tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71543387757642847582024-03-28T23:29:35.811-04:00Modern Chinese-American WomanIntuitive, Independent, Invincible, Frequent traveler, lover of life.Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.comBlogger424125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-60968341359303165842024-03-27T09:25:00.002-04:002024-03-27T09:46:08.119-04:00NYC Subways Nowadays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hLKaMV0YNLByDdfTLyFdrnnaPEdrkNswnDSpsnXEg79wz0hIVa9VRZqs_gKC2-3vd-8udx66PoOmQTCFI_3TkkKUAbQ4phSmXm_aRqtbBifhWFk2-F_CX3_UMKcrpfZAEfIvtIc5QknHOOFMLR0YK4U-GcfS_2WyD1RT5MasyYeJBiOW1Xx5-DB3Calv/s612/turnstyle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="612" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hLKaMV0YNLByDdfTLyFdrnnaPEdrkNswnDSpsnXEg79wz0hIVa9VRZqs_gKC2-3vd-8udx66PoOmQTCFI_3TkkKUAbQ4phSmXm_aRqtbBifhWFk2-F_CX3_UMKcrpfZAEfIvtIc5QknHOOFMLR0YK4U-GcfS_2WyD1RT5MasyYeJBiOW1Xx5-DB3Calv/s320/turnstyle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Lately I've noticed that 25% of all men jump the turnstyle. Why do you do this? Pay your fare. Yes, women do it too but rarely do I see women.</p><p>Recently at Canal Street I saw a father and two sons (late teens/early 20's) jump the turnstyle. Then ask an agent for directions down on the platform. I felt like telling the agent not to help them. Another time a young man jumped the turnstyle, then asked me which way is uptown. I ignored him. Felt like spitting on him. But what would happen if he spit back at me? Would we get into a spitting contest? I'm not a good spitter. Once as a teen, I spit out the car window and it stayed on the window, wind and motion dragging it away as we blew down the LIE. </p><p>Parents, teach your children to be honest and pay their fare. Its stealing. </p>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-23384521000864918602023-10-08T11:52:00.000-04:002023-10-08T11:52:53.919-04:00My Wish for Cecelia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8_O-1oqAxemik68zWxiuuVkBk0GV76Zxvhm2Vb-O0cAPeFiCxt7vKvNq5TH1bFfZ5a8n8sa0IcUu9gph7HShnFIXHmtCOyxtrjSfmMuvxPIjiCGf2z3uVkRoua44V5UThJSM6c7t-YhFopVb66UdtPX_zEo8lmQ_ly0UIeZ8ijRBnOr6Q1-fgAehyphenhyphenTpa/s4032/IMG_0938%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8_O-1oqAxemik68zWxiuuVkBk0GV76Zxvhm2Vb-O0cAPeFiCxt7vKvNq5TH1bFfZ5a8n8sa0IcUu9gph7HShnFIXHmtCOyxtrjSfmMuvxPIjiCGf2z3uVkRoua44V5UThJSM6c7t-YhFopVb66UdtPX_zEo8lmQ_ly0UIeZ8ijRBnOr6Q1-fgAehyphenhyphenTpa/s320/IMG_0938%20Copy.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>They say that your hopes & dreams lie in the next generation. I have so many wishes & dreams for my beautiful granddaughter. But first I'll let you in on a little secret. Every time I wish upon a star, or blow out those candles, or break a chicken wish-bone I wish for the same thing. But it never comes true. I wish for Peace on Earth. Why doesn't it come true?</p><p>Is it because people don't want peace? Or do we already have peace and don't know it? I wish Cecelia lives in a world of peace. A world that still has water. Cecelia, be eternally optimistic and see the good in people. Be hopelessly naive and happy. Its better than being an asshole. </p><p>You are a child of the Universe no less than the trees and stars. Keep peace with your soul. With all its sham and drudgery & broken dreams, the world is still a beautiful place. Strive to be happy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQyhAY9UlVy1N9Ij_QJhQVSa0r2yxAxmcXR8tpQo5diUihLjoCkkrpJ9EwqhDAU2kzSWBAguvkbhT2RUEsdt0JSuoFuA_S-Pftn6c2vt69k03PUlGEKQrmIEoCQGW6_H0JvVD391J6LqsJSNCfUiensP4xXqKrorjXY8SJ5e1LE_1l98BfYWtaPFZ9Fid/s4032/IMG_0996.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQyhAY9UlVy1N9Ij_QJhQVSa0r2yxAxmcXR8tpQo5diUihLjoCkkrpJ9EwqhDAU2kzSWBAguvkbhT2RUEsdt0JSuoFuA_S-Pftn6c2vt69k03PUlGEKQrmIEoCQGW6_H0JvVD391J6LqsJSNCfUiensP4xXqKrorjXY8SJ5e1LE_1l98BfYWtaPFZ9Fid/s320/IMG_0996.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Desiderata</p>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-82441142476102810872023-08-27T07:23:00.000-04:002023-08-27T07:23:12.071-04:00Nile River Cruise May 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The only thing I knew about the Nile is I once tried to watch Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile" and got bored and gave up. Little did I know what a treat I was in for on our 5 day Nile River Cruise.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p></p><p>Most people start in Cairo then fly south to Luxor & get the cruise there. We did it the other way around since there are direct flights from Zurich to Luxor. Even though we had to take the 2.5 hour train ride from Lausanne to Zurich (+stay over in a hotel), I'd rather do that than transfer from Geneva to somewhere to Luxor. Connecting flights are not worth the stress.</p><p>I have no idea why, but I thought you just stay docked somewhere and use the ship as a hotel, and go to different pyramids each day. Little did I know we would travel to 5+ stops and even go through some locks (like the Suez Canal).</p><p>Egypt is not a rich country. I was so happy with the exchange rate to the Egyptian pound but then realized the Egyptian people are really suffering and their currency devalues so quickly my wallet was full to the brim with just the exchange of $300 USD. Today one Egyptian pound = 0.032 USD. Locals want to be paid in dollars with this fluctuation (mostly down for them) 😞 </p></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Each tomb or monument had more history than the next. What's even more interesting is that most of them were undiscovered until centuries later. Whole neighborhoods and communities/cities were built over them and more or less had to be taken down to excavate to the tombs. Some locals don't want their neighborhoods to be torn down to find history. Others want to preserve the culture and architecture. Who is right?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Day 1 straight off the plane to <b>Karnak Temple </b>which was probably my favorite as it was huge and had beautiful obelisks, rams lining the entrance, cartoushes, hieroglyphics and stories on the walls</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyRr9E0yot-A46a6VOzQJMYK8HCgI9Ema3LnDfwvy11lL0aUuJMjOV1c1pwZ0n9yTCUyqZhH21pLIRNS-KvUxtQRvzC2ohryHDyzoIBLhTAADBl0XnVgLC3Gir60DN3ZYqF0jEz7mnpSSpr2GUd6SGR8Wc8g7vjarBGddLyAf1-CPhYJLM96JTlmFLWEm/s4032/IMG_8446.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyRr9E0yot-A46a6VOzQJMYK8HCgI9Ema3LnDfwvy11lL0aUuJMjOV1c1pwZ0n9yTCUyqZhH21pLIRNS-KvUxtQRvzC2ohryHDyzoIBLhTAADBl0XnVgLC3Gir60DN3ZYqF0jEz7mnpSSpr2GUd6SGR8Wc8g7vjarBGddLyAf1-CPhYJLM96JTlmFLWEm/s320/IMG_8446.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAE_Cvd8CtWOlKGv8tRg-UmbPi8n4eM8wnJZyCrCXXAywEFvcw1Q2Rg8yvvq0_BCNJpcr_a8jkDVj50BBHLnK2niUexxouo7fF2zOOTrYBvpLcfOaTwgbFgl-_ouRMK_MqCEzCeNJQvzqVP11B6iot4HFDOC8N46VaMm6TvNLVhWJZ5x_Etvd3oGNwrtF/s4032/IMG_8480.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAE_Cvd8CtWOlKGv8tRg-UmbPi8n4eM8wnJZyCrCXXAywEFvcw1Q2Rg8yvvq0_BCNJpcr_a8jkDVj50BBHLnK2niUexxouo7fF2zOOTrYBvpLcfOaTwgbFgl-_ouRMK_MqCEzCeNJQvzqVP11B6iot4HFDOC8N46VaMm6TvNLVhWJZ5x_Etvd3oGNwrtF/s320/IMG_8480.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Karnak was robbed and looted by many jealous kings/enemies. 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Here called Egyptologist. Our Egyptologist worked on several excavations and was trained in the history </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmANtwRS743ItZr3Yo9H3JkYjEWWkIN-TynG9YPo1FmrnIsNwiG8jCnJQyTBdGYC-lDP2xJykzUCqnsPdjApjkZMeGmdaq7wg-tWJv0v-TKlXLbluxb16ZkY2dCwlp14QK8peUNp9GFBxJE5riOH3uAuAm4PWPJTYZwoXUQxifVC_XmGOR3AtvkoUVHf8/s4032/IMG_8660.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmANtwRS743ItZr3Yo9H3JkYjEWWkIN-TynG9YPo1FmrnIsNwiG8jCnJQyTBdGYC-lDP2xJykzUCqnsPdjApjkZMeGmdaq7wg-tWJv0v-TKlXLbluxb16ZkY2dCwlp14QK8peUNp9GFBxJE5riOH3uAuAm4PWPJTYZwoXUQxifVC_XmGOR3AtvkoUVHf8/s320/IMG_8660.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Luxor temple was right near our ship (SS Mayfair). 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No wonder I'm the only one here</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIe4sqdO0q0oFAPh9NdDEEA2hdVNlgsrjeNfYwO0SlQgFoRIMIfoPn0i0YQs1AIkwRSSfpa00IDM-ZzMoErWy5MdCGoLY12LLOtRfEOfJIwwRl8esX2OZqWCV-bRZ9ajmyZA7q3_qoUxkf5J0lsqWCzr_DnjNSLfEwbifr5SnC7NThlrRQ7kyuhNjRyyQz/s4032/IMG_8918.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIe4sqdO0q0oFAPh9NdDEEA2hdVNlgsrjeNfYwO0SlQgFoRIMIfoPn0i0YQs1AIkwRSSfpa00IDM-ZzMoErWy5MdCGoLY12LLOtRfEOfJIwwRl8esX2OZqWCV-bRZ9ajmyZA7q3_qoUxkf5J0lsqWCzr_DnjNSLfEwbifr5SnC7NThlrRQ7kyuhNjRyyQz/s320/IMG_8918.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tons of boats going up and down the Nile!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzp-MHdcvU75nltKTonGyFYTLYHYz7eNsNvLoM6AO5prnTUQxR9pylcnY7kbCw1ZZh08qKvRGAn8nKITIEgQc_6324PqEn0pqqb1T5T2kX8-JdxGU-KhlckLI2Vm862l-RqwoX1AVReaFpgsOvipE_Ol4_fuIKDtZYC8t0DRhhGbBH3lGuo0vc2C90WK7g/s4032/IMG_9118.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzp-MHdcvU75nltKTonGyFYTLYHYz7eNsNvLoM6AO5prnTUQxR9pylcnY7kbCw1ZZh08qKvRGAn8nKITIEgQc_6324PqEn0pqqb1T5T2kX8-JdxGU-KhlckLI2Vm862l-RqwoX1AVReaFpgsOvipE_Ol4_fuIKDtZYC8t0DRhhGbBH3lGuo0vc2C90WK7g/s320/IMG_9118.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">when you boarded you went through security but boats lined up one behind the other so you ended up walking across 5 boars sometimes before you got to yours. Got to see other boat lobbies 😆</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: large;">Valley of the Kings</span> is where Kin Tut's tomb is. We went into so many tombs and paid extra to get into one--Ramses VI and it was less packed with tourists! Could take time to see clearly the hieroglypics and paintings on the walls. Color still vivid to this day!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlp5eaNC__OtPsc4zH2jIS5a7m5QEztt9l-2Q5ifzlf8wl4-qILSjoC8RXBJUsvTDLp3p4hsQsaVoSM-pKxAd8jxCi5TqFO19qW302cOU65kBUHPuyLj1Z_ArUusvCtqSaP9e0bBbkHizS5lyw8T14Zf8L_fjlJ-FOh0jaweU4dhnP8T-Gv7MXWaKtkqG/s4032/IMG_8699.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlp5eaNC__OtPsc4zH2jIS5a7m5QEztt9l-2Q5ifzlf8wl4-qILSjoC8RXBJUsvTDLp3p4hsQsaVoSM-pKxAd8jxCi5TqFO19qW302cOU65kBUHPuyLj1Z_ArUusvCtqSaP9e0bBbkHizS5lyw8T14Zf8L_fjlJ-FOh0jaweU4dhnP8T-Gv7MXWaKtkqG/s320/IMG_8699.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3S6KqWH4fBR3-A-yYulXjE6FQE32LRnjHYMua8i503MDGMEze4EgAON_ShRCr9cvtIHRHHZB4x_9HA7WjVAO2kFXDXyBOYcs0nf3jDAes-NGwRYuGA4BOtBNp-goIb_H8hld6RTKk1jJ3_4Iuozo365-L9ji8Q9GlhNqLtfWlCiykjwyHat2Tpry9pCk9/s3088/IMG_8713.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It was so much fun. The temple was buried for over a millennium and rediscovered. It was built so the light comes in to tell time, with a stairway to the afterlife. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvp24DJhi5L3iZxxXiPq0nAxoSfWDAIuEnVuxwqOhsvsYjhpozNlNSPaSblGC5mE9vVQc-Ua0P2FgCbDRN1uT62XRW4-BHXyAVoyiSA6uY2ShSPpwvDRZ3eyyDFiOtkIJdzlod43WPfcDtHuAdCQCxfq4hflyMumps0V-5XENww48nOxB39w0wqVuv8Rp/s4032/IMG_8997.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvp24DJhi5L3iZxxXiPq0nAxoSfWDAIuEnVuxwqOhsvsYjhpozNlNSPaSblGC5mE9vVQc-Ua0P2FgCbDRN1uT62XRW4-BHXyAVoyiSA6uY2ShSPpwvDRZ3eyyDFiOtkIJdzlod43WPfcDtHuAdCQCxfq4hflyMumps0V-5XENww48nOxB39w0wqVuv8Rp/s320/IMG_8997.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCY2m91h0YwNrS4lKD4XQpigRp2n1n6VZDLn5-iHJuz5sYGdI4OZPheFnfLADpyK9vYXootS0diYVzfq_igYL5XjT8fiEIF6a9XjGDC2K3leNNAT9G0hwwCJChRk0E-3OAisdse41opqx5LPHO1MY_j90ATAidPfinrq7IEupLJFs0ZmZz8jMHXW0KGnoF/s4032/IMG_9005.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCY2m91h0YwNrS4lKD4XQpigRp2n1n6VZDLn5-iHJuz5sYGdI4OZPheFnfLADpyK9vYXootS0diYVzfq_igYL5XjT8fiEIF6a9XjGDC2K3leNNAT9G0hwwCJChRk0E-3OAisdse41opqx5LPHO1MY_j90ATAidPfinrq7IEupLJFs0ZmZz8jMHXW0KGnoF/s320/IMG_9005.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLgaUT67X0DC-ZJgUshot8YJsAffN1MyWAa_YYQVPiqlbJ6LIuDzaBy5cc3sfgU05bEUOv5qEfWwP-GHmEhKIYYTTarO1NuaK0IFaL6vCYA3XAEoWn4112aikItr7ilmIWtfXCAf-Cxi23JoXOypYa37cYaqCkL_h75FfgyT5n6hwwY8Y6sA44BysQTDs/s4032/IMG_9085.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLgaUT67X0DC-ZJgUshot8YJsAffN1MyWAa_YYQVPiqlbJ6LIuDzaBy5cc3sfgU05bEUOv5qEfWwP-GHmEhKIYYTTarO1NuaK0IFaL6vCYA3XAEoWn4112aikItr7ilmIWtfXCAf-Cxi23JoXOypYa37cYaqCkL_h75FfgyT5n6hwwY8Y6sA44BysQTDs/s320/IMG_9085.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQizLE5BpH3yPRbJzQWH1Db-T-K-0P9t0FsGkkGx6fR6ZZFQ-tlUeLtP8nFcyR0zJ0RdM3_Zl6yOULq6vwaIH5RJ0UjoBbpbGS-Fzc2Mogow6_xpDreXLIkzBCa3dKtIRLanK2KwbHx8rmT2t0xucD1Bzx3qb7s1j_89LFTB97eMAcebrw0PTY_7yGyR0Q/s4032/IMG_9093.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQizLE5BpH3yPRbJzQWH1Db-T-K-0P9t0FsGkkGx6fR6ZZFQ-tlUeLtP8nFcyR0zJ0RdM3_Zl6yOULq6vwaIH5RJ0UjoBbpbGS-Fzc2Mogow6_xpDreXLIkzBCa3dKtIRLanK2KwbHx8rmT2t0xucD1Bzx3qb7s1j_89LFTB97eMAcebrw0PTY_7yGyR0Q/s320/IMG_9093.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Abu Simbel Temples</span></p><p>Took a short flight at the crack of dawn which was delayed (ugh). We were there at the height of tourist season and after waiting 30 minutes to get into the claustrophobic hot temple, wanted to run out! We missed so many beautiful sights but it was just too crowded and you couldn't move. I was afraid of being trampled on in a stampede. My friend Lucy went just as the pandemic was opening up things and she had the temple all to herself (literally). What a difference a year makes.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QtzJJQzglvjD22UdmjFwXN-szhUn9QZlQSiLZ4vB6wQgOw0Cn1zhvk_qhzKpBgIYbCIFhNSZ8JWdGT2OtJkDoe3SUR78PcH5T6wYSsL9F2Vdv5Q3WesBXpkm4xRnHphmKg9SegcgFqnbLU-Dpxtrpk2IJwZaRxJP88spTsF7drcPl6bbMODKEAwWtbiA/s4032/IMG_9202.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QtzJJQzglvjD22UdmjFwXN-szhUn9QZlQSiLZ4vB6wQgOw0Cn1zhvk_qhzKpBgIYbCIFhNSZ8JWdGT2OtJkDoe3SUR78PcH5T6wYSsL9F2Vdv5Q3WesBXpkm4xRnHphmKg9SegcgFqnbLU-Dpxtrpk2IJwZaRxJP88spTsF7drcPl6bbMODKEAwWtbiA/s320/IMG_9202.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAijoYlVCLFk9fzCP_KW1J-RnZQkDCUnLhNhh1QD3vo0lKOTqwp4DhdLXD7lv_zunYxx61mo5yq2APciE1-gufXU-CAV99uFPFcneB7-5bkeOSxXlM_kgf9tTgwahtTK_UTBPn-wH3GHmW1pU53xdzTm-gA4aep2fXCAKRwIoSRaqECyO4g91u4ZJDmTb/s4032/IMG_9214.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAijoYlVCLFk9fzCP_KW1J-RnZQkDCUnLhNhh1QD3vo0lKOTqwp4DhdLXD7lv_zunYxx61mo5yq2APciE1-gufXU-CAV99uFPFcneB7-5bkeOSxXlM_kgf9tTgwahtTK_UTBPn-wH3GHmW1pU53xdzTm-gA4aep2fXCAKRwIoSRaqECyO4g91u4ZJDmTb/s320/IMG_9214.