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Cycling through the Swiss Countryside
... started the day by renting a bicycle. The towns and lakes are all connected by a vast array of bike paths which is AWESOME. So I rented a bike for 7 SF which was a great price. The way it works is they give you this special card which looks like a credit card. And you use the card to unlock a bike at a certain location. They have locations all over the area, so the idea is you can drop it at a train station in ...
Am I in France or Switzerland
... square to my hotel. It is a nice hotel. It was soooo nice to take a 'good' shower. I've been taking very short showers in Gimmelwald because you had to pay 1 SF for 5 minutes of water. So there is no wasting time. It felt so good to wash my hair! I even put make-up on for the first time in almost a week! I didn't do too much exploring today. I spent about 3 hours traveling, then I took a nap, read some of my book, ...
Roman History, Modern Art
... showed us the part of the chapel from the Roman period, and its modern windows by a renowned artist-monk, Brother Eric of the Taize community.
I've seen Brother Eric's work before, and had no idea we would see his art on this pilgrimage! Watch for the symbolic presence ...
Der Visa Stafettenlauf geht weiter
Eine Woche nach dem Antrag ging Franziska unsere Visa auf der russischen Botschaft abholen. Zu meiner großen Erleichterung hat das ohne jedes Problem einfach so geklappt.
Also wird sofort das nächste Visum in Angriff genommen, solange die Sache noch schön warm ist. China bietet sich an aufgrund der Möglichkeit, ein Visum mit einer sechsmonatigen Gültigkeit zu bekommen, also lange genug, um eine Einreise während der in Frage kommenden Zeitspanne zu ermöglichen. ...
Capital visit
... by taking a bus from the train station to the bear pits where there is also a tourist office. I got a map and mini guidebook from there. The bears were of course hibernating so the pits were empty, but from the platform above the pits, there is a really nice view of the river wrapping itself around the Altstadt (Old Town) in a U-shape. Everything in Bern is covered in snow, which helped decorate my photos and added to ...
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Hotel Lacotel
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