Category: travel series
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Jungfrau circuit #2: Kleine Scheidegg
This is part 2 of our trip to the Top of Europe … continuing with our train journey from Interlaken up to Jungfraujoch … see our earlier post here. We stopped briefly at Kleine Scheidegg to change train again. Located at Kleine Scheidegg is the Hotel Bellevue des Alpes (building behind the souvenir store). Built in…
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Jungfrau circuit #1: Lauterbrunnen
A must-see attraction of Switzerland is located near Interlaken in the middle of the country. The Jungfrau (4158 m, 13642 feet; in German meaning “maiden/virgin”) is one of the major summits in the Bernese Alps. Together with the Eiger and Mönch, the Jungfrau forms a massive wall overlooking the area. There is a height difference of approximately…
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On board the Celebrity Reflection, part 2
More pictures from the cruise we took during winter 2013. Part 1 is here. The Celebrity brand of cruise focus on food and services rather than parties or shopping. This is our ship – Reflection – in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This is the ship’s main dining room. This is one of the many stations…
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On board the Celebrity Reflection, part 1
In our last minute search for a winter holiday, we wanted a destination that is warm and truly relaxing, preferably English-speaking. We did not want to do much sightseeing or shopping. Cruising the Caribbean came up as the obvious option. It has been quite a few years since we last went on a cruise. Cruising the…
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Hilarity in names #2
This is no. 2 in a series of posts that is about funny business names that we captured on camera. Since we are now living in continental Europe, from time to time we come across English names that makes us laugh. See Hilarity in names #1 here. Happy pills, Amsterdam Happy seems to be popular…
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Our 2013 trips – part 2
* H A P P Y * N E W * Y E A R * W i s h i n g – y o u – a l l – t h e – v e r y – b e s t – i n – 2 0 1 4 ! ! In 2013,…