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3E_w-SLZ1dIFYdtZTQDuMY_EDGwrWTxk3ej5XnoRPb9xp9ZgEHwmEMe1HaK7uS5ffwp6XQiPmkksLCYof5Pq9jjzj7RJmOhNyI2sJzDBEJXQY_D2OdD8oNgXXhAVOztbHSGKVw8tAgYHDavuM2S4ZZ96AX2UAmMJVsIydVN0ibJvuS66YONXEWwbEphyI/s4032/IMG_9233.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3E_w-SLZ1dIFYdtZTQDuMY_EDGwrWTxk3ej5XnoRPb9xp9ZgEHwmEMe1HaK7uS5ffwp6XQiPmkksLCYof5Pq9jjzj7RJmOhNyI2sJzDBEJXQY_D2OdD8oNgXXhAVOztbHSGKVw8tAgYHDavuM2S4ZZ96AX2UAmMJVsIydVN0ibJvuS66YONXEWwbEphyI/s320/IMG_9233.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This is Edfu Temple---------by now you may be sick of me describing each temple and seeing our silly poses all over Egypt. Its amazing how they rediscovered al these ruins. You MUST go!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLa88uUx_4u5YbR51ugXYza-2fDAcldCe8zoZm5hWqP8JY4GBmh-YXFczqqKY0x28E7O9smU-DDZ1c47eQRRsabzw-jKx8jtGknlwYMi3n4kx5EeidPUMf9SFPjtyt4rjWmEOF4c9hU2VoKD5L2RbjLSL3HzaBKTPH-IByZD0VWxWmP5YwH3vcVKDuXU87/s2396/IMG_8970.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1797" data-original-width="2396" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLa88uUx_4u5YbR51ugXYza-2fDAcldCe8zoZm5hWqP8JY4GBmh-YXFczqqKY0x28E7O9smU-DDZ1c47eQRRsabzw-jKx8jtGknlwYMi3n4kx5EeidPUMf9SFPjtyt4rjWmEOF4c9hU2VoKD5L2RbjLSL3HzaBKTPH-IByZD0VWxWmP5YwH3vcVKDuXU87/s320/IMG_8970.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUdNRADlrcZ0-MVIX0rVv9GIUafhT0mgd1wmJ1TwAvjJt3TKMy6-cIa7AmJWaPb3wBNK_XfCsfhc_eXNAgjAeLBBYEAC-fBd12jA4xWb5dXBBic-guJWhy-wppYWGPmsnrfUueXC4KSq64QyV2BPETzMNtXJe_JYP0dmPLrJMMfYM0bEjWMv9EH0Es-9x/s4032/IMG_8833.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUdNRADlrcZ0-MVIX0rVv9GIUafhT0mgd1wmJ1TwAvjJt3TKMy6-cIa7AmJWaPb3wBNK_XfCsfhc_eXNAgjAeLBBYEAC-fBd12jA4xWb5dXBBic-guJWhy-wppYWGPmsnrfUueXC4KSq64QyV2BPETzMNtXJe_JYP0dmPLrJMMfYM0bEjWMv9EH0Es-9x/s320/IMG_8833.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-78913176368044885832023-08-20T13:38:00.002-04:002023-08-20T13:38:57.170-04:00Chinese-American Problems (aka Jok Sing Problems)<p>I'm not sure but I guess I'm about 30% fluent in Cantonese. I can help strangers with directions, speak to my old lady Aunties, M-I-L but could never watch a full Chinese TV show or conduct/attend a business meeting. But when it comes to restaurant Cantonese, I'm 90% fluent!!!! Can order my favorite dishes, ask questions, get a new napkin, ask if the crabs are fresh and other basics.</p><p>Sometimes when I place a take-out order, I write out phonetically what I want, so I don't forget. Except for those annoying times when you don't know how to order because you don't know how to say the name of the dish. "You know, the chicken with crispy skin" or the "fish pot with foo jok on the bottom"?</p><p>A HA! That's where my cousin Teung comes in. How many times have I texted you to say "how do you say this? How do you say that? Then the real hero of the story Mrs. Cousin comes in-THANK YOU! She always knows what I mean. So when I say "its like ja gee gai" but more garlicky with crispy skin and its something like "herng gwat" or we had it with Auntie So & So they always know what I mean. No, its not bok jom gai or bok wong gai... you know, we had it at 16 Mott and it has a lot of 5 spice powder flavor..............OH Shern Herng Gai. Our process of elimination continues.</p><p>Like when I didn't know how to say lamb chops.. something yerng pah. When you go to a restaurant you can point and act out but if you order take out you are sunk. and we must eat. So our jok sing problems go on 😛😐😋</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9I5j1FGktwfwytmjC9oMuaeiptedlMEfkgbvDsOyuWmH6SlfmSAu1ESmXjI64xtls5E5gxebcDL4HrHI_Ryytq-R8_fX1Ce1UFshgUIAhpKOTt2rKpo-Q6SvU0NXQv3zfEFvaEsvsP8DGVwC44sDWRkpLj3b6s25kv7T5g0ivu_OuUz_IfFN91HuKUhFf/s4032/IMG_0455.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9I5j1FGktwfwytmjC9oMuaeiptedlMEfkgbvDsOyuWmH6SlfmSAu1ESmXjI64xtls5E5gxebcDL4HrHI_Ryytq-R8_fX1Ce1UFshgUIAhpKOTt2rKpo-Q6SvU0NXQv3zfEFvaEsvsP8DGVwC44sDWRkpLj3b6s25kv7T5g0ivu_OuUz_IfFN91HuKUhFf/s320/IMG_0455.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQV92oLhZfxnmqW1R07pPh9lkt5Rc0boBTt-qf4qoHm66BEsGCuMEm38h09dYuI86vnJN8wdAiwhm8heyTBtCiOA34OFA3TyZ_vy2ZvEtRFA2ysn079ZKh34VCvDdO548Z2jBcWo_apvoB_Ybeqg0WkSttF0FQgDMZ9z8nvla9vpsY1L_-Za1e37_9u_N/s4032/IMG_0453.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQV92oLhZfxnmqW1R07pPh9lkt5Rc0boBTt-qf4qoHm66BEsGCuMEm38h09dYuI86vnJN8wdAiwhm8heyTBtCiOA34OFA3TyZ_vy2ZvEtRFA2ysn079ZKh34VCvDdO548Z2jBcWo_apvoB_Ybeqg0WkSttF0FQgDMZ9z8nvla9vpsY1L_-Za1e37_9u_N/s320/IMG_0453.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this was a special nor mai fon with lobster</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDX-q5zwfEx116ZWjLhBGNa77U95zUH6TeE_TJtjNThMxLk0W51HdtLEH9C3O6K_7XVEuDzvgHX1v_hKL9rQWieEGUUXmnfLPebdbCe4LlGTGsEE75wbiDOlitW5X7jsl7Ie02miEzleS6WBH4Oe8L_tfQGw-mYGWf-FgvkXAn9SLo2VIjyoeN8ZFWc3Ox/s4032/IMG_0014.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDX-q5zwfEx116ZWjLhBGNa77U95zUH6TeE_TJtjNThMxLk0W51HdtLEH9C3O6K_7XVEuDzvgHX1v_hKL9rQWieEGUUXmnfLPebdbCe4LlGTGsEE75wbiDOlitW5X7jsl7Ie02miEzleS6WBH4Oe8L_tfQGw-mYGWf-FgvkXAn9SLo2VIjyoeN8ZFWc3Ox/s320/IMG_0014.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Above pix is our typical order: shern herng gai, ging dao pai guat (every jok sing boys' dream), fu pay gern, gnaw nom bow, fu yer ong choy.</p><p>Have you ever heard of the Fung Brothers? Jake said they were famous years ago. They promoted this new restaurant which had naw mai fon gai yik and started singing a song about naw mai fon gai yik ♯𝄠𝄤𝄹. Now I can't stop singing that song in my head (who sings about chicken wings?) + REALLY really want to go there and eat it! Who wants to come with me?</p>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-83165097306606803082023-08-03T09:49:00.002-04:002023-08-03T09:49:37.887-04:00Egypt - Cairo April 2023<p>Whenever I went to the Museum of Natural History or any other exhibit that had mummies and Egyptian art I shied away from them as they looked boring and creepy. Now that I know the history I can appreciate why they are so special and can't believe how they were discovered and survived.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many of the tombs have just been discovered in modern times. Buried over by centuries of nature (rain, flood) + different Kings and leaders conquering and taking over. Last time I was in London I couldn't get an appointment to see the Rosetta Stone which I thought would be interesting. Glad I didn't because now I know the background. It translates the hieroglyphics to an alphabet/language we can understand. I didn't realize the original hieroglyphics were centuries old--that's why modern civilization couldn't translate/understand.</p><p>The first part of our trip was a 5 day Nile cruise which I liked better than the second part which was 3 days in Cairo. I'll tell you about the Nile cruise another time, but below are our pictures from the Citadel (mosque), Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx.</p><p>Cairo is an old city and has no traffic lights. We were scared to death to cross the street so we ended up not going out much at night. 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Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-11849291217354131712023-07-01T16:31:00.003-04:002023-07-02T09:32:25.034-04:00Leukerbad<p>The last Hurrah Tour ended in a town called Leukerbad. You take the train to Leuk, then a 30 minute bus ride up a winding mountain. Its famous for its thermal baths which we went two times. One had a gigantic 4 story slide which I loved and all had pools with massage jets aimed at different parts of the body. You start at one station and a bell rings in 5 minutes for you to move to the next. Water massage! Link here: <a href="https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-se/experiences/leukerbad-thermal-spa/" target="_blank">Go to the Public thermal bath, its the greatest! /leukerbad-thermal-spa/</a></p><p>It has a 4 story slide (did you like Sesame Place as a kid?). Photo here: <a href="https://www.bcoolguide.com/en/item/leukerbad-therme-en-en/" target="_blank">4 Story Slide!</a></p><p>The hotel receptionist recommended an easy hike for us to the waterfall. She showed it to us, number five on the map. THERMAQUELLEN - STEG.</p><p>Not to be confused with THERMAQUELLEN - WEG</p><p>Thermaquellen- steg means Thermaquellen climb.</p><p>Thermaquellen-weg means Thermaquellen-path. OMG. </p><p>It was only after going the wrong way then reading the many sign that I realized Thermaquellen meant thermal springs. We did both-the climb going up and the path coming down. Walking over the waterfall was beautiful.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKYFVIKghtpEhoeoXtQ19wGlK0JnfYPPcrNOruuLY-mayOCkZNxo4eIAvvC3ff53oqz0fySU77rfdYSgGXoeLe-3lKvxfZTPjtXIEOck9uXm5NwFOmtxxBOBn6FyQIG4NfIACrSz7ZFMdZD_8Q6GDsRBsfXeonPl8MFH3rytuMx5PE9zrynwjB3OzHQ/s4032/IMG_0551.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKYFVIKghtpEhoeoXtQ19wGlK0JnfYPPcrNOruuLY-mayOCkZNxo4eIAvvC3ff53oqz0fySU77rfdYSgGXoeLe-3lKvxfZTPjtXIEOck9uXm5NwFOmtxxBOBn6FyQIG4NfIACrSz7ZFMdZD_8Q6GDsRBsfXeonPl8MFH3rytuMx5PE9zrynwjB3OzHQ/s320/IMG_0551.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2xgo66Jq9PRr8YwMe3TRU2aYEpEUXAsrzt2fWTgTZbVuRvteJWx66NIBacb-PsLPhpE7jKpNivQtejAivFEsBHrb8b9SOO6ZmXOYYoDi5fXWYz5C2Lv4yDrYr-eTAa676OBAmhdg1TaUslPJ3BL7VtKJrqUfybu63PKXuov72jYN7S0gmlVJbD019w/s1872/IMG_0556.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="1399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2xgo66Jq9PRr8YwMe3TRU2aYEpEUXAsrzt2fWTgTZbVuRvteJWx66NIBacb-PsLPhpE7jKpNivQtejAivFEsBHrb8b9SOO6ZmXOYYoDi5fXWYz5C2Lv4yDrYr-eTAa676OBAmhdg1TaUslPJ3BL7VtKJrqUfybu63PKXuov72jYN7S0gmlVJbD019w/s320/IMG_0556.jpeg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLbnLDaV0FPPvJKmzTfsHEY33n1KDZzdNV4E5OR_JvhmnwYhwx57OPuoKr7ThDGE7PTcoVdq_CkmOssuoQdIVhoYQVOUOK4kGzeDlYZpm4l_GikL8pgKepxk6JcOMWsJ3ZIYo91W4s7_hgq6wRLfhhsPzb1XDwm6jViDjsZ18FusBbvM4Snou9w6GYg/s4032/IMG_0566.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLbnLDaV0FPPvJKmzTfsHEY33n1KDZzdNV4E5OR_JvhmnwYhwx57OPuoKr7ThDGE7PTcoVdq_CkmOssuoQdIVhoYQVOUOK4kGzeDlYZpm4l_GikL8pgKepxk6JcOMWsJ3ZIYo91W4s7_hgq6wRLfhhsPzb1XDwm6jViDjsZ18FusBbvM4Snou9w6GYg/s320/IMG_0566.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdhijkMv2tiVLFWU4qXJ-C7kpQO3f0FyIp35ynMIqrLIL58eOL4d6zm2FRJ1P4B4dBdtJkUlZwdtCZHD8IlJHnioG07RdOrGEji620p6kBSrW11RW3zUphQdS7sc0DbJCt3T_E02qMDTFT6hFQaUkbxjiFQFBc_TQxlza6tNoRCiWD7kfCFEbe-yxUg/s4032/IMG_0606.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdhijkMv2tiVLFWU4qXJ-C7kpQO3f0FyIp35ynMIqrLIL58eOL4d6zm2FRJ1P4B4dBdtJkUlZwdtCZHD8IlJHnioG07RdOrGEji620p6kBSrW11RW3zUphQdS7sc0DbJCt3T_E02qMDTFT6hFQaUkbxjiFQFBc_TQxlza6tNoRCiWD7kfCFEbe-yxUg/s320/IMG_0606.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That was us 30 minutes ago.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyeOQICfId7MBTYlp0ueAJiPOE2urH9gZ3E9BiztlLuf-e-aut_3LsZCwT_qYvGb35yZ7WQ68aEz-8IefTulHFO7l0RFeiT3ocatHlmgaYNG2QF4QoTQ1iz7I3cB3WMhtUl4xJvrDITpiG0KuUFDPJb9AbrzlW0BFJhvEJeOYVII5rA078jf4tM8y6Xvd/s4032/IMG_0599.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyeOQICfId7MBTYlp0ueAJiPOE2urH9gZ3E9BiztlLuf-e-aut_3LsZCwT_qYvGb35yZ7WQ68aEz-8IefTulHFO7l0RFeiT3ocatHlmgaYNG2QF4QoTQ1iz7I3cB3WMhtUl4xJvrDITpiG0KuUFDPJb9AbrzlW0BFJhvEJeOYVII5rA078jf4tM8y6Xvd/s320/IMG_0599.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>It was just what I needed to put my goodbyes with Switzerland at peace. Au revoir Switzerland. Its been a wonderful 2+ years.</p><p><br /></p>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-68404546518011867962023-05-06T05:03:00.001-04:002023-05-06T05:03:38.341-04:00The Most Beautiful Place on Earth: Wengen, or Grutschalp, or Murren? OR.....<p> I couldn't wait to show Judy and Ken the most beautiful place on earth.</p><p>So beautiful, its the only place I chose to return to in Switzerland (after all there's so many places to see so little time). </p><p>Only problem--- the place I remembered wasn't Wengen, it was Murren!!!!😁Hotel receptionist said you can only get to Wengen by train, so you must have been to Grutschalp. We took the cable car to Grutschalp and walked to Murren (a little over an hour). </p><p>Yes, this is it. Look, Look, isn't that beautiful?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOK7F4_i27iv1I9EBwmR9AG4X8uJXt4tzJPN7HVBCyU50QfNOpYjQf5TGwQ-gNWct4mUM2k46skiL8KF50pOU1tJ5c4nEqMCO6nfFlp0E7qWkFWre27v5XSzoiB9_JfSotqptV1rqdW5SN84s8Xxo-CMZ5qyA9O178D-khGQLvpXMBdyqOHvZoO0NyQ/s4032/IMG_7483.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOK7F4_i27iv1I9EBwmR9AG4X8uJXt4tzJPN7HVBCyU50QfNOpYjQf5TGwQ-gNWct4mUM2k46skiL8KF50pOU1tJ5c4nEqMCO6nfFlp0E7qWkFWre27v5XSzoiB9_JfSotqptV1rqdW5SN84s8Xxo-CMZ5qyA9O178D-khGQLvpXMBdyqOHvZoO0NyQ/s320/IMG_7483.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We’ve been friends since NYU & after I married we more or less had the same name 😁</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchkfnlLY1umyWaCaV39yxtXJsdyRxkmfICDd7kPCu5sOq15NVfYoLALRmDwoecSEJI-ZczKp4PbZ4mm387GJr9UP_WrAQ_5JNe84EqIdP2cy3ySc62kAxuEeZ6VBqN17qwKogQFoOmAnvZW7G1pjoiF5Q976x79qZxvzBj6_YcRfVj_E-8yJCBJFDag/s4032/IMG_7489.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchkfnlLY1umyWaCaV39yxtXJsdyRxkmfICDd7kPCu5sOq15NVfYoLALRmDwoecSEJI-ZczKp4PbZ4mm387GJr9UP_WrAQ_5JNe84EqIdP2cy3ySc62kAxuEeZ6VBqN17qwKogQFoOmAnvZW7G1pjoiF5Q976x79qZxvzBj6_YcRfVj_E-8yJCBJFDag/s320/IMG_7489.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm so glad they liked it</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mlv_2z1iloa_dBn4y9YXBJ75AMFxuRS2azLaLQpSRKtKVpyniJ_mRO8HGPvsTBE9SI_LHB4ZCn0rxKGmYW6cOvOQ63FT7iiQl_0DnL600AsxUVz9zIZhHmv9ZEcFriOR_JQDajBo1Q1ZetWGZA2R9gsnL8UXz1CTm4vhRtTG3tA1ipOZWB39Uo3pFA/s3088/IMG_7593.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mlv_2z1iloa_dBn4y9YXBJ75AMFxuRS2azLaLQpSRKtKVpyniJ_mRO8HGPvsTBE9SI_LHB4ZCn0rxKGmYW6cOvOQ63FT7iiQl_0DnL600AsxUVz9zIZhHmv9ZEcFriOR_JQDajBo1Q1ZetWGZA2R9gsnL8UXz1CTm4vhRtTG3tA1ipOZWB39Uo3pFA/s320/IMG_7593.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Look how happy I am</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: right;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5AwKB4YysZJ_Jf4mzfQBc225ER2LErZXfZOdvIss4qy69ZV3cQyWa183un0O3ZWB79WAEgGuQsf4RHC8g0dJeSl0htXgCGdTfxziv4YbMnV6UPk42PDL4li_nVNKovq9uBUotNDe68cxIe8joH4LpbirEyqe3ITc9kYtvqTiqCFdvW3r28LA630jQQ/s4032/IMG_7496.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5AwKB4YysZJ_Jf4mzfQBc225ER2LErZXfZOdvIss4qy69ZV3cQyWa183un0O3ZWB79WAEgGuQsf4RHC8g0dJeSl0htXgCGdTfxziv4YbMnV6UPk42PDL4li_nVNKovq9uBUotNDe68cxIe8joH4LpbirEyqe3ITc9kYtvqTiqCFdvW3r28LA630jQQ/s320/IMG_7496.