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Lake Sunset

Lake Sunset

Posted on August 7, 2020August 8, 2020 by jim

Watching the ball drop over Lake Constance from our hotel on the Switzerland side. Mother Nature continues to amaze…

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Murten Switzerland

Murten Switzerland

Posted on July 8, 2020July 13, 2020 by jim

Yet another fairytale town on a beautiful Swiss lake. Colette found this on a map as we were doing research for our Franco-Swiss…

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Lausanne Switzerland

Lausanne Switzerland

Posted on June 30, 2020July 1, 2020 by jim

Yet another stop on our Franco-Swiss vacation – Lausanne. Situated on the north shore of Lac Leman (Lake Geneva), Colette thought that it…

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Champvent Castle

Champvent Castle

Posted on June 29, 2020July 16, 2020 by jim

One of the many benefits of taking the squiggly roads on the map is stumbling across things like the Champvent Castle. We usually…

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Creux du Van Switzerland

Creux du Van Switzerland

Posted on June 29, 2020July 16, 2020 by jim

Creux du Van is a cirque, an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. As we were looking for outdoor opportunities along our route…

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Taubenlochschlucht Switzerland

Taubenlochschlucht Switzerland

Posted on June 28, 2020July 14, 2020 by jim

One of the big things about getting out of Zurich was finding some green places to hike. Google never disppoints, and the Taubenlochschlucht…

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La Cibourg Switzerland

La Cibourg Switzerland

Posted on June 28, 2020July 14, 2020 by jim

After the hustle and bustle of Zurich, we knew that we would want a night out in the countryside with cowbells and fresh…

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Zurich Switzerland

Zurich Switzerland

Posted on June 27, 2020July 1, 2020 by jim

Before the government regulators opened up their bank books to the rest of the world, everybody with serious money had a Swiss bank…

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Ice Tunnel

Ice Tunnel

Posted on June 27, 2018January 3, 2020 by jim

As if we weren’t seeing enough cool stuff here in Maine… I started catching up on photos (from 2016!) and came across some…

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Ridgeline

Ridgeline

Posted on September 19, 2016January 21, 2020 by jim

Hiking peak to peak along a knife-edge ridgeline will certainly get you woken up if you shorted yourself on the morning coffee. Some…

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Gryon Switzerland

Gryon Switzerland

Posted on September 9, 2016August 24, 2018 by jim

We started the day with a hike up to the Croix de Chaux, then across a ridge down to the picturesque town of…

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Mirror

Mirror

Posted on September 9, 2016January 21, 2020 by jim

Alpine mirror image. Gryon, Switzerland

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Uphill

Uphill

Posted on September 8, 2016January 21, 2020 by jim

It’s the 2.5 mile 1600ft uphill that pretty much sucks… Nothing like that “oh crap” moment when you’re wandering aimlessly around an alpine…

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Hiking above Isenau

Hiking above Isenau

Posted on September 8, 2016August 24, 2018 by jim

We took the chair lift up to Isenau, then took a remote path over the mountain down to Lake Arnesee on the other…

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Good Idea

Good Idea

Posted on September 8, 2016January 21, 2020 by jim

“Hiking up this today seems like a good idea”, said nobody ever. Not sure why we seem to think it is. Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

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Gruyeres Switzerland

Gruyeres Switzerland

Posted on September 7, 2016August 24, 2018 by jim

Gruyeres has the classic European small-town feel with it’s cobbled main street with small shops, and is famous for it’s cheese. It is…

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Chateau de Chillon

Chateau de Chillon

Posted on September 7, 2016August 24, 2018 by jim

We made a quick stop at Chateau de Chillon as we made our way to check out Lake Geneva. A beautiful castle jutting…

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Spanish Wine

Spanish Wine

Posted on September 7, 2016January 21, 2020 by jim

Is it wrong to drink Spanish wine in Switzerland? Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland

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Lac des Chavonnes

Lac des Chavonnes

Posted on September 6, 2016August 24, 2018 by jim

We took the chair lift out of Villars-Sur-Ollan up to Col de Bretaye, then wandered around the countryside for a few hours just…

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Matterhorn Morning

Matterhorn Morning

Posted on September 4, 2016January 21, 2020 by jim

Going through photos from yesterday while we eat breakfast. This shot lends itself well to black and white. The Matterhorn, Switzerland

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Matterhorn View

Matterhorn View

Posted on September 4, 2016January 21, 2020 by jim

Picture perfect weather with perfect picture skies. Matterhorn, Switzerland

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