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Rue du petit pont #2, Paris
We spent a week in Paris in the beginning of June. Since there were a total of four of us, we decided to rent an apartment again – like what we did in Vienna and Barcelona in past years. This arrangement saved us money, gave us more room to move about. Apartments in Europe are
In and around Emmental
I(Chris) had a 2-day business meeting in the Emmental – a region in west central Switzerland, forming part of the canton of Bern. It was supposed to be a drive that is less than 2 hours from our office, according to an estimate made by Google map. But due to road works near Burgdorf (the
Mummelsee, Schwarzwald (Black Forest), Germany
Mummelsee is one of the most visited lakes in the area since it lies directly on the Black Forest High Road (Schwarzwaldhochstraße, see earlier post). In fact, we did not know about it until we came upon it at lunch time. The lake is 3.7 acres in size, 17 meters deep and is located at
Schwarzwaldhochstraße, the Black Forest High Road
The Black Forest (Schwarzwald) is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. On our return trip from Baden-Baden (See earlier posts), we decided to take a scenic route, instead of the autobahn which offers fun in a different way. Running east and then south from Baden-Baden, this route is a part of the German federal highway