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hubby kept saying he was cold & hopped in the train. He rode back & forth 2x before meeting us in Murren. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqFOlG_dvn_S5WQGIGlr07kK8ULbhDdlWC0lkCdd6opSIkBCWRRNCTzxOfgsF5503Y9P3SiH0PyzRRU-9yiokNqmXpnmlDkm_FOFwOWzsHx7P-PcZi1dBpMR0Hsuo1Y6KsJ-0RBn04t9q0iJ8qPnV7B3WiNFpr-EzL5vSKhCr_TQR0tOkT0JyHlvktA/s2453/IMG_7548.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="2453" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqFOlG_dvn_S5WQGIGlr07kK8ULbhDdlWC0lkCdd6opSIkBCWRRNCTzxOfgsF5503Y9P3SiH0PyzRRU-9yiokNqmXpnmlDkm_FOFwOWzsHx7P-PcZi1dBpMR0Hsuo1Y6KsJ-0RBn04t9q0iJ8qPnV7B3WiNFpr-EzL5vSKhCr_TQR0tOkT0JyHlvktA/s320/IMG_7548.HEIC" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I’ve told so many people that Wengen is the most beautiful place in earth (yes it is beautiful), & can’t believe I got the town wrong. 🤪</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSkbDbxXAG_G_3VGRPWUrmrFBAqC13xogD6FyWr3AfBI-IpCB1M2EG_Z77tS94KKy3c2tLePzuvtS38iXQKPAfN33UdsDNw4L9KBr9-1QpN6eo1rcgdrdzKcE9vMInfx3LU537CQu_PV3qgwXorwMc02irHTcZ0TmNezufHcknwzzVgQRSZDrV6A3KA/s4032/IMG_7953.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSkbDbxXAG_G_3VGRPWUrmrFBAqC13xogD6FyWr3AfBI-IpCB1M2EG_Z77tS94KKy3c2tLePzuvtS38iXQKPAfN33UdsDNw4L9KBr9-1QpN6eo1rcgdrdzKcE9vMInfx3LU537CQu_PV3qgwXorwMc02irHTcZ0TmNezufHcknwzzVgQRSZDrV6A3KA/s320/IMG_7953.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hey hubby, you are supposed to wear the ski mask over your nose!<div><span style="font-size: large;">🗻🗻🗻🗻🗻🗻⛷⛷⛷⛷⛷⛷⛷🎿🎿🎿🎿🎿🎿🎿</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">Mt. Pilatus was closed due to weather so we went to Mt. Titlis with the revolving cable cars. We were above the clouds. It was so exciting. </span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3WcCJ8v-Un8sxpAhCmLcucGP5dh5F-IeRs8iOnc46NxjhAfYsLXPK1kXSecSuhf979YF-RQ2TT1R38L9kvuO34_LPzUG6FiK8_Lmp115EANYgLyLOt0Hr_PnmdO7a6BzyPpX9JEyN2KdqhbimnqcBJ0MWYoPJ8--vDlbpC9aaXMb3_2dAVHIc5AFQQ/s4032/62FDA790-0F29-4D8A-8115-4E51D17BC1EA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3WcCJ8v-Un8sxpAhCmLcucGP5dh5F-IeRs8iOnc46NxjhAfYsLXPK1kXSecSuhf979YF-RQ2TT1R38L9kvuO34_LPzUG6FiK8_Lmp115EANYgLyLOt0Hr_PnmdO7a6BzyPpX9JEyN2KdqhbimnqcBJ0MWYoPJ8--vDlbpC9aaXMb3_2dAVHIc5AFQQ/s320/62FDA790-0F29-4D8A-8115-4E51D17BC1EA.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKammY4pjeGBYa90Q20z3QNuc9mP5QjL1mrvR6Zp9yKydvZo7PTtt6jW17FJqnA2Hlg_SIiaEIBndFfjclsTrtNb_0bKWz5FzQEjDd_CVoEUGO4ChoLjb31r6XB8rF1b546iscMNjFJFNdvQF8J3dfFqtKDmWBCL2xpVp5K9Bbu9d5E4-aA614WFL0WA/s4032/IMG_7932.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKammY4pjeGBYa90Q20z3QNuc9mP5QjL1mrvR6Zp9yKydvZo7PTtt6jW17FJqnA2Hlg_SIiaEIBndFfjclsTrtNb_0bKWz5FzQEjDd_CVoEUGO4ChoLjb31r6XB8rF1b546iscMNjFJFNdvQF8J3dfFqtKDmWBCL2xpVp5K9Bbu9d5E4-aA614WFL0WA/s320/IMG_7932.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They were so cold</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqyHRPgYDfZMaLKrpllG4HEMpD2g8450u5_I_pGrQB3udPv9cX2c_RoNsQ9w7M7HGUeRX9yq_SNDuelgUFnjD7_lEVT36RLa-1ArXMMCKLM5RgpQWwweARnh--UDQ9vV3OKNFzxqs4Q61vPLEiwIdyG0KrR6bDHHzCT02Khl3U_My4d1g_Db1eo-kvA/s4032/2128FE7A-5F21-4B37-B625-B05DC001DA45.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqyHRPgYDfZMaLKrpllG4HEMpD2g8450u5_I_pGrQB3udPv9cX2c_RoNsQ9w7M7HGUeRX9yq_SNDuelgUFnjD7_lEVT36RLa-1ArXMMCKLM5RgpQWwweARnh--UDQ9vV3OKNFzxqs4Q61vPLEiwIdyG0KrR6bDHHzCT02Khl3U_My4d1g_Db1eo-kvA/s320/2128FE7A-5F21-4B37-B625-B05DC001DA45.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Ticket included the chairlift which had a tremendous view. So exhilarating!</span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7wWB1FrsFZKvf4hEQRBS6plrLJQnawhso2pTzaJbBbtMI0FeJdlB_0SqPzrHvbTACM285ww9yh8SMgRQg2pABjPdtSeuNRX2xlLIcR_x2-pqAAF9lDsVj4PrbWnleZTOEeTjisyjav1jE1Nj5kL9iHuwJfdifPZ61BkBU3dxxxv4W4NkwjEud7LorQ/s4032/AF6C5CB0-8DCA-417B-9982-F9A4F97B6ABC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7wWB1FrsFZKvf4hEQRBS6plrLJQnawhso2pTzaJbBbtMI0FeJdlB_0SqPzrHvbTACM285ww9yh8SMgRQg2pABjPdtSeuNRX2xlLIcR_x2-pqAAF9lDsVj4PrbWnleZTOEeTjisyjav1jE1Nj5kL9iHuwJfdifPZ61BkBU3dxxxv4W4NkwjEud7LorQ/s320/AF6C5CB0-8DCA-417B-9982-F9A4F97B6ABC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHsjfGAOjlzrQFVmGSPFP4IBjx8YimxUNf0chJ9dqwzYYtZyvBfoK5_8_midyTSpso8W3JsJ7qVciryf0uX2MQCxx94R-1blAVeIJSWI5SiInz8Wh0C5gtpXhEkEUhz9SryO1exZjB2cvw_p6v6s6UAowRlDtAsleosNC6x3Bm2nNQdmETjUt988bQg/s4032/D37CF88D-FE97-45DD-9849-FF013BFD0F37.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHsjfGAOjlzrQFVmGSPFP4IBjx8YimxUNf0chJ9dqwzYYtZyvBfoK5_8_midyTSpso8W3JsJ7qVciryf0uX2MQCxx94R-1blAVeIJSWI5SiInz8Wh0C5gtpXhEkEUhz9SryO1exZjB2cvw_p6v6s6UAowRlDtAsleosNC6x3Bm2nNQdmETjUt988bQg/s320/D37CF88D-FE97-45DD-9849-FF013BFD0F37.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div>On our last night we stumbled into a Michelin star restaurant just because it was close to our hotel. Had a 5 course tasting menu and because it was Easter they had a special baby goat called “gitsi”. Course before it was “best of gitsi” which were the liver, heart, innards of the goat and was delicious. </div><div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b>Stiefels Hopfenkranz</b></h4><div>041 410 78 88</div><div>https://maps.app.goo.gl/JRKE1M3g3TBW5iBJA?g_st=ic</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Best was the owners wife gave us some good advice for the next day (everything closed on Easter) up on Mt. Riggi. She recommended a mountain restaurant, that was open with local food. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>At Gratalp Stubli we had real mountain food and the Easter pork special.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>https://www.rigi.ch/gastronomie/gratalp-stuebli-dd2e191ff5</div><div><br /></div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfhVUE_5TRRMZ64Fz-oML58jyftApVzOAEZAr7ln45_TLFg-0on_1GlZghzWOtBtthmsb15_3qULiNPN5-Bly4tPoqdd0BMuWMu9798GhDbZ5uLo-LIgEq75eZroOn1ApVHq7jRKG_IOgL_5Arsqds9-ywdhXLMKlSt8V0bnjJCaORv4yHxBrtjHbhg/s4032/IMG_8120.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfhVUE_5TRRMZ64Fz-oML58jyftApVzOAEZAr7ln45_TLFg-0on_1GlZghzWOtBtthmsb15_3qULiNPN5-Bly4tPoqdd0BMuWMu9798GhDbZ5uLo-LIgEq75eZroOn1ApVHq7jRKG_IOgL_5Arsqds9-ywdhXLMKlSt8V0bnjJCaORv4yHxBrtjHbhg/s320/IMG_8120.HEIC" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iDDuJln8ZN8Cp0pSCUjUtiN-7d3r5TlInHERL25_ho1bXvPySPb8_hJk1CRTkZMJViAktYnKM21eoQVE0fs9bu9TgsPZdQ1m3pNfwCt5m9b3P-3rpganvUgToM__yPkEPM9SzQSSaj4rot67TOz2ACtp6W6eAo-5zxQJ7o-Ftf421gt1RQkdtYj-Mw/s4032/IMG_8149.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>I want to go back tot he most beautiful place on earth.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-42660824593482058042023-04-10T03:37:00.003-04:002023-04-10T03:37:47.480-04:00Tocino: Locarno Long Week-End<p> We argued like cats & dogs all morning and missed the 10:42, after agreeing the 8:42 & 9:42 were too early. 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡</p><p>Just as well it was raining when we arrived and we basically walked through most of the Old Town before dinner. 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀</p><p>Dinner at hotel: Hotel La Palma Au Lac</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBoR_Q88Ed_KUiaShhmaff00vWpT0rpAj42nyYKPm27xl80hkpRfOK7S-NaD8l32EMwABB2fnv60H7Npx3vKFdt0tyBHyC2IBWH8qGTeLSNR3lOVmUqJ0cCXs2rQWuhN5qRlM8B79ZM4PnM7uyhdcEXCEhD5zf6KVfOwjeGcl1btfqV1ZWL9BOthfYQ/s4032/E43A224A-64CD-49AC-AE6B-33C2CF95BA32.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBoR_Q88Ed_KUiaShhmaff00vWpT0rpAj42nyYKPm27xl80hkpRfOK7S-NaD8l32EMwABB2fnv60H7Npx3vKFdt0tyBHyC2IBWH8qGTeLSNR3lOVmUqJ0cCXs2rQWuhN5qRlM8B79ZM4PnM7uyhdcEXCEhD5zf6KVfOwjeGcl1btfqV1ZWL9BOthfYQ/s320/E43A224A-64CD-49AC-AE6B-33C2CF95BA32.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spaghetti with clam sauce (in Tocino served with light RED sauce)</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOiUUVsYiGBPqejm3CEM0ZrstoPTjTfQzTllvtJbzRyikThdzb-IRRTO4Pr5RPk8cudYQsJTofz6VaSMQvpji9hRJjqwkfFwEUbD6Ze6p92A05mFGpNwlUV33IJhF6Y2v6QUd9LuO-ghV_lf9oyU2cuUj1W5N9peoOUlRZWOM518W9cH5ZbY7CM7OHA/s4032/71B7ED34-C50E-4689-91FE-AA44196A5272.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOiUUVsYiGBPqejm3CEM0ZrstoPTjTfQzTllvtJbzRyikThdzb-IRRTO4Pr5RPk8cudYQsJTofz6VaSMQvpji9hRJjqwkfFwEUbD6Ze6p92A05mFGpNwlUV33IJhF6Y2v6QUd9LuO-ghV_lf9oyU2cuUj1W5N9peoOUlRZWOM518W9cH5ZbY7CM7OHA/s320/71B7ED34-C50E-4689-91FE-AA44196A5272.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Took a funicular 1st, then cable car, 3rd ski lift to Cimetta</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlruemkO9qMd8ZH2L9RfRH4OgihwdYMhyGG5dJSirIyy43Hlue3XfkTzVfKgkcRzqHF2Dv40owNLHAajNZnWfbkPOBGKbduv7IWXKn6EHb6WizKsvtSH4bHt4bNxgxs-v7OClDVsoGJJun4dhHCTspLrVWl6UL0cKErmEJA3XB3e3wJMka722qeDb8RQ/s4032/4115BF21-4B7B-4144-9AA2-D9FD3C9CF056.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlruemkO9qMd8ZH2L9RfRH4OgihwdYMhyGG5dJSirIyy43Hlue3XfkTzVfKgkcRzqHF2Dv40owNLHAajNZnWfbkPOBGKbduv7IWXKn6EHb6WizKsvtSH4bHt4bNxgxs-v7OClDVsoGJJun4dhHCTspLrVWl6UL0cKErmEJA3XB3e3wJMka722qeDb8RQ/s320/4115BF21-4B7B-4144-9AA2-D9FD3C9CF056.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyBupON_4HrYT8JnOSt9yNtMeYvn85ydFPvK6IMFDNNamrPE_a1oYdLtGjwVEbl3az0qaz3yQU_LJic_njk_BHfXboR6OnJEd3iHKSLe088SchhyxIBY051-rBjw9a-RxXRM_BmaJNSrwl0DQvXANVm5HElKeM92fRe5svCO9WXY6tXooyjEF01uS7w/s4032/60E7BB02-4592-46E2-87A5-CF01D0EEDFBC.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyBupON_4HrYT8JnOSt9yNtMeYvn85ydFPvK6IMFDNNamrPE_a1oYdLtGjwVEbl3az0qaz3yQU_LJic_njk_BHfXboR6OnJEd3iHKSLe088SchhyxIBY051-rBjw9a-RxXRM_BmaJNSrwl0DQvXANVm5HElKeM92fRe5svCO9WXY6tXooyjEF01uS7w/s320/60E7BB02-4592-46E2-87A5-CF01D0EEDFBC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See that island on the right? Its Isle de Brissago -- Boats go there (botanical garden to visit) but we were there ahead of season it wasn't open yet 😔</td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9AB6C0CuW2od5WKWaLVZSmStfAjcg2V4Gw-0tAE9s9px8vN4jMmuO0jEKGpi6C-yi82nFkAcX42piKCcVXD28u0oACSTQzVAf7htHaqF5qbU_rXpGB93UPtb0VftlNQLwNVkpgsFGY9U1s9h5XjoJBliD7YIZcv8yoxy8tEyH8MxPVWVcYlu9YLqmQ/s2777/67532038-34C0-4F83-8644-34D722A6F8A0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="2777" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9AB6C0CuW2od5WKWaLVZSmStfAjcg2V4Gw-0tAE9s9px8vN4jMmuO0jEKGpi6C-yi82nFkAcX42piKCcVXD28u0oACSTQzVAf7htHaqF5qbU_rXpGB93UPtb0VftlNQLwNVkpgsFGY9U1s9h5XjoJBliD7YIZcv8yoxy8tEyH8MxPVWVcYlu9YLqmQ/s320/67532038-34C0-4F83-8644-34D722A6F8A0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWXyGtK-rDALruLYciCiPa_d4vHYntQBLudVeKIZt-EWiie3KClIHOoZWIMNNO7OXMvvJIhm6CmMwL0wlx_ZESsPmliUK69lbQog-ftmNU3JvYgBKtb8LKDXZynDcw9ZdDvWONW0rdNF9bYl3CNGtfgARESqBHM3H2NWwUWtaJ2E8z0_u7JQSIiDRgw/s2071/E184BE84-F2CB-44BD-BCBD-8E21FA690E60.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="2071" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWXyGtK-rDALruLYciCiPa_d4vHYntQBLudVeKIZt-EWiie3KClIHOoZWIMNNO7OXMvvJIhm6CmMwL0wlx_ZESsPmliUK69lbQog-ftmNU3JvYgBKtb8LKDXZynDcw9ZdDvWONW0rdNF9bYl3CNGtfgARESqBHM3H2NWwUWtaJ2E8z0_u7JQSIiDRgw/s320/E184BE84-F2CB-44BD-BCBD-8E21FA690E60.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlO4YhnzIaa0mCIu8ptdJAL23KmxHnGKDRgTkkRX_PHf1EEdpYqomTFDKmQLAVUq14wOcjlI2hCTnchJVVVApNKTCMAaFBW6D_2FmtMXh-Us4VUAKMX0oEwoUVIMlGJhZwGN6zC0AMVtJyBRwbSwdJKcV_Bf2Xn0eri3FTlftXz8_uveZKFVY2X664Wg/s4032/8C32595E-8AB1-4700-9A1B-7414E7764C8E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlO4YhnzIaa0mCIu8ptdJAL23KmxHnGKDRgTkkRX_PHf1EEdpYqomTFDKmQLAVUq14wOcjlI2hCTnchJVVVApNKTCMAaFBW6D_2FmtMXh-Us4VUAKMX0oEwoUVIMlGJhZwGN6zC0AMVtJyBRwbSwdJKcV_Bf2Xn0eri3FTlftXz8_uveZKFVY2X664Wg/s320/8C32595E-8AB1-4700-9A1B-7414E7764C8E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Funicular and cable cars to Madonna del Sasso (the church pictured above ) Caidada, Cimetta. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQUIFCTL51h2X5uJ0YjplHwaeFPP82UH7fErjo800bcN57q3O_oNMsqoamr1vGMEt7pANEnJCj9Yubgvr4ln8K_z0whwDVqq_2FQiWSMjZUMI60N5iP03D_PHFvXzH50wyXfejOoXTphCFhergJRxbFUnH8HfFpGm1GQN03OrwCoAgftv0KodKAOUdA/s2048/ABC8FADC-3E30-4428-98C7-7CD39C3D5859.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQUIFCTL51h2X5uJ0YjplHwaeFPP82UH7fErjo800bcN57q3O_oNMsqoamr1vGMEt7pANEnJCj9Yubgvr4ln8K_z0whwDVqq_2FQiWSMjZUMI60N5iP03D_PHFvXzH50wyXfejOoXTphCFhergJRxbFUnH8HfFpGm1GQN03OrwCoAgftv0KodKAOUdA/s320/ABC8FADC-3E30-4428-98C7-7CD39C3D5859.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>We went to the bike store hoping to rent bikes for the rest of the afternoon but the guy said it’s not worth it to pay 40 Francs (whole day rate) for just 2 hours. We think they just didn’t want to clean the bikes last minute when we returned at 5. They wanted to go home. </p><p>Took bus to Ascona and it was somewhat of an ugly ride which surprised me as riding bikes there is the thing to do. We wandered down to the lake through the Old Town and had the best spaghetti carbonara and steak!!!! We watched the world go by with singers along the lake. Life is good. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Rented e-bikes from the hotel the next day and rode along the lake which was beautiful. It ended just 15 minutes after we started out, no path takes you all the way around the lake so we turned around and found the bike path to the Ascona bridge. Along the way we rode a bumpy path along a dry river. Was so much fun. Crossed the bridge and came back. A full morning and worth every penny of our 40 Franc rental!</p><p>We were going to take the bus up to the dam where Pierce Brosnan, aka James Bond in Golden Eye jumped off the dam but the train/bus schedules weren’t on our side. Plus it was raining so we got on the train to Lugano where we discovered it is asparagus season. Yay!</p><p>We forgot we were in Switzerland on a Sunday and everything was closed in the old town. We found a few open restaurants and enjoyed spaghetti with asparagus and asparagus ravioli and then took the funicular then train right back to the hotel.</p><p>We were tired from our adventurous day and the change to daylight savings time so went to sleep early. </p><p>We are glad we stayed in the quieter Locarno vs Lugano and enjoyed everything the lake had to offer. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcM22P9pGJB9brVW_Ro3F5v11pangwZMf2QTwQLO6PENR9UaP7tT1vcGUV__IVwN_BC-_tPR6XoP3gpTKVT3c-PGtcY-buepFdn_RvRw2F0-yWhdzCL85GA5q6QcBicXRcHdktY_L2aFAaifP8qgJ_yoD4ycEAApruhvuj74QrksUnyuEfRjfmP-rRw/s4032/7D238416-C9AC-424F-B192-EC33F8B9E799.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcM22P9pGJB9brVW_Ro3F5v11pangwZMf2QTwQLO6PENR9UaP7tT1vcGUV__IVwN_BC-_tPR6XoP3gpTKVT3c-PGtcY-buepFdn_RvRw2F0-yWhdzCL85GA5q6QcBicXRcHdktY_L2aFAaifP8qgJ_yoD4ycEAApruhvuj74QrksUnyuEfRjfmP-rRw/s320/7D238416-C9AC-424F-B192-EC33F8B9E799.