-believe-the-view-we-had-at-lunch/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141018_181533_android.jpg20141018_181533_AndroidThe vineyards along Lake Geneva2014-12-03T08:36:15+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/10/13/we-visited-arles-and-nimes-and-saw-for-ourselves-how-good-the-romans-were-at-building-stuff/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140820_142815_android.jpg20140820_142815_AndroidThe Pont du Garde viaduct near Nimes, Francehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140819_221432_android.jpg20140819_221432_AndroidThe coliseum in Arles at night.2014-12-03T08:34:57+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/10/10/we-welcome-our-first-american-adult-visitors-ed-and-mary/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141009_092937_android.jpg20141009_092937_AndroidArmagnac from southern France. From 1974!!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141009_090610_android.jpg20141009_090610_Androidhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141009_090740_android.jpg20141009_090740_AndroidThe "Jardin Botanique" (botanical garden)https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wp_20140701-15.jpgWP_20140701 15Shopping for that evening's dinner at the open air markethttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141009_101055_android.jpg20141009_101055_Androidhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141009_101116_android.jpg20141009_101116_Androidhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141009_100936_android.jpg20141009_100936_AndroidThe Ariana Museum, featuring historic and beautiful glassware, pottery and ceramicshttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140713_143150_android.jpg20140713_143150_AndroidShopping for dinner at the open air markethttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140709_165940_android.jpg20140709_165940_AndroidThe outdoor plaza in front of the United Nations https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141004_111617_android.jpg20141004_111617_AndroidOur view from atop the Cathedral2014-12-03T08:33:45+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/10/02/hows-my-french-tres-bien-merci/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140918_132453_android.jpg20140918_132453_AndroidMy high school French teacher, Monsieur Ward2018-11-01T03:08:11+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/09/12/most-everything-in-geneva-is-really-expensive-including-a-haircut/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/imag0414.jpgIMAG0414https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/imag0418.jpgIMAG0418https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/imag0422.jpgIMAG04222014-12-03T08:30:16+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/09/08/car-we-dont-need-no-stinking-car-look-at-all-these-cool-things-within-2-blocks-of-our-apartment/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140826_175655_android1.jpg20140826_175655_AndroidOur "pet pigeon"https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140905_170840_android.jpg20140905_170840_AndroidWe watched the World Cup championship game in this caféhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140905_171231_android.jpg20140905_171231_AndroidTheater. Yes, the movies are all in French.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140905_171034_android.jpg20140905_171034_AndroidSports store, bought a basketball herehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140905_170417_android.jpg20140905_170417_AndroidA pizza here is a bargain, compared to many restaurants in this town!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140905_171758_android.jpg20140905_171758_AndroidOur cash machine is here, 1 block awayhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140905_171506_android.jpg20140905_171506_AndroidThis library is a 1 1/2 block walk.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140905_111730_android.jpg20140905_111730_Androidhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140905_111817_android.jpg20140905_111817_Androidhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140903_184647_android.jpg20140903_184647_AndroidAuto garage just down the block2014-12-03T08:29:06+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/09/01/red-letter-day-chris-first-school-day-at-the-international-school-of-geneva/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140901_074641_android.jpg20140901_074641_AndroidThe International School of Genevahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140901_074453_android.jpg20140901_074453_AndroidChris heading off to his first day of school2014-12-03T08:28:01+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/08/29/another-european-fashion-expose-faux-leopard-skin-is-in/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0356_burst002.jpgIMAG0356_BURST002That's a suitcase!!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag03151.jpgIMAG0315https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag03541.jpgIMAG0354https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag03132.jpgIMAG0313https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0300-12.jpgIMAG0300 1https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0299_burst002_cover-12.jpgIMAG0299_BURST002_COVER 1https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0296_burst002_cover-12.jpgIMAG0296_BURST002_COVER 1https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0256-11.jpgIMAG0256 1https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0255_1-12.jpgIMAG0255_1 1https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0233-12.jpgIMAG0233 1Its all the rage.2014-12-03T08:26:38+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/08/26/my-first-real-swiss-hike-1000-meters-verticle-up-to-the-rochers-de-naye/2014-12-03T08:25:34+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/08/21/we-went-to-italy-and-saw-a-minnesota-ultimate-frisbee-team-win-a-world-championship/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0273.jpgIMAG0273The light at the end of the Mount BlancTunnelhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0272.jpgIMAG0272View of Lake Como, Italy, from the ferry from Varenna to Menaggio2014-12-03T08:23:26+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/08/11/sometimes-its-tough-being-tall-in-europe/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0145.jpgIMAG0145Ascending thenstairs at the University of Geneva library. Doink!