Tag: switzerland

  • Our trips 2019, part 2

    Our trips 2019, part 2

    Dear Readers, It has been a tradition on this blog to take a look back at some of the places we visited last year. In Part 1, we posted photos of places we visited in the second half of 2019. Here are the places we visited in the first half of the year. In reverse…

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  • Our trips 2018, part 2

    Our trips 2018, part 2

    Dear Readers, It has been a tradition on this blog to take a look back at some of the places we visited last year. In Part 1, we posted photos of places we visited in the second half of 2018. Here are the places we visited in the first half. Click on the links, where…

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  • Lokremise, St Gallen

    Lokremise, St Gallen

    Back in June, we spent one day in St. Gallen, on our way to Kiev from Lindau. After seeing the Abby and its library (see the post here), we were looking for a place for dinner that was not far from the train station and our hotel. Not really expecting much, Lokal was the restaurant…

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  • Abbey of Saint Gall, St. Gallen

    Abbey of Saint Gall, St. Gallen

    We spent a day in St Gallen, a historic town located in the northeast of Switzerland. It is best known for its university and the Abbey of Saint Gall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. The collection of buildings in the abbey precinct including its magnificent Baroque cathedral form a unique historical ensemble. The appearance of…

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  • Olympics Museum, Lausanne

    Olympics Museum, Lausanne

    Closer to home … Earlier this year while the 2018 Winter Olympics games were being held in South Korea, we went to visit our town’s most famous tourist attraction – the Olympics Museum (Le museé Olympique). The museum is located on a slope facing Lac Leman, not far from downtown Lausanne. We took a city…

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  • Our trips 2017, part 1

    Our trips 2017, part 1

    Dear Readers, Happy New Year ! This is our first post of 2018. It is a tradition of this blog to take a look back at some of the places we visited last year. Overall, we traveled less in 2017 than 2016, at least in terms of distance traveled. We did not leave Europe after our…

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