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-57221981393065660242023-03-12T05:37:00.002-04:002023-03-12T06:21:44.195-04:00Basel Carnival [Fasnacht] Feb 2023<p> I’ve never been to Carnival in Rio or New Orleans but I imagine it to be loud, fun and full of Mardi Gras revelers.</p><p>Thanks to Sandra (sister of Clivia) we got to experience a real local Switzerland carnival!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hRpKxPKfL-A" width="320" youtube-src-id="hRpKxPKfL-A"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>We took a 10 minute train ride to Liestal to see the fire parade, Kienbase. All the lights in the town go out and it is a beautiful fire torch parade. Quite a spectacle with hot hot fire right near us. The fire marshal’s actually push you back so you don’t burn. Some parade watchers brought sausages and marshmallows on a stick to roast as the floats go by.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mS1yVPHH250" width="320" youtube-src-id="mS1yVPHH250"></iframe></div><br /><p>“The picturesque Sunday evening torchlight procession originates from an ancient act of worship for the final shifting of winter. With the burning of a large pile of wood (called Wallemaa) on the castle Hill, the power of the “winter is broken and with the glowing torches the warming power of the sun is carried from the bonfire into the dark valley. “ Theo Studin, traffic & beautification association </p><p>We were back in our hotel by nine and had to be back in the lobby at 3 AM for coffee and croissants in order to make it to the 4 AM start of the parade. After walking to the center of Basel we found a good parade spot and poof, all the lights in the city go out at 4 AM for the start of the beautiful lantern parade. Some of the floats have political messages, others are just works of art. We walked through the small winding streets after a while where we got to walk alongside the bands. That was my favorite part.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljSAMCRfQIw3DItCw31qrKj-DsEdaFE9tnqc5aVdN58CDAhZ0WPMJYIrPE3J4VNmfYf0nwqvwZHIxiq-mnQsdhsGgr7pH6TyWVNPvi5cWP0xDNkpviWi-Cf-MmiAzXWWs3y2lif4_tkBaPYY_8ZTYcVNLa30aQ3ZGUjFDtGaELzz7Mis1-SY2NTlpaw/s2048/626F6FE1-BC6B-4A5C-A267-8C8FC45FFB1E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljSAMCRfQIw3DItCw31qrKj-DsEdaFE9tnqc5aVdN58CDAhZ0WPMJYIrPE3J4VNmfYf0nwqvwZHIxiq-mnQsdhsGgr7pH6TyWVNPvi5cWP0xDNkpviWi-Cf-MmiAzXWWs3y2lif4_tkBaPYY_8ZTYcVNLa30aQ3ZGUjFDtGaELzz7Mis1-SY2NTlpaw/s320/626F6FE1-BC6B-4A5C-A267-8C8FC45FFB1E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Street lights go out, total darkness so the lanterns can illuminate</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4j2e6LMVSy4QXhqXOkykgMRhhMkmGHWVwZ5VjfVo5YBnsH6XxAq8h0ve0AlhEr3gQzRneknQhQsTUSXTK6DPvPnP-8umAhx1GvMc5IwQ9Ydq8Y6QgYOzrro9ZosM-isGA1qyLC-fTV3dtzjWA91SyjUnMI2oQBZsxbORBzwr7TVnxD5RH7cOaHWYjA/s2048/21689327-E3A2-4F20-927A-4126C2FD0CB2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4j2e6LMVSy4QXhqXOkykgMRhhMkmGHWVwZ5VjfVo5YBnsH6XxAq8h0ve0AlhEr3gQzRneknQhQsTUSXTK6DPvPnP-8umAhx1GvMc5IwQ9Ydq8Y6QgYOzrro9ZosM-isGA1qyLC-fTV3dtzjWA91SyjUnMI2oQBZsxbORBzwr7TVnxD5RH7cOaHWYjA/s320/21689327-E3A2-4F20-927A-4126C2FD0CB2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0dAJ7x3Duumr0xWQavLDz4INYDxr0zqL9D547BUHYtVmwFJz-96oB97ahKl9hvEk6kh8T0hUNSiTpm_FwDx6ho2Ueg2lKgaEE--ELFbcDlz-sxiSWKZUWu78mXcptoWX6jYCHqiEaN6dISYhscyJWyo8zpY4iTXfZT72b80Azu7EStndgndh8SvNRg/s2048/CFFF4564-19E3-4878-BB3D-4342835C4C72.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0dAJ7x3Duumr0xWQavLDz4INYDxr0zqL9D547BUHYtVmwFJz-96oB97ahKl9hvEk6kh8T0hUNSiTpm_FwDx6ho2Ueg2lKgaEE--ELFbcDlz-sxiSWKZUWu78mXcptoWX6jYCHqiEaN6dISYhscyJWyo8zpY4iTXfZT72b80Azu7EStndgndh8SvNRg/s320/CFFF4564-19E3-4878-BB3D-4342835C4C72.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sspG6oTim2k" width="320" youtube-src-id="sspG6oTim2k"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7-X4oH6FGNA" width="320" youtube-src-id="7-X4oH6FGNA"></iframe></div>Below is 1 of my favs that we saw a few times as we walked the streets, mobs of people lamps on heads 😀<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9qrXXBdkIFE" width="320" youtube-src-id="9qrXXBdkIFE"></iframe></div><br /><p>Click here if you can’t view the video: <a href="https://youtu.be/sspG6oTim2k" target="_blank">4am Morgenstreich Lantern Parade</a></p><p>We ate the traditional onion and cheese pie (like quiche) and flour soup in a colorfully lit tavern. So much fun to be amongst the locals.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2t5c97e-xMO8EZMRLsFaIrbwTwMZqQX_bIHid-f_CUddkDNMdv4Hvy5Od-UjjSFEtL_QtxcrDbY8Jw9-6m_FGU7Wmk_2238lDrKQHE0nU9UD_cH1FeYJ8htCfvwKxCyvxZHtz-5pKTZ6GtfRhurujzSg7H4nOLWdvGzWkRR8B7ApROzHj_NOgvgR_7w/s2048/48366E66-2321-4AA4-B2B5-0EAF5F09D62B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2t5c97e-xMO8EZMRLsFaIrbwTwMZqQX_bIHid-f_CUddkDNMdv4Hvy5Od-UjjSFEtL_QtxcrDbY8Jw9-6m_FGU7Wmk_2238lDrKQHE0nU9UD_cH1FeYJ8htCfvwKxCyvxZHtz-5pKTZ6GtfRhurujzSg7H4nOLWdvGzWkRR8B7ApROzHj_NOgvgR_7w/s320/48366E66-2321-4AA4-B2B5-0EAF5F09D62B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MRlGqQd8OxxRiy19_LgrzkbHd8et_WNeHE36xngUATW6tlffkPRHG59RPYwbJLyHv4vycM3HSgqxn_EHH_N3-GM4T1LTpNCihInpaDUGFIsN0Pxa3nu8EGD1EoD6AXOaKyDjVozNBzBWnHv37g5RbY9DZm4iH_zoAlckqC82jh0HZrv9seSbh0ETww/s2048/E1E4A9B4-EAC7-43AA-B1D1-284C6443513C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MRlGqQd8OxxRiy19_LgrzkbHd8et_WNeHE36xngUATW6tlffkPRHG59RPYwbJLyHv4vycM3HSgqxn_EHH_N3-GM4T1LTpNCihInpaDUGFIsN0Pxa3nu8EGD1EoD6AXOaKyDjVozNBzBWnHv37g5RbY9DZm4iH_zoAlckqC82jh0HZrv9seSbh0ETww/s320/E1E4A9B4-EAC7-43AA-B1D1-284C6443513C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>After walking back to the hotel we had a short nap and headed out again for a great lunch. Then the afternoon parade began! What a fun time with the floats passing by throwing candy, oranges, fruits and confetti all over the revelers.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwWRjNNY_GW9dcONyFYHZKs_WynoUivIkzIr6bjk72wglAzYtB0qMwF69ELYc0pHS6b8rVUSBU7AcHtAIWoA858ljQWOtm0w8St85Cr9hI2ti94hcaWuNxSN0n8OaxZhLXcwYi276LXOcgPUARwh-0x-FXvwziJPnqMRJKX1AqCmGbgsA8lBZmQ2Qgg/s2048/803CC6B1-2273-4BD7-A870-43BF407E58C3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwWRjNNY_GW9dcONyFYHZKs_WynoUivIkzIr6bjk72wglAzYtB0qMwF69ELYc0pHS6b8rVUSBU7AcHtAIWoA858ljQWOtm0w8St85Cr9hI2ti94hcaWuNxSN0n8OaxZhLXcwYi276LXOcgPUARwh-0x-FXvwziJPnqMRJKX1AqCmGbgsA8lBZmQ2Qgg/s320/803CC6B1-2273-4BD7-A870-43BF407E58C3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdE9eMV28zeqSbLftvwqTl2ta1SkixNAvT1uXmyZDhD2D1vMn13CjsfTomm0xXL712aO-TRQHiXRiXZ29JOqby17eNimUJEs9mOYVF-iuignLeaMSD9l_IhtQyJACR_JijHkuc7sFhx-C-3dn20yqQ8f1P2P2WJ8eQbfgzbsaXDh8hXlCOvrQh2Qx6Q/s2048/84730637-7374-4600-941C-910F71BFCE5B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdE9eMV28zeqSbLftvwqTl2ta1SkixNAvT1uXmyZDhD2D1vMn13CjsfTomm0xXL712aO-TRQHiXRiXZ29JOqby17eNimUJEs9mOYVF-iuignLeaMSD9l_IhtQyJACR_JijHkuc7sFhx-C-3dn20yqQ8f1P2P2WJ8eQbfgzbsaXDh8hXlCOvrQh2Qx6Q/s320/84730637-7374-4600-941C-910F71BFCE5B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look how happy this kid is to get candy!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I got drenched with confetti! The other guy in the float then gave me flowers because he felt sorry for me. It was really sweet there were a bunch of seniors in wheelchairs next to us and everyone who caught flowers and oranges gave them to the seniors.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgNnXaKIS_yksyusCMC2_nmJSFa4xYbLg_FIbV1OoxgMyVJJs9O7qXMJuO32H99lY2k48_C3aQ3OqyK0GjcLEAduZZJGdTJIWKY-1_pEg_kY1-RC6oMAFTaWIlw_pAZzEG9Rf3TX_N5sVj8bvGP0Mi5Px7tw1AzmFhwsROjbYR2EUK1SUZWKK3oZ8XQ/s2048/7DC45885-8B09-49C6-A642-21044DB76A62.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgNnXaKIS_yksyusCMC2_nmJSFa4xYbLg_FIbV1OoxgMyVJJs9O7qXMJuO32H99lY2k48_C3aQ3OqyK0GjcLEAduZZJGdTJIWKY-1_pEg_kY1-RC6oMAFTaWIlw_pAZzEG9Rf3TX_N5sVj8bvGP0Mi5Px7tw1AzmFhwsROjbYR2EUK1SUZWKK3oZ8XQ/s320/7DC45885-8B09-49C6-A642-21044DB76A62.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1FjjjieJxqOCp75MuRN4mFwaDsNteeLVeIfPVE14sllgdddOwK6IcRWxOWc99YU1xr_JIvZikERfVVsfZwTbaaubMD2yF-4iWthA-YsNApSWjIpOKwVhtcesITKsbnkfqPYnpWZEkpU4h3XQWXHLWFm-F-eXKd619O7sMGQAL7580v3g_x3fA1V3SQ/s2048/61467466-A136-4C51-B9BB-CF1F3E49B8FB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1FjjjieJxqOCp75MuRN4mFwaDsNteeLVeIfPVE14sllgdddOwK6IcRWxOWc99YU1xr_JIvZikERfVVsfZwTbaaubMD2yF-4iWthA-YsNApSWjIpOKwVhtcesITKsbnkfqPYnpWZEkpU4h3XQWXHLWFm-F-eXKd619O7sMGQAL7580v3g_x3fA1V3SQ/s320/61467466-A136-4C51-B9BB-CF1F3E49B8FB.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDF8kx8o2egczXtfZSjsq9yRoZ7tYcXmhK-w0NX3qaFaRAlDl5UARt1GEv1srhkTiUjXdbEEXIeKKJd0wZ65Nc9V2vpaG9EUm7TwrH_GcUu3bGx3gWIQ_IJ-sTD6CVKUxLaJKPnbBxaGSub9IEG_TzT6RwVRlcwwOaFDlUAcWFuvibmwbKV64eeY8SA/s2048/F46DF7D9-55C9-408B-895F-BE53C17D5EE1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDF8kx8o2egczXtfZSjsq9yRoZ7tYcXmhK-w0NX3qaFaRAlDl5UARt1GEv1srhkTiUjXdbEEXIeKKJd0wZ65Nc9V2vpaG9EUm7TwrH_GcUu3bGx3gWIQ_IJ-sTD6CVKUxLaJKPnbBxaGSub9IEG_TzT6RwVRlcwwOaFDlUAcWFuvibmwbKV64eeY8SA/s320/F46DF7D9-55C9-408B-895F-BE53C17D5EE1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Fife & drums & brass! Have a listen!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c4cH2PDWpJM" width="320" youtube-src-id="c4cH2PDWpJM"></iframe></div><p>We had a great time, thanks Sandra! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluxMru3McHsOmfN49LT7gWm0CQ0hi0y-Yo8Kvul_sEC9ghUUT2rYHwSjcJWSs0r2NitJ65AJSScae6K-z_YWK2VBS2ORKHy1rugrpy3PaQ73yaGIekanUwUjHYEIEwzodOLe5cAKVfIE8joZsT9HaxB5SIgIbEhaZTUx-IEycFQkVcx9kLdXCNFtzYw/s2048/46015683-8A18-4E73-8FAA-63E52B2AF040.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluxMru3McHsOmfN49LT7gWm0CQ0hi0y-Yo8Kvul_sEC9ghUUT2rYHwSjcJWSs0r2NitJ65AJSScae6K-z_YWK2VBS2ORKHy1rugrpy3PaQ73yaGIekanUwUjHYEIEwzodOLe5cAKVfIE8joZsT9HaxB5SIgIbEhaZTUx-IEycFQkVcx9kLdXCNFtzYw/s320/46015683-8A18-4E73-8FAA-63E52B2AF040.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTymmWN0lYCAdBTAjxOxFuelbMAi_54WQ_5AWgvAptY2rUvKtdlzE4lEDKZ6A2ip_Yis3-Fyn3KBgLHsf3mljA5dvByA8kk9wgV8kBwl8btJoxRwl6VNo5xOR7uYKXmq-JcHRymfP9r4yUQo4uAtolsskdR9t4a9KuCewf9G1-OXC55zyFvKQvXZWnDQ/s2048/A3308EDD-79F7-430F-A78F-F83904CA709D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTymmWN0lYCAdBTAjxOxFuelbMAi_54WQ_5AWgvAptY2rUvKtdlzE4lEDKZ6A2ip_Yis3-Fyn3KBgLHsf3mljA5dvByA8kk9wgV8kBwl8btJoxRwl6VNo5xOR7uYKXmq-JcHRymfP9r4yUQo4uAtolsskdR9t4a9KuCewf9G1-OXC55zyFvKQvXZWnDQ/s320/A3308EDD-79F7-430F-A78F-F83904CA709D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-81732391342075969072023-02-26T04:55:00.000-05:002023-02-26T04:55:15.307-05:00Vienna Itinerary & Albertina Museum<p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">A highlight of Vienna is the Albertina museum. Here's some pictures + our 3 day Vienna itinerary</h3><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87xizVpdHFq4-SSMP_hzCLJma_in6Bixv3eMM9Q7CFV_SnGExDAXG0q3MPscGXdzrtvzaGWV7Nm3NTdiPwUw3LZqR8apPNpyeqqI3I7nYA9SO5ZYKLAhtaDbX6G8F2M4Uas71KmVm36afBSdhhbS3fVCMxSgrXJnheTKsqvcSD05rZJ-vksuCz7jSkw/s4032/77F67508-4764-465D-BEF0-2A27C480A52A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87xizVpdHFq4-SSMP_hzCLJma_in6Bixv3eMM9Q7CFV_SnGExDAXG0q3MPscGXdzrtvzaGWV7Nm3NTdiPwUw3LZqR8apPNpyeqqI3I7nYA9SO5ZYKLAhtaDbX6G8F2M4Uas71KmVm36afBSdhhbS3fVCMxSgrXJnheTKsqvcSD05rZJ-vksuCz7jSkw/s320/77F67508-4764-465D-BEF0-2A27C480A52A.jpeg" width="240" /></a><br /><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQnMdmShVnyKFvU85OcyQozLjveNLlZljLOEAgFsGYFzyHKU033lkYUFzHok_IeW5iqw9263rs6ic6Fh_McxBVT_kHh_Vz6b0uwPm9-P98fphhEyE64_pV24B7zsA8IEGxaXe8m3XT6dbZbWe7FoDvgIg5xWeakHu6_m2RPSNyPcv2DZ2YyxisSSOaQ/s4032/3B67E05F-0377-4861-9597-73E0E5C28081.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQnMdmShVnyKFvU85OcyQozLjveNLlZljLOEAgFsGYFzyHKU033lkYUFzHok_IeW5iqw9263rs6ic6Fh_McxBVT_kHh_Vz6b0uwPm9-P98fphhEyE64_pV24B7zsA8IEGxaXe8m3XT6dbZbWe7FoDvgIg5xWeakHu6_m2RPSNyPcv2DZ2YyxisSSOaQ/s320/3B67E05F-0377-4861-9597-73E0E5C28081.jpeg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Big Fish eat little fish. Painting done in the 1556 and depicts man eating the lower class man. Even back then they were aware of human behaviors, class, social norms. This was the highlight of the museum for me—-very odd social commentary from the 1500s. Artist: Pieter Bruegel Der Altere</span><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqYqSqPj1AjWel-RHb8lRBx8_u_sFfa6GFqxw7vj_a0o3bSGg2nKXHSLQ_T0_5C3TWzsHdYvoZh_cFLSaTyUmL9d607ZrFKYhP98RJMZCWHvjnqrrcpNbwLT9OvDuI6Bm4G_S1GHQ4kHs7myDmDsY0-hayR7III6TsWMGoeSNIoj34aNWOlkQAG2iRg/s4032/09BF22A5-9A97-4E00-8970-50FC6D258403.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqYqSqPj1AjWel-RHb8lRBx8_u_sFfa6GFqxw7vj_a0o3bSGg2nKXHSLQ_T0_5C3TWzsHdYvoZh_cFLSaTyUmL9d607ZrFKYhP98RJMZCWHvjnqrrcpNbwLT9OvDuI6Bm4G_S1GHQ4kHs7myDmDsY0-hayR7III6TsWMGoeSNIoj34aNWOlkQAG2iRg/s320/09BF22A5-9A97-4E00-8970-50FC6D258403.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I 💗 Monet. Impressionist exhibit arranged in ~12 rooms in a circle leading you back to where you started. Poor hubby didn't realize he saw the Waterlilies already and stood there reading the caption and admiring the painting again. Had to pull him out of there.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14bYyD4uU94KVthCEQvBcecC8pv0xg1DEQs4JZIM4xKIEScsRdukg6OryP4HcdiVagtHy2d0-rXfhzIYuAHxCp_kwAd2kmW_nJtW3O1SulY2Fst36mXRUx3afBdryERVUM-npYOkRAwxVPdhIaXcNYY9f5MzsU5f_SZ4WF-SUscLVNehHip0yEMTVCg/s4032/15CEE270-9D81-462A-A76F-49BCA527F79C.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg14bYyD4uU94KVthCEQvBcecC8pv0xg1DEQs4JZIM4xKIEScsRdukg6OryP4HcdiVagtHy2d0-rXfhzIYuAHxCp_kwAd2kmW_nJtW3O1SulY2Fst36mXRUx3afBdryERVUM-npYOkRAwxVPdhIaXcNYY9f5MzsU5f_SZ4WF-SUscLVNehHip0yEMTVCg/s320/15CEE270-9D81-462A-A76F-49BCA527F79C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edgar Munch. <b>Madonna & Child</b>. Chilling the painter notes embryo and sperm on side of painting representing women’s responsibility/suffering. 1895</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF3FwkGQvX4Jar9OIRCppqPaREEglp_wThcA2s3Sl1fnLpxfzoEFIwhSjRErVj_0msKvWl_mKXa2b4ycJh3O-4Uy6sVhDTszLg-lEeN3Mr0vg-7N4YTEnSADgHR1ruPD-mbS4bK1x9d92J7FqYVUdcKw_LHewVtO34hkLnLtXP-cMnD4jJjEgy4XdpA/s4032/826ED582-FA30-4E69-9F6F-C9F6DC9160F2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF3FwkGQvX4Jar9OIRCppqPaREEglp_wThcA2s3Sl1fnLpxfzoEFIwhSjRErVj_0msKvWl_mKXa2b4ycJh3O-4Uy6sVhDTszLg-lEeN3Mr0vg-7N4YTEnSADgHR1ruPD-mbS4bK1x9d92J7FqYVUdcKw_LHewVtO34hkLnLtXP-cMnD4jJjEgy4XdpA/s320/826ED582-FA30-4E69-9F6F-C9F6DC9160F2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a Picasso. I’m not fond of his work, but this I like (blue period. Whatever that means)<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpriHX7865HgQdWviHW65o-Wz-UOxB9YGbdc9AK3_V5ySnOzndCIqHosoXmL3C85eazXrlt4NNwhpKT4YJJrl89IeMqYXyFoJnVqcDE9omCFhJtcoOrKONJyE9xC0pU5MtURBc996GLoFcMq17H3ah_Wj7s9CsUdO0N_MpuEYd-93WsHaco1oszsBhfw/s4032/A193D3BA-CB1F-4086-AF2A-6DE5DC8E7D73.