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0121.jpgIMAG0121Getting into our mini-cooper rental car. Clank!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0106.jpgIMAG0106The entryway to our room at the hostel in Nice. Doh!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0100.jpgIMAG0100A passageway through the wall of the old city in Lucerne. https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0144-1.jpgIMAG0144 1The basement hallway where we keep our bikes. Ouch!2014-12-03T08:21:43+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/08/07/we-went-to-nice-yep-it-was-nice/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0232.jpgIMAG0232Nighttime in front of the Justice Buildinghttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0231.jpgIMAG0231Another cool European thing are plazas where everyone eats outside.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0230.jpgIMAG0230Cool looking LRT we took from our hostel to the old city and beach in Nicehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0221.jpgIMAG0221I love the narrow European "streets". Aix's version. https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0228.jpgIMAG0228The obligatory selfie: Chris and me in Aix en Provence2014-12-03T08:20:05+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/08/05/an-unbelievable-view-from-our-neighborhood-mountain-le-saleve/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0246.jpgIMAG0246Geneva, from 3000 feet.https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0244.jpgIMAG0244View southeast toward France from atop La Salèvehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0247.jpgIMAG0247The tram on its final approach to thentophttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0240.jpgIMAG0240Le Salève, up close from the basehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/imag0248.jpgIMAG0248Le Salève, and on a clear day we catch a glimpse of the Alps2014-12-03T08:18:03+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/07/21/in-geneva-there-are-new-york-yankee-fans-everywhere/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0159.jpgIMAG0159Geneva's newest Yankee fan!https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0134_1.jpgIMAG0134_1First Yankee fan viewing, on the way to the trainhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0160_1_1.jpgIMAG0160_1_1Another Yankee fan on the return triphttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0158.jpgIMAG0158A red Yankee hat??https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0157_1.jpgIMAG0157_1The NY logo is a little oversized, but the colors are righthttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0164_1.jpgIMAG0164_1Yankee fan in a "dodger blue" hat 2014-12-03T08:07:03+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/07/17/rowing-in-lucerne-now-theres-a-great-transportation-mode/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0110.jpgIMAG0110Chris and me near the finish linehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0102_burst001.jpgIMAG0102_BURST001Lucerne, Switzerland from a hillside towerhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140703_121550.jpg20140703_121550Dashboard view en route to Lucerne2014-08-25T06:50:37+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/07/10/top-10-list-observations-on-driving-in-europe/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-07-09_12-37-10-1.jpg2014-07-09_12.37.10 1In Europe, sidewalks sometimes double as shouldershttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140704_172042_2.jpg20140704_172042_2Scooter drivers rule the roadhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0054_burst001.jpgIMAG0054_BURST001These cars are moving too fast to be this close togetherhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0053-1.jpgIMAG0053 1The yellow light means "Get ready to go!"https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag00451.jpgIMAG0045Apparently, the folks in Grand Saconnex are very proud of their basketball traditionhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0052-1.jpgIMAG0052 1A beautiful roundabout in Ferney Voltaire, Francehttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0049-1.jpgIMAG0049 1A "raised passage" speed control bumphttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0045.jpgIMAG0045Apparently, the Grand Saconnex Basketball Club is proud of its basketball traditionhttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wp_20140701-41.jpgWP_20140701 4Some kind of pedal taxi cab or something...2014-08-24T19:20:42+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.com/2014/07/07/geneva-the-ultimate-in-multimodalism/https://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0040.jpgIMAG0040TPG Bus in Genevahttps://swisssojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag0006.jpgIMAG0006Does this qualify as a car?2014-08-24T19:12:00+00:00monthlyhttps://swisssojourner.comdaily1.02019-12-05T19:35:59+00:00