Month: September 2013
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Interlaken – part 1
We spent a long weekend in Interlaken at the end of August. Without having consulted any official statistics, Interlaken is I think the most visited place in Switzerland. Lucern is a close second. It is situated between two mountain lakes. The city is built for tourism. Its name was originally Aarmühle but it was changed in 1891.…
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Thunersee cruise, part 2
Continuing with our cruise from Interlaken to Thun … after Merligen, the boat headed to the south shore. On the south shore is the town of Spiez. Behind it are three mountains, each having a nick near the top (see photo below). They looked almost artificial ! I bet you can only see the alignment…
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Thunersee cruise, part 1
We spent a long weekend in Interlaken towards the end of summer. The plan was to visit the world famous Jungfrau but for that altitude, it requires a clear and cloudless sky. Otherwise, the visibility is effectively zero. At the tourist office, they told us the weather on the first two days were not good…
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Random photos #6 – #10
These are the photos I (Chris) took and posted on Facebook. The series was started in March of 2013. There is no theme – just something random and visually interesting. We gave each a title and noted where it was taken (to the extent we could remember the city). #6 – “we are the robots”…
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Deutsches Uhrenmuseum, Furtwangen – part 2
Continuing with the Deutsches Uhrenmuseum at Furtwangen … from ancient time keeping devices to clocks and watches … This museum is not to be confused with the Deutsches Uhrenmuseum Glashütte which was opened in 2008 at Glashütte near Dresden. Glashütte is the watchmaking capital of the former East Germany while Furtwangen is in the traditional clockmaking area of…
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Random photos #1 – #5
These are the photos I (Chris) took and posted on Facebook. The postings started in March of 2013. There is no theme – just something random and visually interesting. We gave each a title and noted where it was taken (to the extent we could remember the city). #1 – the history of cool –…