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpriHX7865HgQdWviHW65o-Wz-UOxB9YGbdc9AK3_V5ySnOzndCIqHosoXmL3C85eazXrlt4NNwhpKT4YJJrl89IeMqYXyFoJnVqcDE9omCFhJtcoOrKONJyE9xC0pU5MtURBc996GLoFcMq17H3ah_Wj7s9CsUdO0N_MpuEYd-93WsHaco1oszsBhfw/s320/A193D3BA-CB1F-4086-AF2A-6DE5DC8E7D73.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><u>Day 1</u></b></p><p>Aida Cafe (famous for apple strudel) but the Sacher torte was terrible (dry, no raspberry jam), coffee was great though, typical Viennese coffee</p><p>GURU Free Walking Tour--highly reco</p><p>Sisi Museum (also known as Hopsburg museum)</p><p>Cafe Tirolerhof-stumbled in for lunch but then realized it was a coffee house & should have tried sacher torte here. Instead I had the “vermicelli” we have here in SUI, on this menu translated to “spaghetti chestnut tart” — a Vienna classic</p><p>nap (Due to not being able to sleep in the uncomfortable night train )</p><p>Vienna Symphony Orchestra [**highlight**] at Musikverin symphony house</p><p><b><u>Day 2</u></b></p><p>Albertina Museum</p><p>bus to weiner schnitzel (Figelmuller)-waited in line, make a reservation or go off hours</p><p>Mozart House</p><p>Tram Home</p><p>Spoke to Shirl, bummed to not meet my NYU BFF in Innsbruck due to Munich airport strike so next best thing, FaceTime!</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Day 3</u></b></p><p>OBB ticket office to exchange ticket to Zurich (instead of Innsbruck). Relieved that we changed to a 9:30 train (12 hours straight) to Morges 😖</p><p>train to Ecco shoe store where I saw a pair of shoes I really wanted but they didn't have in my size</p><p>walked along the shopping street (pedestrian st)</p><p>Lunch at Ilona Stuberl (Austria goulash). Was just ok but a small quaint restaurant </p><p>stumbled into church where all people sitting there are just downloading/editing their pix</p><p>took the bus for a break/sightsee but ended up in the same place so walked back to hotel (bus goes in a loop)</p><p>Kris Church- Just a few blocks away from our hotel, they let me in 4 euros instead of 5 since I didn’t have enough cash. In hindsight I wish we booked a music concert here since it was so close to our hotel </p><p>walked back to get the Sacher torte at L. Heifer, 2 blocks away from the “original” Sacher Torte tore where tourists were buying tortes like hotcakes </p><p><br /></p>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-35296036681206960672023-02-20T14:01:00.001-05:002023-02-20T14:01:44.436-05:00Vienna Feb 2023<p><a href="https://www.tripsavvy.com/top-austrian-foods-to-try-in-vienna-4161208" target="_blank"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">WELCOME TO OUR VIENNA ADVENTURE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmj7HhSrt3sTBChIR3gcLeL7ThnqH3brXzcfiullrkug3MNG8_NEc-lVMwTzxvEA6kZiO48CDEkQy_zs1PAXRPsAE6KXn2BOMQDsHta1bcL8f1NT8avLdia-f-qpldLi7SN7PKDCWGDOsmOFxJCBgrx8n6PuhsMdO1dBShDyEA0nr1XnOHTD_K-FkkHQ/s4032/15D7B34D-5CEF-467B-A6CA-988986EF0AF9.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmj7HhSrt3sTBChIR3gcLeL7ThnqH3brXzcfiullrkug3MNG8_NEc-lVMwTzxvEA6kZiO48CDEkQy_zs1PAXRPsAE6KXn2BOMQDsHta1bcL8f1NT8avLdia-f-qpldLi7SN7PKDCWGDOsmOFxJCBgrx8n6PuhsMdO1dBShDyEA0nr1XnOHTD_K-FkkHQ/s320/15D7B34D-5CEF-467B-A6CA-988986EF0AF9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wiener Schnitzel<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>We took the overnight train from Zurich to Vienna. Leaves at 9:39 pm & arrives 8am. Let’s try it why not? Only I booked the wrong cabin—-thought I had 1 with toilet but didn’t. Had to put my clothes on at 12:30 am and 3:30am to find the nasty bathroom at the end of the car. 🤪<p>When we got off the train we bought a 72 hour Vienna City Card which really only gives you good discounts to public transportation. Since Vienna is a classic walking city with beautiful architecture, we probably just broke even with the card. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPyhNyFRgbMvhfl-1VoYmXdB9L7fhd2qa-qqnewBh9hTuunUPo22CymMZFu4K71L2OeYgXr2CwuE_wBAwPkDHW9jvZ2dNYGqYGuevOZYGDLxJcF2DCp9tZNNoGfU0iy8gVSWrhJT9Vra2CCuzQt3sGbwfHmNohSa2oIRloeOEMPJdvc0WH3VdB09KPA/s4032/E0E6AB3C-A14B-4935-8C93-1F777B7813C9.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPyhNyFRgbMvhfl-1VoYmXdB9L7fhd2qa-qqnewBh9hTuunUPo22CymMZFu4K71L2OeYgXr2CwuE_wBAwPkDHW9jvZ2dNYGqYGuevOZYGDLxJcF2DCp9tZNNoGfU0iy8gVSWrhJT9Vra2CCuzQt3sGbwfHmNohSa2oIRloeOEMPJdvc0WH3VdB09KPA/s320/E0E6AB3C-A14B-4935-8C93-1F777B7813C9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">World famous Vienna Symphony Orchestra. The piano part in the 2nd act was great. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-2w8xXbAxUZbj1-_GSBjW6QBW0xRMKE8UY20m1W9CU7lcbFw_5gWc7QvWNpY6EMBoIcaao0bFEsxtC2xOkVXBUZioM1BWW_YV-hu6hBB8YiXnkN8di1zFYRi_6yVC2bvgzTWZUSAuA4_XMsq7Nne2JHJrF0q5l-qm3-zyfk-TFaQrhhfg9BXssDq8w/s4032/292668FF-61A2-46E2-A8AB-C530CA12A2FC.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-2w8xXbAxUZbj1-_GSBjW6QBW0xRMKE8UY20m1W9CU7lcbFw_5gWc7QvWNpY6EMBoIcaao0bFEsxtC2xOkVXBUZioM1BWW_YV-hu6hBB8YiXnkN8di1zFYRi_6yVC2bvgzTWZUSAuA4_XMsq7Nne2JHJrF0q5l-qm3-zyfk-TFaQrhhfg9BXssDq8w/w240-h320/292668FF-61A2-46E2-A8AB-C530CA12A2FC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the symphony program I saw. Famous piano player I saw (heard) is Rudolf Buchbinder, google the Grieg piece & you will recognize it. That was a thrill.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ckKa59JZueoutsAGgTMBZ2X1B9KEx3yeMTlfkp8qHKoLkYairNHXjLAIfGs87zzfKjJ9bqnwPmrWT2w8sjPT01XHnC6bhJK5VNBIcjzSixOI6FJc_74WUYOyGb6BK9peQsAVc8IUTbytn0GjC6ytcUZtSWqGdVdVEcApXAQfigaAq6CTfIcrKRvxbA/s4032/96366B94-6768-4134-9855-AACF0A11981A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ckKa59JZueoutsAGgTMBZ2X1B9KEx3yeMTlfkp8qHKoLkYairNHXjLAIfGs87zzfKjJ9bqnwPmrWT2w8sjPT01XHnC6bhJK5VNBIcjzSixOI6FJc_74WUYOyGb6BK9peQsAVc8IUTbytn0GjC6ytcUZtSWqGdVdVEcApXAQfigaAq6CTfIcrKRvxbA/s320/96366B94-6768-4134-9855-AACF0A11981A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWy_W9UFmKFVXYI0d2IkZQQ4KG3R3BBEKeU7I14wvj7jc264ctmHgEBizDuD85v4I980VOHQ8Zj29iUtQTcPMATLvcxSzet5Q9akbuITQ3edoqWc3inN9YwfT1N0wL41Z6Q0aHJE5rqJihJS8PREAI9Rzf0yxPN3TaFBdfTw9Q3nlAEjJWEGIGH9naew/s4032/AF502406-5133-4313-9E5E-1038A07D1537.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWy_W9UFmKFVXYI0d2IkZQQ4KG3R3BBEKeU7I14wvj7jc264ctmHgEBizDuD85v4I980VOHQ8Zj29iUtQTcPMATLvcxSzet5Q9akbuITQ3edoqWc3inN9YwfT1N0wL41Z6Q0aHJE5rqJihJS8PREAI9Rzf0yxPN3TaFBdfTw9Q3nlAEjJWEGIGH9naew/s320/AF502406-5133-4313-9E5E-1038A07D1537.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waited in line almost half an hour to have this famous pork schnitzel</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSh535eAWtg-vq6d2XHenUhy1d7_nPDe1mVsljZgqlaIvKx-G3Yap5IYxWaSp7qVVIbkJnuZ9K8MLXLwU2QL_w02hd8FQ52Oz2a_4-zPavCpsHyZq6IKND03tE9S8rytRmewt7nf1eqaybptQ0fSYnHLA9ajYddyQmDHK7QuysK0JegnJSamV9iO-XA/s4032/625175E2-537E-4939-B427-8C38DE481012.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSh535eAWtg-vq6d2XHenUhy1d7_nPDe1mVsljZgqlaIvKx-G3Yap5IYxWaSp7qVVIbkJnuZ9K8MLXLwU2QL_w02hd8FQ52Oz2a_4-zPavCpsHyZq6IKND03tE9S8rytRmewt7nf1eqaybptQ0fSYnHLA9ajYddyQmDHK7QuysK0JegnJSamV9iO-XA/s320/625175E2-537E-4939-B427-8C38DE481012.jpeg" width="240" /></a><p>Surprised so many people were wearing masks (~70%) and I thought hmmm, Europeans are smart to protect themselves in the winter. The next day we took the bus and an old Austrian lady gave me a dirty look when I sat next to her. Then she pulled her scarf over her nose as if to say “keep your Asian germs away from me”. Screw you. I looked around, a man, a whole family + an old man were all wearing masks. I whipped out mine from my bag, held my head high & ignored her. When she pressed the button to get out I quickly got up so she could get out and held myself back from tripping her. </p><p>On our tram ride home we heard the speaker announcement (in German & English) that masks are required. Yet not everyone was wearing one. The hotel said it’s mandatory and for once David didn’t have one. He was so annoyed to go buy one with the 199 boxes of masks we have in Morges and NJ & 2 or 3 he has in every backpack (except the one he brought) . Next day he found 2 in his coat pocket which is good because we would have wasted 1/2 an hour buying one in a store [some people are easily distracted]. </p><p>Our hotel was really good, centrally located, 2 stops away from main Central Train station: <a href="https://wien.hotel-kaiserhof.at/" target="_blank">Hotel Kaiserhoff, located near Opera</a> </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnEZfYTj7inLGmV9QUWMkbJKnrF7QGTEILy8eoPu0PIa9V1aYwp_34LMrUv7l1SxUQPQX1U6U5vh-JbVIqnzsLYu-mXJtwoJazdce542ptfrBVnzwCgA790V-5ZKwJstnFacfCO0ggleF379AoX-y64fa5Omk90nd2PLbJRR44adyBYrX4Vm3ZOZT8w/s4032/6AF451AF-DBF9-4534-9F89-26D35CD16D05.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnEZfYTj7inLGmV9QUWMkbJKnrF7QGTEILy8eoPu0PIa9V1aYwp_34LMrUv7l1SxUQPQX1U6U5vh-JbVIqnzsLYu-mXJtwoJazdce542ptfrBVnzwCgA790V-5ZKwJstnFacfCO0ggleF379AoX-y64fa5Omk90nd2PLbJRR44adyBYrX4Vm3ZOZT8w/s320/6AF451AF-DBF9-4534-9F89-26D35CD16D05.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tour guide said don't overpay and wait in line for the "original" Sacher torte (which I love). We found this place and brought a slice home with apple strudel. Very satisfying but didn't buy boxes to bring home like other tourists</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYIY1lXNzVQl9sZc_ZLB5TVYU0gc_67IMuIP0Gso_RvBYx3-4Ve5d-hk1VtHGw3f6M4_KFgMzab4DKav-GmsyBVCC5YFuX38uiWL0_QmwnO77HN9bfYiGopcWYNVoNvjOjjgNreoiBWfZ16twPoZQQRIJAkqqftPzFBkviy2aDYxEeDWK4k9m-JKXGQ/s4032/9C64D988-7FE2-40B0-AE66-DC416A8EE851.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYIY1lXNzVQl9sZc_ZLB5TVYU0gc_67IMuIP0Gso_RvBYx3-4Ve5d-hk1VtHGw3f6M4_KFgMzab4DKav-GmsyBVCC5YFuX38uiWL0_QmwnO77HN9bfYiGopcWYNVoNvjOjjgNreoiBWfZ16twPoZQQRIJAkqqftPzFBkviy2aDYxEeDWK4k9m-JKXGQ/s320/9C64D988-7FE2-40B0-AE66-DC416A8EE851.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VqeRB7rKV3blffOrVEgK0OgZOoUXp4iuZb2m87PAY4NWmkrKtUWgVfeJMG34uJCndmZBIRnHfs-8Nj91PS5hELgal0ySNMb6VwJnOYZXSMFyIiDII-M5bZcg0TG3idwVMFhXEstf08XZ-1WMOMR8yQ_WZ0tQH-tlbf9HdyBA0HqZgq-PeEn8qaqRvw/s4032/F4B8107B-EE3B-4116-A508-E3DD8B1B8710.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Cash only 5 Euro to get in w City Card but I only had 4 Euro cash & they let me in, Thank you. Later found more cash in my purse and felt guilty all day. Will I go to hell?</span></h4></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8nLSi4aHvVN9O_6c3KOvPaHjGqFE2vlW7a52lGmh6utOWu_krVUT26cNGYPa7EqfPV0s-RVPUPXNwMmNgh0iE-f4_Dak4ars7NIfoASQRxMK3wSfEjEy6TMYVnbKMTYUGhc76z-iZA72nZNrq8du8NIdfyLkDAqYIETk7V-iP5FeqGKiEGTdbYnlAw/s4032/CD7F3F59-6BBD-42EB-8F08-A7B21CB2D78B.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8nLSi4aHvVN9O_6c3KOvPaHjGqFE2vlW7a52lGmh6utOWu_krVUT26cNGYPa7EqfPV0s-RVPUPXNwMmNgh0iE-f4_Dak4ars7NIfoASQRxMK3wSfEjEy6TMYVnbKMTYUGhc76z-iZA72nZNrq8du8NIdfyLkDAqYIETk7V-iP5FeqGKiEGTdbYnlAw/s320/CD7F3F59-6BBD-42EB-8F08-A7B21CB2D78B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rarely do churches let you go up to the organ area. I was so happy to be next to this gigantic organ.</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I used this article to find local food</p><p><a href="https://www.tripsavvy.com/top-austrian-foods-to-try-in-vienna-4161208" target="_blank">Where to eat Sacher Torte, wiener schnitzel, Austrian Goulash, Apple strudel etc </a><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumJW7_qs2jOCXCxss-WmMF7YOdOlLus793R9UTi0MYL4k363494OSCG6r28l-hThs2pgeVq6mxrKCTUeq83PDkuXCbO7iNU2oxTFzcqEu6FHxxsSdiNSTK18kiKqVzU9adfNTKhXNtUhZ18ijcAhuKE_6jjL_2M0ro7SCeJVf0ib6B0T03aGIc2fIug/s4032/D287E25D-2485-4BA8-AD25-94516453A334.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumJW7_qs2jOCXCxss-WmMF7YOdOlLus793R9UTi0MYL4k363494OSCG6r28l-hThs2pgeVq6mxrKCTUeq83PDkuXCbO7iNU2oxTFzcqEu6FHxxsSdiNSTK18kiKqVzU9adfNTKhXNtUhZ18ijcAhuKE_6jjL_2M0ro7SCeJVf0ib6B0T03aGIc2fIug/s320/D287E25D-2485-4BA8-AD25-94516453A334.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Austrian Goulash</td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvu3DvZdaMXeFGpyuv17EXb68ZyZVuxsxl_rg7xKRV3Fz9eKqMsE3nudvjcwELWaxELCZOMX_Ngl9xEpr1Clylcbq51-HIMUSWwhOvdrtzuwf_6bzn8KItGJLczm_1Iy-6aTxRVq372XY0_r3UGZz2OvG9cAP4O_LNfJVp7ZwEuzJdoT2vBrSo5VM0WA/s4032/542C8A53-41A7-45DA-A32E-B3884B7FD227.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvu3DvZdaMXeFGpyuv17EXb68ZyZVuxsxl_rg7xKRV3Fz9eKqMsE3nudvjcwELWaxELCZOMX_Ngl9xEpr1Clylcbq51-HIMUSWwhOvdrtzuwf_6bzn8KItGJLczm_1Iy-6aTxRVq372XY0_r3UGZz2OvG9cAP4O_LNfJVp7ZwEuzJdoT2vBrSo5VM0WA/s320/542C8A53-41A7-45DA-A32E-B3884B7FD227.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWntnW2RhBpr2RDh8HxOiTr9YMBSmVygTzo17IpgGff_QBt0_Jnd9RUVyNwmEEV8YDCFvNkKrYJ64Jnu8PV2RuRWw7sSa05ciMFKMeowXnAGsrYHavQ1aVAIY-Tb7lSJu_iCx0oh9jDHIJMa6_bJEmd-hHI-U5o6bw2R6vDjlrGJq0BPf9d5EIs8xoQ/s4032/C8706750-5752-4556-BC73-9A32E5E299B3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWntnW2RhBpr2RDh8HxOiTr9YMBSmVygTzo17IpgGff_QBt0_Jnd9RUVyNwmEEV8YDCFvNkKrYJ64Jnu8PV2RuRWw7sSa05ciMFKMeowXnAGsrYHavQ1aVAIY-Tb7lSJu_iCx0oh9jDHIJMa6_bJEmd-hHI-U5o6bw2R6vDjlrGJq0BPf9d5EIs8xoQ/s320/C8706750-5752-4556-BC73-9A32E5E299B3.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">World famous Viennese coffee<br /><br />Next I'll write about the museums we enjoyed and share the 3 itinerary.</td></tr></tbody></table></div>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-86541748428623146022023-02-12T02:51:00.000-05:002023-02-12T02:51:00.695-05:00Waiting for Spring: Morges Tulip Festival: Cannot get Enough<p>Hello Friends,</p><p>I found this draft I wrote in June 2021 and never published.</p><p>Do you know how happy it made me feel to find this? Let me share with you. SMILE, breathe, REPEAT.</p><p>🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷</p><p>In the blink of any eye, its over. It welcomed us to Switzerland and kept us company during the lockdown. 145,000 bulbs, 50+ varieties. I'd walk and visit the tulips every day to see their progress.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uyrFkoU1W0bmiOTHZVIJwdFgvCspzGy1yx1hig14Mib1jGbDN-EauR2vSwgLC5uZlYKrtIPgSyczP5rnBGEGybtT82B9tCi6eY1jJTZjHC2A8hdjALmgm4heWEuTQ8BRZtycnEudHP4s/s960/tulip.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uyrFkoU1W0bmiOTHZVIJwdFgvCspzGy1yx1hig14Mib1jGbDN-EauR2vSwgLC5uZlYKrtIPgSyczP5rnBGEGybtT82B9tCi6eY1jJTZjHC2A8hdjALmgm4heWEuTQ8BRZtycnEudHP4s/s320/tulip.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How it Started (Just Planted)</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgN-NKTLYpNswBOESb4dIdUpPK7NZPKbdrY-5YUubpmNtdOcMxXWSd5u4i9ZBnuC5-FMMd_fDYObmtfJ95MnnI4cTxvAmZD5DevHxw60Vmkzo_7H5Ybm81MyJzkxnEvQ9TcgdFazAUYkxt/s960/tulip13.jpg" style="clear: right; 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Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-9838610624114069152023-01-21T10:23:00.006-05:002023-01-21T10:23:59.588-05:00Saas Fee January 2023<p>Sass Fee is more beautiful than you can imagine, a smaller Zermatt.</p><p>A coworker has a ski chalet there and recommended these restaurants. We tried venison! </p><p><a href="https://waldhues-bodmen.ch/gourmet-halbtax.html">https://waldhues-bodmen.ch/gourmet-halbtax.html</a></p><p><a href="https://www.schaeferstube.ch/_files/ugd/34dc39_9a91e22457014eddafa49729928d7113.pdf">https://www.schaeferstube.ch/_files/ugd/34dc39_9a91e22457014eddafa49729928d7113.pdf</a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMqLrtgbi5J-dTM9fY7RVjpzddFqJ4fyKkA8iFTivl5OOyd4GopJ6oVIdxOwfg2Q4geGfnhGKdBn8X1IdBV4igNY6nxKyJbNWrw92QS311q-WblzO0wltcqvXz0Z-4RxjgFUmlXGI6N3IjUm9jDLPkIdhCWWbrzvBXqoNocoseqProj0rUD4RP7aHqA/s2048/9FC604BB-8D32-4F75-99D0-1C6A7728D98B.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMqLrtgbi5J-dTM9fY7RVjpzddFqJ4fyKkA8iFTivl5OOyd4GopJ6oVIdxOwfg2Q4geGfnhGKdBn8X1IdBV4igNY6nxKyJbNWrw92QS311q-WblzO0wltcqvXz0Z-4RxjgFUmlXGI6N3IjUm9jDLPkIdhCWWbrzvBXqoNocoseqProj0rUD4RP7aHqA/s320/9FC604BB-8D32-4F75-99D0-1C6A7728D98B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First night we had to walk in the dark up a steep deserted hill to get to the restaurant. Well worth the effort. Turned around to see a full moon and an enchanted little village. So peaceful</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJCbLajjg-GTRWgVhMA1llo8_BlcTM8Tv-umUW__nRc1ZK9SEMy2URVWk9OIJIDKfJfD0EoemyNVXlhwH6RPnT-Nk4sGg8jUOf4UUoc1sZ4jh7AJNYXu0_cZ-9KXRw11Dp-Kwrz8VpyS776VrCCO5V-kK2g455egWJo5iGi2iB_sOWXipnp6yXeA7UQ/s2048/9BD28CE2-D21A-4964-AC3C-B217938BF54D.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJCbLajjg-GTRWgVhMA1llo8_BlcTM8Tv-umUW__nRc1ZK9SEMy2URVWk9OIJIDKfJfD0EoemyNVXlhwH6RPnT-Nk4sGg8jUOf4UUoc1sZ4jh7AJNYXu0_cZ-9KXRw11Dp-Kwrz8VpyS776VrCCO5V-kK2g455egWJo5iGi2iB_sOWXipnp6yXeA7UQ/s320/9BD28CE2-D21A-4964-AC3C-B217938BF54D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wanted to hike in the snow but it was too icy. The hotel {Ambiente} suggested I walk to the restaurant we were going to-- across the bridge. Its a small town, I got lost & walked across every bridge there is in Saas Fee. A wonderful way to discover the quaint town</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXasTOBEoXgkGxoqFeuHy0zUqqChfGhky9qyNSBRU6avVsnlrT0x6TQlELIM--b46Bwkrw0Y9eGRUS7eINnVlTjjFuzG_Ak83BKvmR-DEJvYc7qusKll9k5mKZZlLkq2jLu_1xnfwh4_eg6mmpzx8-yZooVfI1e_OndiJ2ySCqsHuyWpLd9nQvjYdhQ/s2048/F6577803-9193-4D18-BCD5-259939DEEB11.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXasTOBEoXgkGxoqFeuHy0zUqqChfGhky9qyNSBRU6avVsnlrT0x6TQlELIM--b46Bwkrw0Y9eGRUS7eINnVlTjjFuzG_Ak83BKvmR-DEJvYc7qusKll9k5mKZZlLkq2jLu_1xnfwh4_eg6mmpzx8-yZooVfI1e_OndiJ2ySCqsHuyWpLd9nQvjYdhQ/s320/F6577803-9193-4D18-BCD5-259939DEEB11.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoyed going to the revolving restaurant all the way at the top. Had to take 2 different gondolas + a tram. Tram was it packed with skiers & all I could think was Covid spreading 😢</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDmJ3rqs12E2GrBse2rm5SuAI0Nvkn_9f9weohe_IdKDMxLi11djfJEPFHkkGad7v8AkhExU1kLfOoUsVW9L26uZAqDY-BTxTBOecwMiRdsRFv5dRBacq9_rJtHzfWwDA8jYUpVIoeFmTNJwjJZutLwA4vV7yUKG0k9aZUt9byTFVxD-e76Xlch_jOg/s2048/905E90D7-224E-4B8A-ACC9-F071469D2700.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDmJ3rqs12E2GrBse2rm5SuAI0Nvkn_9f9weohe_IdKDMxLi11djfJEPFHkkGad7v8AkhExU1kLfOoUsVW9L26uZAqDY-BTxTBOecwMiRdsRFv5dRBacq9_rJtHzfWwDA8jYUpVIoeFmTNJwjJZutLwA4vV7yUKG0k9aZUt9byTFVxD-e76Xlch_jOg/s320/905E90D7-224E-4B8A-ACC9-F071469D2700.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-72882723856261733852023-01-02T15:16:00.002-05:002023-01-02T15:16:31.407-05:00 We Loved Porto! December 2022<p>What a way to end the year. I didn't know much about Porto--thought it was a city to taste Port Wine which I'm not a fan of. Boy was I wrong. The food, the Douro River, the wine, the hills & colorful buildings/tiles, the people, the sights--oh how exciting!</p><p><br /></p><p>Hotel: <a href="https://www.carrisportoribeira.com/es/apartamentos/" target="_blank">Hotel Carris Arc Opporto Apt</a></p><p><br /></p><p>We got 2 apartments with points and loved it. Great location one block from the river & near major attractions (although everything is uphill 😀). Kids apt had a balcony where you could see the river through a cute portico (round hole-is that what they are called?) Our room had a sofa bed in the living room for son #2.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvltmeTIgLbcJ23B4NnYmV-p1G1LjC98QeJtXF5Sd_WcpjIyqDyqjf5ON1cv3oUW52OtnXTg3v4uvX5GsPkt-Few_MjHq3Y13CEjWYh0f7q6bHzx71RlQF78SvwPFidTmQQ1dy1nk5DTmd3C6b1ASonU2o_Uc4HaOAp6t2KFcc4245Ir7yLKrjOhEzg/s1988/A42E7E8F-81CC-4D44-B06D-F6E20243FB0A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="1988" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvltmeTIgLbcJ23B4NnYmV-p1G1LjC98QeJtXF5Sd_WcpjIyqDyqjf5ON1cv3oUW52OtnXTg3v4uvX5GsPkt-Few_MjHq3Y13CEjWYh0f7q6bHzx71RlQF78SvwPFidTmQQ1dy1nk5DTmd3C6b1ASonU2o_Uc4HaOAp6t2KFcc4245Ir7yLKrjOhEzg/s320/A42E7E8F-81CC-4D44-B06D-F6E20243FB0A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">MEALS WERE THE BEST SURPRISE--GOURMET FOOD & when I say inexpensive, I mean feeding a family of five for at most $175 with wine and dessert. All sharing menus, each day was better than the next!</span></div><p><br /></p><p>Day 1; <a href="https://www.grancruzhouse.pt/restaurant" target="_blank">Restaurant Casario in the Grand Cruz Hotel</a></p><p>Day 2: <a href="https://www.timeout.com/porto/restaurants/mito" target="_blank">Mito</a></p><p>Day 3: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/murodobacalhau/" target="_blank">muro do bacalhau</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I somehow stumbled upon the bridge during twilight (Day 1) & found the magical bridge --walking over it is the #1 thing to do in Porto. Literally, 5 minutes there, 5 minutes back. Although under construction, it was beautiful. Couldn't wait to bring the family back!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQy3-olJsRG4TaAo3PMe0itrdcAWJazjJON1KwsVWchNV_BYv-Ru6ETUuzlnYOI23T8oszOWp09dOW6a4-UjXdeb7ih076Pu0p9B-_AuRUqkcCDMPh_CBQOxxfOmd01PkTzMQNI-1nLDo4vel0J--lryDlAdMolTbeFH2vtVvaFFzJ4uz17wkCyJstg/s2048/6752D8E9-823D-4E0A-9A4B-1B6D3AFA1783.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQy3-olJsRG4TaAo3PMe0itrdcAWJazjJON1KwsVWchNV_BYv-Ru6ETUuzlnYOI23T8oszOWp09dOW6a4-UjXdeb7ih076Pu0p9B-_AuRUqkcCDMPh_CBQOxxfOmd01PkTzMQNI-1nLDo4vel0J--lryDlAdMolTbeFH2vtVvaFFzJ4uz17wkCyJstg/s320/6752D8E9-823D-4E0A-9A4B-1B6D3AFA1783.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyS_-nRsAqkp5X2nhkdsgeujGL5VDTox8GUoydKX88pqC_jC-UL6wowfeqaL32QC686PzeAJ64V5U2rsZ9WWhpjQvWG-uDN_1ECbXhzl7VvPmMkciUwtMojn_FiQr63sbA5ghR2u8fS7ukN91teAxsyBvjiFTVTKZB9v9iPOMlmQZ5N4hpMKpCe8oSiw/s2048/E2EC75D2-D6DB-44EA-A508-659423D327EE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyS_-nRsAqkp5X2nhkdsgeujGL5VDTox8GUoydKX88pqC_jC-UL6wowfeqaL32QC686PzeAJ64V5U2rsZ9WWhpjQvWG-uDN_1ECbXhzl7VvPmMkciUwtMojn_FiQr63sbA5ghR2u8fS7ukN91teAxsyBvjiFTVTKZB9v9iPOMlmQZ5N4hpMKpCe8oSiw/s320/E2EC75D2-D6DB-44EA-A508-659423D327EE.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Our free walking tour was in the torrential downpour. Not just raining--soaking wet pouring. Feet 100% wet and squishy. Coat sleeve so wet it couldn't be rung out. Pants soaked--but that didn't stop us from having a good time and learning about Porto's history.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXB-_z8-ik3uhzkG3ti5DzXurbipEsoI5zFlFWTU5Brk3bS6dL4yW43S25fzVsyahmFBvDYphBFPXQSmwwKlEO-g678saFIWPlhknV-psS_J8n5N52jps2RryHEukfSqb-SEabVqDIrKGL30z2vYPvrEfBX8TJv2ijMEDRKA1_XtXJtA7HzeVq2qJppw/s2048/6A73048C-1171-4842-813A-35B86542EC37.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXB-_z8-ik3uhzkG3ti5DzXurbipEsoI5zFlFWTU5Brk3bS6dL4yW43S25fzVsyahmFBvDYphBFPXQSmwwKlEO-g678saFIWPlhknV-psS_J8n5N52jps2RryHEukfSqb-SEabVqDIrKGL30z2vYPvrEfBX8TJv2ijMEDRKA1_XtXJtA7HzeVq2qJppw/s320/6A73048C-1171-4842-813A-35B86542EC37.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDNcHPwLlLbDbDu6u-HuDDepyy8Of_Kf7CbiWZ8SlM8hcUR21dirEdXbe5rX0sHOlDefXmHTEMnZIqnOO1yWPC6uDGvanXAqZVs8Ef5igUyZe6sCVDNEO7z-g8RGxskOyuKVA7Kg7DtN9WtUNHMkpCMxOM98cm-shlex4VFDh9RdzywKRr8T6wk1I4w/s2048/8F0E29A7-B081-47BB-9379-A38A30765775.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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No longer a stock exchange, the building is a lavish center which still holds governments meetings and dinners, state affairs etc</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJDByLzV_xwSwDVP5CeTwOVpHg1a0dsxlbs7ofMb5zQwBSKSHjgbh2iE3KxqSORfHgznbX5AHoT5WISc1EMRrHPMwD2k9231HOK4IOA9QLLy9fy9zzWnS0jAa6lY78UJvQcP0FooUaUgD0zGMkYjrQuuiiXE4pnJTMp9dXY4-1wH78BMWVyR2uHa4Eg/s2048/31B1D106-5B88-4D7E-ABB3-06710702890C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJDByLzV_xwSwDVP5CeTwOVpHg1a0dsxlbs7ofMb5zQwBSKSHjgbh2iE3KxqSORfHgznbX5AHoT5WISc1EMRrHPMwD2k9231HOK4IOA9QLLy9fy9zzWnS0jAa6lY78UJvQcP0FooUaUgD0zGMkYjrQuuiiXE4pnJTMp9dXY4-1wH78BMWVyR2uHa4Eg/s320/31B1D106-5B88-4D7E-ABB3-06710702890C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnyt6FfKvPEOiNYEW_gfKSE4n4w8PG7sRpMWU-tBJEtdcknrbVfeYMQ1lBDbCQ769R4FfRYHsicOfanfnWZjPKPg_OWCBYgnQ0HS12jhO-toE5vrfrWTYayCc_B-NcXqwUXJiKP9qH68bknUTNjVOQYsdtTCj1HhugScb6TYUU4_u4z_s-pZbSkPb1A/s2048/81FCF971-7B0C-4703-9B8A-6FFE47E41E60.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnyt6FfKvPEOiNYEW_gfKSE4n4w8PG7sRpMWU-tBJEtdcknrbVfeYMQ1lBDbCQ769R4FfRYHsicOfanfnWZjPKPg_OWCBYgnQ0HS12jhO-toE5vrfrWTYayCc_B-NcXqwUXJiKP9qH68bknUTNjVOQYsdtTCj1HhugScb6TYUU4_u4z_s-pZbSkPb1A/s320/81FCF971-7B0C-4703-9B8A-6FFE47E41E60.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX20XXYkPykDZ8xaYXpnV2lxo2-vrcgSpkhgXRr3Kn5Fjv1bvFCAesuKtddUmkIOAkKQhp2l0_IWhSrwx_MRx1wPNgLQz1VT67YQCpw5r9fMqJK2Fij-tkUW6LVhe4eNPLQsJShjgw1UmB5RQLzAl4gsYJ3ccKb4t_JeS0cJJKA5pqJmuyW-ZOgKVRJA/s2048/99EF5834-5FEE-4C18-B605-88B3C80A2717.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX20XXYkPykDZ8xaYXpnV2lxo2-vrcgSpkhgXRr3Kn5Fjv1bvFCAesuKtddUmkIOAkKQhp2l0_IWhSrwx_MRx1wPNgLQz1VT67YQCpw5r9fMqJK2Fij-tkUW6LVhe4eNPLQsJShjgw1UmB5RQLzAl4gsYJ3ccKb4t_JeS0cJJKA5pqJmuyW-ZOgKVRJA/s320/99EF5834-5FEE-4C18-B605-88B3C80A2717.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxMgRqU8VLBmopLfUM5KiPWHayYcR34wREsRSRULJ5b4Drm9HmeBdBQAA1x7WV6JnIaxJvJtZhP6_DPe3KhQ77Fi8yDQe0xKkTSmcKFt17W_HngB7G_fAFOCEdiayIWPC5w5PlVAdBUDfPIo3-NZ9zoGlXe8hCj0t4uOqJCGDcDs9PGATkLWSmrfeVg/s2048/8763BE7F-A4AB-4DCA-964D-35B415F990A6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxMgRqU8VLBmopLfUM5KiPWHayYcR34wREsRSRULJ5b4Drm9HmeBdBQAA1x7WV6JnIaxJvJtZhP6_DPe3KhQ77Fi8yDQe0xKkTSmcKFt17W_HngB7G_fAFOCEdiayIWPC5w5PlVAdBUDfPIo3-NZ9zoGlXe8hCj0t4uOqJCGDcDs9PGATkLWSmrfeVg/s320/8763BE7F-A4AB-4DCA-964D-35B415F990A6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYs5z6FByEIPnAJco_Hb82R6cjmo1BEFVOBJs3uB85SWZA1qeUkrcj29jSqX1pr0FtRH1q2JqyTYA-lFNtzzRp6FGm1e7VGAae3v8vewxyZ70CjETdNoSYvKNwB3hLo3-87E2C8X1IYnaOr2rkvywsnj2IEeUsb41XPUqvv1ksE_HWjISvbANygqhCYQ/s2048/A6565AC5-76FD-434E-84EB-50654421160F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYs5z6FByEIPnAJco_Hb82R6cjmo1BEFVOBJs3uB85SWZA1qeUkrcj29jSqX1pr0FtRH1q2JqyTYA-lFNtzzRp6FGm1e7VGAae3v8vewxyZ70CjETdNoSYvKNwB3hLo3-87E2C8X1IYnaOr2rkvywsnj2IEeUsb41XPUqvv1ksE_HWjISvbANygqhCYQ/s320/A6565AC5-76FD-434E-84EB-50654421160F.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>San Bento Railway station is a working station but famous for its tile artwork. With over 22,000 tiles it tells the stories of Porto's history. There were more tourists taking pictures versus passengers. Really beautiful!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVTFoYiEPfSJ-O5SQnf2IrCDcKNczf2-hkevxY2TWgEEfECwX5UaMSjRgEG33NN42sx_N9yAYm5GG36rReBiGqqhpT9lLndHHFSB83F8NpqoXEJsfGbjKIDsInmP0ZeLZBr1o9SOhD2KOBfi76VL6zyrauUqjzEp_v26ZYphTzlzxrJx08WN2DxvjQw/s2048/803551B3-DECF-47AA-ACF4-D0B58473D9C4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVTFoYiEPfSJ-O5SQnf2IrCDcKNczf2-hkevxY2TWgEEfECwX5UaMSjRgEG33NN42sx_N9yAYm5GG36rReBiGqqhpT9lLndHHFSB83F8NpqoXEJsfGbjKIDsInmP0ZeLZBr1o9SOhD2KOBfi76VL6zyrauUqjzEp_v26ZYphTzlzxrJx08WN2DxvjQw/s320/803551B3-DECF-47AA-ACF4-D0B58473D9C4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>We scheduled a port wine tasting at Graham's Port Wine Lodge. Not a port fan but learned how its made and history. Was a special treat in the home of Port.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJWYzd_0LbjRaXHpYjPhXa0DYOV55QJS3XnLtHa4WQsgsLVqk3EmDkkTxTTe4SYc4SIrWBSgt6iNb79aR8FprDrqjTwIj2dXNHe6j7xwpJG04izIybfU1Kglf84pZX_imazLQ0Cd41hkqV8Zy-jrYERpE9vlLBqHe8kUGYAotyPPyZm1dFEeb2OFqPA/s2048/6C8D4C73-6877-4CB8-B8BD-9E9DD15B1269.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJWYzd_0LbjRaXHpYjPhXa0DYOV55QJS3XnLtHa4WQsgsLVqk3EmDkkTxTTe4SYc4SIrWBSgt6iNb79aR8FprDrqjTwIj2dXNHe6j7xwpJG04izIybfU1Kglf84pZX_imazLQ0Cd41hkqV8Zy-jrYERpE9vlLBqHe8kUGYAotyPPyZm1dFEeb2OFqPA/s320/6C8D4C73-6877-4CB8-B8BD-9E9DD15B1269.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFs5_pnO2ptgO88WLxl0Q3nF5yZqs04XxbesLa6zqCgU8p0heiflX2U37m14aYVkRArHjsdlol8GPKzfy-pl6R1uOnvG_PVIgnWfHjpxzwjDKk0bsGCENve74HU3gXUx5qCaJrTLrnND1Mpz3IRhF7hXf9wKwI02d17eje0i2lRdLmWQ6gUqw03TlSLQ/s2048/3923EDFD-0438-4806-9DAD-3229B4856B87.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFs5_pnO2ptgO88WLxl0Q3nF5yZqs04XxbesLa6zqCgU8p0heiflX2U37m14aYVkRArHjsdlol8GPKzfy-pl6R1uOnvG_PVIgnWfHjpxzwjDKk0bsGCENve74HU3gXUx5qCaJrTLrnND1Mpz3IRhF7hXf9wKwI02d17eje0i2lRdLmWQ6gUqw03TlSLQ/s320/3923EDFD-0438-4806-9DAD-3229B4856B87.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjkZhlmOwpJ8xLHXgOzTtpt-5KP6vMlkxPmvyAEIIvckZff0N9-EkjLiztgiNTJjuumYYgr0drDSPCt71XhNRzlejBANmd5RUbF19eQWVNKpo0e2m6Oj6FizMx91aL2X9jggSycoOr6C4t8H9-TB2wATOnLfxXfvsDZvlaqi7I7O6k5l1xAgrakK3CA/s2048/C105C784-E7F7-4D43-BB3A-8477100D020C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjkZhlmOwpJ8xLHXgOzTtpt-5KP6vMlkxPmvyAEIIvckZff0N9-EkjLiztgiNTJjuumYYgr0drDSPCt71XhNRzlejBANmd5RUbF19eQWVNKpo0e2m6Oj6FizMx91aL2X9jggSycoOr6C4t8H9-TB2wATOnLfxXfvsDZvlaqi7I7O6k5l1xAgrakK3CA/s320/C105C784-E7F7-4D43-BB3A-8477100D020C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Surprise at Minto !</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFmxphTceDaj95Ap08Vj8dWslrBiU_3KQaLtiK-zpB3ZJM4R70qBIuxQBxw-bZ5-y-DLZnKPjd224TotoLyeoUhZzOcUeM7yODmiGImKGaRXfvHF3SJtkZly56fNx66OoQtCMeKqLEZFiksODpd7ZUj5gjc2p_5e-kPwQXWuN5Ktdzq4_25sKq9Vstw/s2048/58774E68-0A1B-4403-A66F-040DA62B1FA5.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFmxphTceDaj95Ap08Vj8dWslrBiU_3KQaLtiK-zpB3ZJM4R70qBIuxQBxw-bZ5-y-DLZnKPjd224TotoLyeoUhZzOcUeM7yODmiGImKGaRXfvHF3SJtkZly56fNx66OoQtCMeKqLEZFiksODpd7ZUj5gjc2p_5e-kPwQXWuN5Ktdzq4_25sKq9Vstw/s320/58774E68-0A1B-4403-A66F-040DA62B1FA5.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bartender experimenting with butter infused vodka</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjQTqTgNSFYvZHs71keMrVSE48SiDXj48KrBELtX9ggJNHXe6mn6HJXCftoxSrqCl0v7SxHWe84Fg8XOuTPe4PlkMgXIJU75Kba7WvrIjm6RB6n-tbr_Ycn05fxHn_-yCsCQpxL-uq_sA-8pUIChxt58GvotBiR1NWoZLMTN-rlZwcoRgpK_nxuxR1w/s2048/E950A296-5D8B-4E90-B776-E507B0D2ED8C.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjQTqTgNSFYvZHs71keMrVSE48SiDXj48KrBELtX9ggJNHXe6mn6HJXCftoxSrqCl0v7SxHWe84Fg8XOuTPe4PlkMgXIJU75Kba7WvrIjm6RB6n-tbr_Ycn05fxHn_-yCsCQpxL-uq_sA-8pUIChxt58GvotBiR1NWoZLMTN-rlZwcoRgpK_nxuxR1w/s320/E950A296-5D8B-4E90-B776-E507B0D2ED8C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look how happy he is with his butter infused vodka espresso martini!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Decided to walk over the bridge on the top-it was windy! Reviews said its not for the faint of heart so I was a bit nervous but it was fine. Really fun. Wind blowing through your hair, gorgeous views of the other side (Gaia) where the Port tasting was as well as our side of the river--Porto. 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Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-13659464198490398422022-12-28T09:37:00.002-05:002022-12-28T09:37:52.122-05:00Merry Christmas from Lisbon 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br />We all met in Lisbon on Christmas Day. Oh how happy I was! Especially happy to see the kids but also to have white sangria!</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWTMUjcDa0oAE_LAsG8u-bWeK8yRkou3Km2PfTQCoe5XOzzZoOuJx85SlY7E08wz28d75iUczEs5L9YJVVg6vpwoYhGxMcHLzqPdfWeowsjgqr7vAX7XH1sLk6Fxj-GQObI1NfH1dXZphJzTuCjI4Wzx85N1wPFqduTrZKaXxNDqPXccmPdm0dPHqtQ/s4032/89B6CDC9-D944-4F26-A751-88A3F35A3005.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWTMUjcDa0oAE_LAsG8u-bWeK8yRkou3Km2PfTQCoe5XOzzZoOuJx85SlY7E08wz28d75iUczEs5L9YJVVg6vpwoYhGxMcHLzqPdfWeowsjgqr7vAX7XH1sLk6Fxj-GQObI1NfH1dXZphJzTuCjI4Wzx85N1wPFqduTrZKaXxNDqPXccmPdm0dPHqtQ/s320/89B6CDC9-D944-4F26-A751-88A3F35A3005.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5r_rTSX3Ktva44zTBJs-pXfS4eAkV0_3I4WYSKGC9NcCt_4lwILwBuFgCLyJrmcn5gbTeJRwh4Yqu6TqtK93Y2oDJACpXxiKSJ6Y6r7qxiSdogQ8hIghwF5cx5axR0ixLtOosPbFPIEEcUpX0UpE2u4h4OhyOG7fsUP-wNicolO2gp40WcfvdSk6fg/s4032/88694DD5-2DFC-477E-9923-B77DE2D0D66E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Up the Hills bike tour was scary in the slippery wet cobblestone tiles but we enjoyed biking through Alfama</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ46GXuOKsomhSKCHNzjUoGF4GtwDAro0nylJCpSE1Xh-071X4JqlfGvKy2FW8BzGgkYGxZLnUQz2DV1i8dOSSzo5RRMu4X1prtFqPiXGxjfC6Bjy4MQfrGARnss05FYWwTbxUmEzGbD5qZ4fAAuHz64lokW5cc-QGnXaVW9-EOyHjcaGbP_2e179Ciw/s4032/A0FD959B-2E76-4F70-811A-A63DB1EEFBDB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ46GXuOKsomhSKCHNzjUoGF4GtwDAro0nylJCpSE1Xh-071X4JqlfGvKy2FW8BzGgkYGxZLnUQz2DV1i8dOSSzo5RRMu4X1prtFqPiXGxjfC6Bjy4MQfrGARnss05FYWwTbxUmEzGbD5qZ4fAAuHz64lokW5cc-QGnXaVW9-EOyHjcaGbP_2e179Ciw/s320/A0FD959B-2E76-4F70-811A-A63DB1EEFBDB.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well deserved sangria at Restaurant Pinquio</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDfHVcbkPRgGHoPaQ37mYV6FgTO7vanze6aI8rP2Tc1CrQcWeNoxbJRi6j4mWHY1f5g7e_Vwn1cRYMAVa1fHczhpzh8mn-viLALoZCsmzFN8EjxPDvp3pQouekREsNlSNKU1lBj9cn41q1eGgnm6H5gD02W3nLHQ1PvGDf3oCzLOb8O_3xJlOmlWRsw/s2048/7E9C7CC8-F631-4B19-8BF2-9AF40E10C753.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDfHVcbkPRgGHoPaQ37mYV6FgTO7vanze6aI8rP2Tc1CrQcWeNoxbJRi6j4mWHY1f5g7e_Vwn1cRYMAVa1fHczhpzh8mn-viLALoZCsmzFN8EjxPDvp3pQouekREsNlSNKU1lBj9cn41q1eGgnm6H5gD02W3nLHQ1PvGDf3oCzLOb8O_3xJlOmlWRsw/s320/7E9C7CC8-F631-4B19-8BF2-9AF40E10C753.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I ordered oven roasted grouper for 1 & it was bigger than the paella for 2</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Next day: Air bnb Sintra experience<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rZeJXiZaouKfgM-MJ6_Ue1_IBAi_IfF4MtDzSOEWr3iChMbk4mPLo6TcsIzQnbKm9WfHgdhG8_lyEZkr62VdGs7RTd8hWDCbQK5H7kSd0z8ufIBbCDC7pvFw6l91rxwZQljHyF5A4wf-ZSndrLPBa_Z70nQ6TDGgxCWb2sAxHhC3CQS2VdQ6EQvp3Q/s2048/4AA57269-E576-47EC-9A66-17692126C9FE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rZeJXiZaouKfgM-MJ6_Ue1_IBAi_IfF4MtDzSOEWr3iChMbk4mPLo6TcsIzQnbKm9WfHgdhG8_lyEZkr62VdGs7RTd8hWDCbQK5H7kSd0z8ufIBbCDC7pvFw6l91rxwZQljHyF5A4wf-ZSndrLPBa_Z70nQ6TDGgxCWb2sAxHhC3CQS2VdQ6EQvp3Q/s320/4AA57269-E576-47EC-9A66-17692126C9FE.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First, down the Freemason labyrinth to hell</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsrqJI-BhQ3F3ICnSrfz-7jJjXmdZh9fWMR0lz2kpEtPpG1MOBssWEb1lgUbrHJoIgO_WugKS9l-tszWdl7lI722WMK043K4EdUtoSQObKwZGlOgzoyaym67vIg0ZcaCP4uwB0sQc0Fj0TcpBig4EfN_Q6aa92k5-AMturTRhHBHO4g4eczlq-68Lcg/s2048/859D6333-1121-4F43-9C97-89FB597E4492.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsrqJI-BhQ3F3ICnSrfz-7jJjXmdZh9fWMR0lz2kpEtPpG1MOBssWEb1lgUbrHJoIgO_WugKS9l-tszWdl7lI722WMK043K4EdUtoSQObKwZGlOgzoyaym67vIg0ZcaCP4uwB0sQc0Fj0TcpBig4EfN_Q6aa92k5-AMturTRhHBHO4g4eczlq-68Lcg/s320/859D6333-1121-4F43-9C97-89FB597E4492.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quinto da Regaleira</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44fRvAeIOltvgFqHBLGLWmjhOMBO4B1psTDBtyZ9Agp7WNDHcs9_NTeYbT1kBxl7jcSPUVBHfT9UyPxubbJ0J5Qp1eQve2t8b5BJ_66yTas6iwqDgSIxaMdW4OGvqYMazqzVHDc1igTeveHdRvHwyCIB_J4HOQ_SaX1LMv2QwL9q-QVUL5D4nYw3KEA/s3163/CAA08C0E-332E-4DE9-93A6-4B559ED9131B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2372" data-original-width="3163" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44fRvAeIOltvgFqHBLGLWmjhOMBO4B1psTDBtyZ9Agp7WNDHcs9_NTeYbT1kBxl7jcSPUVBHfT9UyPxubbJ0J5Qp1eQve2t8b5BJ_66yTas6iwqDgSIxaMdW4OGvqYMazqzVHDc1igTeveHdRvHwyCIB_J4HOQ_SaX1LMv2QwL9q-QVUL5D4nYw3KEA/s320/CAA08C0E-332E-4DE9-93A6-4B559ED9131B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Father made his unhappy teens pose on the wet bench of a fireplace moved outside</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2f_6XqHxI60-bi27rM_kdCa8FeSvFhJ7RGjiFWF9dhTsISY5x0W2mMWWuamVgvhrIgaAO6gY8nsUpzEDkTgqwGJcBxDOWH9CQYtpzeI_e_2AwCTFdZXhv7kxj5x_FUMpd3Xn4rkq1FbCKJRHAnR8Tp5gP-dVcq_-nA3IqqkfgfjV5L2J53SfHJ6V0Q/s2048/DEE5A1E1-C347-4F09-B867-A6B7702B6BC0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2f_6XqHxI60-bi27rM_kdCa8FeSvFhJ7RGjiFWF9dhTsISY5x0W2mMWWuamVgvhrIgaAO6gY8nsUpzEDkTgqwGJcBxDOWH9CQYtpzeI_e_2AwCTFdZXhv7kxj5x_FUMpd3Xn4rkq1FbCKJRHAnR8Tp5gP-dVcq_-nA3IqqkfgfjV5L2J53SfHJ6V0Q/s320/DEE5A1E1-C347-4F09-B867-A6B7702B6BC0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful detail</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRDOQRdvLxA8G2AikbkY6aKbvxWq6zIXdDwvVaCqonQSTko0b0hCCwUSupGPcWAzleXIN_wlY17wUK64cNwcROUqGiPeRpwaDjZ81DEKwJPDeCIW9e7SV4OWl93G77G_ho3hVwIqEaYWNmpDX0_VmDBRYXPN1vAd3tUr3mnicT2rLhau6QCcQt_eBPw/s4032/6DDAEA1A-9CD2-40D8-AA73-27047A84629D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRDOQRdvLxA8G2AikbkY6aKbvxWq6zIXdDwvVaCqonQSTko0b0hCCwUSupGPcWAzleXIN_wlY17wUK64cNwcROUqGiPeRpwaDjZ81DEKwJPDeCIW9e7SV4OWl93G77G_ho3hVwIqEaYWNmpDX0_VmDBRYXPN1vAd3tUr3mnicT2rLhau6QCcQt_eBPw/s320/6DDAEA1A-9CD2-40D8-AA73-27047A84629D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tour guide said it would take 10 minutes to walk up to the castle but the sign said 30 so we ran unnecessarily. Tour guide said “why didn’t you trust me? I’ve lived here all my life!”</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nVM24kd7ubs6V44u321VYtKC8wbtAsANHK-h7_8g-Zpae3FMmXoZSZT5q6yEdjd0Uw_hMa1_WXwQam2dkzVyAMyvXCgbcOibvWWtVeLAuEvWQO6zPbVVI4_Z4okXgaDQux9-klPGjFWi8p4U9b6zM14OeBYE22bgD0kVO9_jSt06nijDhtpu4gJu_A/s2910/567DB42D-6B8B-41E0-99F8-CC02A7014FC8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="2910" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nVM24kd7ubs6V44u321VYtKC8wbtAsANHK-h7_8g-Zpae3FMmXoZSZT5q6yEdjd0Uw_hMa1_WXwQam2dkzVyAMyvXCgbcOibvWWtVeLAuEvWQO6zPbVVI4_Z4okXgaDQux9-klPGjFWi8p4U9b6zM14OeBYE22bgD0kVO9_jSt06nijDhtpu4gJu_A/s320/567DB42D-6B8B-41E0-99F8-CC02A7014FC8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Older kids were smart & toured outside with magnificent views while we went inside. Mobbed due to Christmas holidays so we tried to jump the line to get out. Little did we know we were trapped and had to circle around again to get out. </td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF69a2DdffR8b7US4AgK78BSLyKmzn--WfS20yRdCioD7nRpn2lL4x-iC4huvm4yNApWgpu4Broi2UcgJWmLltC1aegRL-aqERjL8gKQD24lbDhn_Fi9z0dRDkcAh9sh2fg4RcY4iH8wCTgqrpCVPmiBHSjEqAwrOzQUYQSZJf81c9Bnp6JIb9h0Nbw/s1806/4A6029CB-AE94-4A38-9E31-6B8E3E0E6647.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1806" data-original-width="1732" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF69a2DdffR8b7US4AgK78BSLyKmzn--WfS20yRdCioD7nRpn2lL4x-iC4huvm4yNApWgpu4Broi2UcgJWmLltC1aegRL-aqERjL8gKQD24lbDhn_Fi9z0dRDkcAh9sh2fg4RcY4iH8wCTgqrpCVPmiBHSjEqAwrOzQUYQSZJf81c9Bnp6JIb9h0Nbw/s320/4A6029CB-AE94-4A38-9E31-6B8E3E0E6647.jpeg" width="307" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeP1L8RsdQZgcZHv1EkRfRlmf02xyRTQaOxjOM7uzELFnlUVVKJ7wQ4xybOn9ryZux_Qtd1oAo_sGoZrZ1XNsHDiBzvlI57L4a5aro77dHZDhcD4lc2n9WXaG8oM7cFNhU-SSyrbaP-6mG6KTk0JnkLIyh64vpx9i_Wj2z8zUw_wRqk3gbB4975whOQw/s2048/C59DFAE0-1E53-48A1-9F75-9DFF5E814EBF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeP1L8RsdQZgcZHv1EkRfRlmf02xyRTQaOxjOM7uzELFnlUVVKJ7wQ4xybOn9ryZux_Qtd1oAo_sGoZrZ1XNsHDiBzvlI57L4a5aro77dHZDhcD4lc2n9WXaG8oM7cFNhU-SSyrbaP-6mG6KTk0JnkLIyh64vpx9i_Wj2z8zUw_wRqk3gbB4975whOQw/s320/C59DFAE0-1E53-48A1-9F75-9DFF5E814EBF.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyGC2SGDgK7OyoB0uy4bk8GnstV3XjC370eFVBIjo8tbTOU8W5Pk4NoE3bOta_sAQoAn7rxB--lePLrI_FeaQl1h-KJhaVNCSgsZXYK3uUY_BO2bdRT2I6TshCEdUZupVWDFEtTXAIg-pV5Vgz5HGkukk2DkxTFAaWHYFZkxEo064DxDs48B0j88tVw/s2048/AA27B392-97F7-425B-A7B2-BF52BA859FD1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyGC2SGDgK7OyoB0uy4bk8GnstV3XjC370eFVBIjo8tbTOU8W5Pk4NoE3bOta_sAQoAn7rxB--lePLrI_FeaQl1h-KJhaVNCSgsZXYK3uUY_BO2bdRT2I6TshCEdUZupVWDFEtTXAIg-pV5Vgz5HGkukk2DkxTFAaWHYFZkxEo064DxDs48B0j88tVw/s320/AA27B392-97F7-425B-A7B2-BF52BA859FD1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of these castles are now abandoned and owned by the city hall. Looks like 2 castles (red & yellow) but it’s one with additions. <br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwn7uQG1HEQjazgLJ7TctVxMwFmgcJZHZDJI7AcEw4v__Gl4aXgaSjwKLb56FP_5KiF07PxH2g45oyuzsBKYdsJ-gFMdAqNPLxMExmkqQGL00jg7fjWTPBgc-F_JX5ipwaSrGzuk_w_ae9o_aGjoN9yBf3GsFT00rk6Mg4tNhIUoZ3d98Yj3GW_mKjfg/s4032/40BFBC7E-FEEB-4972-B5F5-4487D0D17BE1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwn7uQG1HEQjazgLJ7TctVxMwFmgcJZHZDJI7AcEw4v__Gl4aXgaSjwKLb56FP_5KiF07PxH2g45oyuzsBKYdsJ-gFMdAqNPLxMExmkqQGL00jg7fjWTPBgc-F_JX5ipwaSrGzuk_w_ae9o_aGjoN9yBf3GsFT00rk6Mg4tNhIUoZ3d98Yj3GW_mKjfg/s320/40BFBC7E-FEEB-4972-B5F5-4487D0D17BE1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last stop, western most place of Europe Coba Da Roca. Arrived just as it was getting dark</td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KP76H-gn4Ssze0mXXN3zRyT-W3pVmbkMhh3XFmnD0N-7-1x0D9KFGyWouY80TuaHjmGpNj3g65JYr4oMd73P_nKJ2nR6pUuZyHIUOv8Z-3TSJx0KuhTalG6o72KwycYY__qbwfYmpKidw6aL3NcQdzSLxGxzrn75V6pwts_LLRIweLECZQHQd8mGlA/s2048/E669F520-4A4C-4F1E-879D-C553A89E4A9C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KP76H-gn4Ssze0mXXN3zRyT-W3pVmbkMhh3XFmnD0N-7-1x0D9KFGyWouY80TuaHjmGpNj3g65JYr4oMd73P_nKJ2nR6pUuZyHIUOv8Z-3TSJx0KuhTalG6o72KwycYY__qbwfYmpKidw6aL3NcQdzSLxGxzrn75V6pwts_LLRIweLECZQHQd8mGlA/s320/E669F520-4A4C-4F1E-879D-C553A89E4A9C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnLQyH15C8KqnWjMiCsoR1mZKXhmeq5Jb5AMS-gC5x8TM5AW9XRBSlNyTcIkXff7cmZ8MeAhyg5ksGDybzvcYRcV8pF57ykFZC9GCw0TOx3qQqkGYWRDcL5ub3qKt9vkzXBj9koyvHRqX3m0KsgjdRCjpmogx77UB5JCCnlD558churdphB2-9cDD0w/s2048/B01788C3-0E11-4544-8599-97ED726173AA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnLQyH15C8KqnWjMiCsoR1mZKXhmeq5Jb5AMS-gC5x8TM5AW9XRBSlNyTcIkXff7cmZ8MeAhyg5ksGDybzvcYRcV8pF57ykFZC9GCw0TOx3qQqkGYWRDcL5ub3qKt9vkzXBj9koyvHRqX3m0KsgjdRCjpmogx77UB5JCCnlD558churdphB2-9cDD0w/s320/B01788C3-0E11-4544-8599-97ED726173AA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One last attempted jump next to the Atlantic. Sorry family, this is the best pix without embarrassing ourselves….really </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p></div></div>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-4328878495950737252022-12-21T05:46:00.000-05:002022-12-21T05:46:08.157-05:00Colmar France Christmas + Basel 12.22<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Colmar France is a winter wonderland full of dory book Christmas scenes. About. 3 hour train ride north of us just over the French border, near the German side of Switzerland. </span></div></span></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p></blockquote><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oRd3jaeawNlWl3SXHxW6tQe_dnZJEkNH32RCuQeQr2NbrpxfFJU6xl7gaaJX-5baO1Mpmcl139wTKVuu-pxSIAIDlMuPEwo16v4f2bOAQfBIJXK1oYR1y0rdpKDgm47AVjAYpL32QzyxP212QlbAcgJKcLTycK7x9C4H0iINZOPVEMuUg3WbT5ZkwA/s3099/FD5DF28A-6B5A-4ABE-B675-77199E5DF796.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1934" data-original-width="3099" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oRd3jaeawNlWl3SXHxW6tQe_dnZJEkNH32RCuQeQr2NbrpxfFJU6xl7gaaJX-5baO1Mpmcl139wTKVuu-pxSIAIDlMuPEwo16v4f2bOAQfBIJXK1oYR1y0rdpKDgm47AVjAYpL32QzyxP212QlbAcgJKcLTycK7x9C4H0iINZOPVEMuUg3WbT5ZkwA/s320/FD5DF28A-6B5A-4ABE-B675-77199E5DF796.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Train from Basel to Colmar cancelled on way there due to freezing tracks. Train returning also cancelled due to French rail workers strike + snow 😒</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpu760nIKThkGRgbsLbMKKnQVt2GDFlgtra-lAY-fD5dnnk6wzbX9h-Be9JA98hibvtVNdCUKqCq6BWfU1piMAxj0wb6QdkCaxb9Hfj_wLECTY58QgMsZeeyhGKUW2kzAub8WZDXRumK_O5ad2pQ16aHmf-SkAEPqBUX25ZCEG14HaILCnJseDO8-YA/s4032/0C2DB8AC-E34B-4D9C-97FD-B19ACBF790B0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMpu760nIKThkGRgbsLbMKKnQVt2GDFlgtra-lAY-fD5dnnk6wzbX9h-Be9JA98hibvtVNdCUKqCq6BWfU1piMAxj0wb6QdkCaxb9Hfj_wLECTY58QgMsZeeyhGKUW2kzAub8WZDXRumK_O5ad2pQ16aHmf-SkAEPqBUX25ZCEG14HaILCnJseDO8-YA/s320/0C2DB8AC-E34B-4D9C-97FD-B19ACBF790B0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47A4GbUCa55hj21D0mycZQZHeC8uRMgQVx7hCNZaVfqwoQCxT3pOF9YEBDzfM5SGdyXIn3H4CE3cg8hTt8sxSuffkD3nnTGL-EQjR2aL1A0bpO1qCFycGpCuzxgYATqFuzPHCVNBI3zae4yEir_2x2I79QYsh9eoGy89qKwyUe7rKXylTiszTGCwDjg/s4032/1EFCA0BD-1E42-4B70-81C7-E72CEDFC20A6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47A4GbUCa55hj21D0mycZQZHeC8uRMgQVx7hCNZaVfqwoQCxT3pOF9YEBDzfM5SGdyXIn3H4CE3cg8hTt8sxSuffkD3nnTGL-EQjR2aL1A0bpO1qCFycGpCuzxgYATqFuzPHCVNBI3zae4yEir_2x2I79QYsh9eoGy89qKwyUe7rKXylTiszTGCwDjg/s320/1EFCA0BD-1E42-4B70-81C7-E72CEDFC20A6.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZGAC7PE6ifnVqa1AgYdZmnr-ik8yO0d24ksifcXHlIqxXU6_HwM1-4Yxr1Si4bdQWv5cdPG988VCilqoZ9W2mMUHEXyws7F0knOH267zpuEWDyz5Wodlx5K2jV0VEvilirJZypRjiY5Hxxn2cXM-jQUC9JIVvKuSGbykdODGj45YbbNlAtanLGwGig/s4032/7A2C7B91-1367-47A6-80D0-73D0DC053A69.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZGAC7PE6ifnVqa1AgYdZmnr-ik8yO0d24ksifcXHlIqxXU6_HwM1-4Yxr1Si4bdQWv5cdPG988VCilqoZ9W2mMUHEXyws7F0knOH267zpuEWDyz5Wodlx5K2jV0VEvilirJZypRjiY5Hxxn2cXM-jQUC9JIVvKuSGbykdODGj45YbbNlAtanLGwGig/s320/7A2C7B91-1367-47A6-80D0-73D0DC053A69.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4q1YvuUzWaoSqBZ9rHdeOvDDc30CCbsQACh-_dCDB8E8Uhxy_fc-Hzb0ldY2hlzo67i_GN_1N516TUOLz8S-8UeeNWD511T9oYCHMevBXVVSoVDkwqIw7vXHCtMTKMyJBkdy0wVx5UCuJMa36itEeyBDc7iK3ViDMHcArUkk1x61OYf5H0RPat0cGQg/s3086/225F9CD4-9A11-47FE-B939-37AF4BEDB2F1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3086" data-original-width="2094" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4q1YvuUzWaoSqBZ9rHdeOvDDc30CCbsQACh-_dCDB8E8Uhxy_fc-Hzb0ldY2hlzo67i_GN_1N516TUOLz8S-8UeeNWD511T9oYCHMevBXVVSoVDkwqIw7vXHCtMTKMyJBkdy0wVx5UCuJMa36itEeyBDc7iK3ViDMHcArUkk1x61OYf5H0RPat0cGQg/s320/225F9CD4-9A11-47FE-B939-37AF4BEDB2F1.jpeg" width="217" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7sZQKvrSbSyK_xsq1sON4gNa8zoXMVURfMWG3LgPHDgiCXb8XXG95ag4rs_S5QC8uSTzCeHufkASS4SLF6gJWResYwxEN8ZSzFFDk5qODgV069HRmd9h4NjOlQEgV0gRVpAsLUjGcSjh_X7SemEtRTVP1E_wJbFDJv67jaCB_A69X61eqGs3E99Gqw/s3186/6744894C-1D62-4A1C-B62B-15850B467207.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2760" data-original-width="3186" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7sZQKvrSbSyK_xsq1sON4gNa8zoXMVURfMWG3LgPHDgiCXb8XXG95ag4rs_S5QC8uSTzCeHufkASS4SLF6gJWResYwxEN8ZSzFFDk5qODgV069HRmd9h4NjOlQEgV0gRVpAsLUjGcSjh_X7SemEtRTVP1E_wJbFDJv67jaCB_A69X61eqGs3E99Gqw/s320/6744894C-1D62-4A1C-B62B-15850B467207.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had a hat like this as a girl. Pom Poms and all</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKQT37IhycMZ6dFjuXv-oDmMLZ_H0U2FSmH36D1nR4zti8SDL4y4rvtaumdROXK3WiVClda0cZlOlqHKPhAO7LmmQHbDCOqkXV3BDy4Lb-7OfJb_3YsSmwfdHf5npvco-Lw-W2_FcsckfEbehWvlyRPf-v64VpXYYD6zFv1yYratfKOvMV_rVPR2bPg/s3595/BD1148D1-F994-4F0A-8686-E25EFD0C320B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2769" data-original-width="3595" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKQT37IhycMZ6dFjuXv-oDmMLZ_H0U2FSmH36D1nR4zti8SDL4y4rvtaumdROXK3WiVClda0cZlOlqHKPhAO7LmmQHbDCOqkXV3BDy4Lb-7OfJb_3YsSmwfdHf5npvco-Lw-W2_FcsckfEbehWvlyRPf-v64VpXYYD6zFv1yYratfKOvMV_rVPR2bPg/s320/BD1148D1-F994-4F0A-8686-E25EFD0C320B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_XI1i8Oxnfj8oA-yKRcloftofLtEVpzyrgpiGt85czWN8OaEm9_xySEAKHy8nfANFBXZJ2ZwRhEh6LGg2W-6BOgccDzvjf5LE9BBCuWzvwn8Dy2ARZ6ROC3lszkRSUggFPRwguc55VCyRh4LZtdeFVO96hwF-gDHq1CM3hUpEYHMifPaAgqOQ3L5qQ/s4032/E9F8E898-BDCF-40E4-98F8-43C8A0D47C93.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Sauerkraut not vinegary but very nice with spaetzli</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOT249rc04aPmxR6LrogDOqmlIYgKA3e689LclBm9K2lPh7Ek5vmMCbxB5yY8KaWI0QpWXbEkw05WZE3STJeln3Wp2Qq_mZayFi4Bu1Zjho7T8hv6oCqHGVMuo7PGrunaBQkWk2nGvid9r7-59fD9kqrtYIrFPq3qhepxbYtNGfk7xVjmPBit6W03M1g/s4032/364C742A-E35A-4528-9419-37153CBCAE99.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOT249rc04aPmxR6LrogDOqmlIYgKA3e689LclBm9K2lPh7Ek5vmMCbxB5yY8KaWI0QpWXbEkw05WZE3STJeln3Wp2Qq_mZayFi4Bu1Zjho7T8hv6oCqHGVMuo7PGrunaBQkWk2nGvid9r7-59fD9kqrtYIrFPq3qhepxbYtNGfk7xVjmPBit6W03M1g/s320/364C742A-E35A-4528-9419-37153CBCAE99.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First time I’ve seen hot White wine. Vin chaud blanc </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPgvUdWVUQJ0yitdDlIULfaYFDUIAzZwdngUQa-kVGgjexapT_BSamhPlD8-CGmzsFIansLLvMaHl6NjWyaeLVAsAZRsa2L4_r1NBbDSazfaYJC9dp6_z40pA3aIa5OgyEqqAGsCrUjaTwjeYS5ad8zY3lUr_Tfk-k1OU7Y0yOTvTzlA-Qis9zw-HZw/s4032/302130D2-9683-4E99-A358-1E0247FB0FB7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPgvUdWVUQJ0yitdDlIULfaYFDUIAzZwdngUQa-kVGgjexapT_BSamhPlD8-CGmzsFIansLLvMaHl6NjWyaeLVAsAZRsa2L4_r1NBbDSazfaYJC9dp6_z40pA3aIa5OgyEqqAGsCrUjaTwjeYS5ad8zY3lUr_Tfk-k1OU7Y0yOTvTzlA-Qis9zw-HZw/s320/302130D2-9683-4E99-A358-1E0247FB0FB7.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saw a man buy 5 tubs of this fresh soft cheese. So had to buy one too. Fresh cheese curds supposed to eat w sugar. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNegU3Q11dF9R8WJv-AcoG1h5akSq51Y-pae0qnw-wVWp02vdeKNl8p-Dh7KRgCN7k-GcE1CarhEQ_t0m9cEvQBl9c9353V7GixwOyTDkEEwFaZt8XoMSoYvPBvPK_8XEncyrRjtSmTWh_myGR-6K8bTzE5P_qqY0jt219Jdq7MHy0-Td0nnmP6Jfrw/s4032/15F76653-EACE-4FF0-9098-CCC37B882BE6.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNegU3Q11dF9R8WJv-AcoG1h5akSq51Y-pae0qnw-wVWp02vdeKNl8p-Dh7KRgCN7k-GcE1CarhEQ_t0m9cEvQBl9c9353V7GixwOyTDkEEwFaZt8XoMSoYvPBvPK_8XEncyrRjtSmTWh_myGR-6K8bTzE5P_qqY0jt219Jdq7MHy0-Td0nnmP6Jfrw/s320/15F76653-EACE-4FF0-9098-CCC37B882BE6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BEFORE--bought this at a butcher stand and since we had an apt w oven!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPoYv6Wwd16LRfUxUs-udfBT-FQTT-DUbk-8a7fup2z5Yj_0Pm32Mzet_d-TGKvOhP2tvKhDMPVv71TjIbplcKbQvgxeURzR1sMm7Y34lZ-9erxpJnYVyVS2_AVU3BLHda8kl0E5PfHYWExO-Y2TT_iX6l4nvaRl4Qm1MmEjbcu6Y8wyjyMWVR7Acdw/s4032/9085919F-3C13-4DD1-AA32-34127C3950A4.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPoYv6Wwd16LRfUxUs-udfBT-FQTT-DUbk-8a7fup2z5Yj_0Pm32Mzet_d-TGKvOhP2tvKhDMPVv71TjIbplcKbQvgxeURzR1sMm7Y34lZ-9erxpJnYVyVS2_AVU3BLHda8kl0E5PfHYWExO-Y2TT_iX6l4nvaRl4Qm1MmEjbcu6Y8wyjyMWVR7Acdw/s320/9085919F-3C13-4DD1-AA32-34127C3950A4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AFTER</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJQGVSFjdVlPCrBz77jSPP9oP_kFnGLxRDzSMfQW3tILoT2bko23rvWBPqClBbeg253XuZDXj0S0cOLepUx03DmxwDYEuP4m7jMtHT90LY1p51e4it7peUGvREUurHiSHnyEUmW29glatTderPKhlwU1eTEVdyNxJKvra3FpDF_BmQqkNWf1eovoENw/s4032/D5A60FCF-8753-47E3-83B2-7E1687C67716.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJQGVSFjdVlPCrBz77jSPP9oP_kFnGLxRDzSMfQW3tILoT2bko23rvWBPqClBbeg253XuZDXj0S0cOLepUx03DmxwDYEuP4m7jMtHT90LY1p51e4it7peUGvREUurHiSHnyEUmW29glatTderPKhlwU1eTEVdyNxJKvra3FpDF_BmQqkNWf1eovoENw/s320/D5A60FCF-8753-47E3-83B2-7E1687C67716.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Son said it was like "yuk beng" pie. 100% ground pork inside</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUI8Y_aIyVVt7iOgTCRXu9afQd2PugL77yS4i_yp0xbyKEHyOU5jioZR2BSp-uzY9cEvoK73WcYDV_msY-dg9Vda96ASpN7Gn8xZJ2OtR8rRG_bmvEv8dHYuUacACqLcSuQ1Q32CKfZOIh8wYiihmaF_Ta7K8bsNz0HovfZj-k8JDzSf4NuxRbjITDQ/s4032/DCE779C4-5E1F-4A5C-9FBA-1B17D11DAE44.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUI8Y_aIyVVt7iOgTCRXu9afQd2PugL77yS4i_yp0xbyKEHyOU5jioZR2BSp-uzY9cEvoK73WcYDV_msY-dg9Vda96ASpN7Gn8xZJ2OtR8rRG_bmvEv8dHYuUacACqLcSuQ1Q32CKfZOIh8wYiihmaF_Ta7K8bsNz0HovfZj-k8JDzSf4NuxRbjITDQ/s320/DCE779C4-5E1F-4A5C-9FBA-1B17D11DAE44.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next up, Basel! 2 1/2 hour walking tour in 24° weather. Christmas markets and scenery were just beautiful in this Pharma town I've heard so much about. Its the home of Bayer and Roche</span></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNv7AvhqhSS2vpkMUOywdCQ9RrEtYf47xANFSzjBMm5_1herD5RIGWU8aBwsy5DyqnzAZ5CMx2mn1pN_g9-H3dNWAgM3rhOVcvRkRFj-gvyZ_YYxdqdCHl3fpL3aLAj-JF5NgMTuCBsWiN5H4ouAULR20Wh4IsQH_KdgLQ2OGoyE_Nk_Cn4uzEn6iFQ/s4032/A5C16C4A-159D-43B0-BA00-E26DACBF8CD0.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNv7AvhqhSS2vpkMUOywdCQ9RrEtYf47xANFSzjBMm5_1herD5RIGWU8aBwsy5DyqnzAZ5CMx2mn1pN_g9-H3dNWAgM3rhOVcvRkRFj-gvyZ_YYxdqdCHl3fpL3aLAj-JF5NgMTuCBsWiN5H4ouAULR20Wh4IsQH_KdgLQ2OGoyE_Nk_Cn4uzEn6iFQ/s320/A5C16C4A-159D-43B0-BA00-E26DACBF8CD0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJlqiH39qae5Rcq_3OIUwEpeaQeMGrCUMzY8Mo_Fp0BFu0sKJibNQdy6L1hKtGbnbbPyb4T6tLQG4kLHVknlY1F3ytvxrkveB8hVFqTS7_vKLbnO8-PRue-rhPn28fpNPOOpnrIBBMMkJTfbyp_hAvPTmeUfFXleHN4FIKQ4a8Q9_g6Cl2YSZY_WyFA/s4032/11048E73-3A6D-4349-BC41-4132C87AEF55.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJlqiH39qae5Rcq_3OIUwEpeaQeMGrCUMzY8Mo_Fp0BFu0sKJibNQdy6L1hKtGbnbbPyb4T6tLQG4kLHVknlY1F3ytvxrkveB8hVFqTS7_vKLbnO8-PRue-rhPn28fpNPOOpnrIBBMMkJTfbyp_hAvPTmeUfFXleHN4FIKQ4a8Q9_g6Cl2YSZY_WyFA/s320/11048E73-3A6D-4349-BC41-4132C87AEF55.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1vaI6HOrTSpmWUy_bGVkxQa9BwnEeauf4CZgR4d4ZlK3LhIA32lPkNN4abpuHjMz6UxXrAhQaNR-RtDIKj3GYjVV2bZsjKc76Fd6VHv4gHt8XDvlVdwD8sBId9y1iukEFdCA-Aye1kVGyBYRqrAaQdIF0nAM15vrePhTAuSk6TDQ6JdBwzXWO9S5SQ/s4032/BD36839E-E352-43C9-9212-328B8939EA6C.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1vaI6HOrTSpmWUy_bGVkxQa9BwnEeauf4CZgR4d4ZlK3LhIA32lPkNN4abpuHjMz6UxXrAhQaNR-RtDIKj3GYjVV2bZsjKc76Fd6VHv4gHt8XDvlVdwD8sBId9y1iukEFdCA-Aye1kVGyBYRqrAaQdIF0nAM15vrePhTAuSk6TDQ6JdBwzXWO9S5SQ/s320/BD36839E-E352-43C9-9212-328B8939EA6C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_C-Nw_eAdB7skGOENkqBq9k63Xpr5DK1F6Lt6th8zdWorfIIFk099NCf6OGCQm-YGi37fFJIhV7Qlpm0W8N-pLmgkSUPYJ6lDGr3Qm-MDEInWTUHYh6YUy7Uqx9w_qV1pZy1NWjM24DP4Tl64XdQfpOmKhbqbikK59tIKwftD72mByOeg8LdKoN5BLg/s3696/5AB80A65-36E4-4691-B5FE-F3D9F1D836C3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3696" data-original-width="2111" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_C-Nw_eAdB7skGOENkqBq9k63Xpr5DK1F6Lt6th8zdWorfIIFk099NCf6OGCQm-YGi37fFJIhV7Qlpm0W8N-pLmgkSUPYJ6lDGr3Qm-MDEInWTUHYh6YUy7Uqx9w_qV1pZy1NWjM24DP4Tl64XdQfpOmKhbqbikK59tIKwftD72mByOeg8LdKoN5BLg/s320/5AB80A65-36E4-4691-B5FE-F3D9F1D836C3.jpeg" width="183" /></a><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3apgy0Z_yu5TRibsnPv2YTtYKXVvgvN9LvUcXMiUFv_rLkZEXIZI1LvuR9MYTNZc29_xdx2CsgyWt8MzrhbBqoj4PFftUumrj6yqMEN3Sx6mc8yJqN3-Q5khj0t5WmXpNdC9yqM326m_gmxn6SHVJdReV7JfMYzYU_Mf7pODy024CGiDasaajsKIfg/s4032/5D91E60C-1F43-4F3F-8B31-36040B885BD5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3apgy0Z_yu5TRibsnPv2YTtYKXVvgvN9LvUcXMiUFv_rLkZEXIZI1LvuR9MYTNZc29_xdx2CsgyWt8MzrhbBqoj4PFftUumrj6yqMEN3Sx6mc8yJqN3-Q5khj0t5WmXpNdC9yqM326m_gmxn6SHVJdReV7JfMYzYU_Mf7pODy024CGiDasaajsKIfg/s320/5D91E60C-1F43-4F3F-8B31-36040B885BD5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><br /><p></p><p>Biggest surprise! We went for Wiener schnitzel and got a show too! Stadt Keller restaurant: <a href="https://www.stadtkeller-basel.ch/">Schnitzel recommended by a friend</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_Tvu_kRwDYtsKVpdQYvOVFpzf3_hWhyfjohj1341ngBf1i1akm0yOV5j74LBEuHNi1gBa0zRB5-GHNBiFCTCY30uA5qJBUulkJbOqf1Us88hcu9MnOXF49xUMVEESk44lLqBiA0NKyS5_Gub-qdU1wSscSd0hnGsfL4FB_sXtW4TGXKw8wQuROC15Q/s4032/DF802607-B9AA-4602-9710-251151257F66.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_Tvu_kRwDYtsKVpdQYvOVFpzf3_hWhyfjohj1341ngBf1i1akm0yOV5j74LBEuHNi1gBa0zRB5-GHNBiFCTCY30uA5qJBUulkJbOqf1Us88hcu9MnOXF49xUMVEESk44lLqBiA0NKyS5_Gub-qdU1wSscSd0hnGsfL4FB_sXtW4TGXKw8wQuROC15Q/s320/DF802607-B9AA-4602-9710-251151257F66.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gsVqXLCBjh4" width="320" youtube-src-id="gsVqXLCBjh4"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A31wKKrPv7Y" width="320" youtube-src-id="A31wKKrPv7Y"></iframe></div><br /><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/oqJ9wRkfFrk?feature=share"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/oqJ9wRkfFrk?feature=share"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oqJ9wRkfFrk" width="320" youtube-src-id="oqJ9wRkfFrk"></iframe></a></div><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/oqJ9wRkfFrk?feature=share"><br />Click here if the links don't work: Adorable restaurant touch!</a><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOFcwzrfHPIisM6hx21tB0HcWiRc3iLSxEMYkvc352h66apZwU7wwYyhYzn-3gUh_5Z-jp-C4RZmcSpVB4H0YelLR36LQV8yod77sBmksDiyk_foemHBFlJTL8FvuEss1UMubbSR3ZcJy9DnY4O6zaOQI5iBbUPPXpCgZAQC5RrVWTHVeK_-YrL589xg/s4032/3D1C87F3-66B1-45FD-8D59-9A0C66E09C83.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOFcwzrfHPIisM6hx21tB0HcWiRc3iLSxEMYkvc352h66apZwU7wwYyhYzn-3gUh_5Z-jp-C4RZmcSpVB4H0YelLR36LQV8yod77sBmksDiyk_foemHBFlJTL8FvuEss1UMubbSR3ZcJy9DnY4O6zaOQI5iBbUPPXpCgZAQC5RrVWTHVeK_-YrL589xg/s320/3D1C87F3-66B1-45FD-8D59-9A0C66E09C83.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwmituSBGw5_vDKrFgK1GYuQk0Y4505jNFJI2L9pnZdL09zsNIYYJt6OzXgOXlZFMIchjuYIscA6JAa3UkhT2qKdhmKwwG0jc5C3SdGxT9qn0ytEJm1dwOuag_Ra4cJ1i37hbGmsvCSvFSfVBA6PPcFSlTCcriCm1PInf1eRtLK_9Mliso3tB50ku9Q/s4032/17A30CB6-A048-495B-96D2-245ED14D3DB3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwmituSBGw5_vDKrFgK1GYuQk0Y4505jNFJI2L9pnZdL09zsNIYYJt6OzXgOXlZFMIchjuYIscA6JAa3UkhT2qKdhmKwwG0jc5C3SdGxT9qn0ytEJm1dwOuag_Ra4cJ1i37hbGmsvCSvFSfVBA6PPcFSlTCcriCm1PInf1eRtLK_9Mliso3tB50ku9Q/s320/17A30CB6-A048-495B-96D2-245ED14D3DB3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chagall at the Kuntzmuseum--glad we went</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AR4XI7LXMi2CkhIn6gCSvQS-Edu68phb1wTJ9OPSLBLTnH7_XMAhRTU4bq8hXa_ZbRLhJoLoVL8LCfVDvwW6y2B18pqZ0iYEZG6N0S7BTAV1Sir2w8DcPgD3nFSJmqFA72_SlHXqWQxUc3zAFIMXatiyFCbtGu-5TueHMto2L-Y28Zlppq6GyDvtfw/s4032/B9CB5E94-33A6-4743-B53D-1D6A6FD555AD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0AR4XI7LXMi2CkhIn6gCSvQS-Edu68phb1wTJ9OPSLBLTnH7_XMAhRTU4bq8hXa_ZbRLhJoLoVL8LCfVDvwW6y2B18pqZ0iYEZG6N0S7BTAV1Sir2w8DcPgD3nFSJmqFA72_SlHXqWQxUc3zAFIMXatiyFCbtGu-5TueHMto2L-Y28Zlppq6GyDvtfw/s320/B9CB5E94-33A6-4743-B53D-1D6A6FD555AD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-49488489860052502312022-11-23T14:53:00.002-05:002022-11-23T14:53:44.672-05:00Rochers-de-Naye November 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It would have been nice to hike around these narrow trails right in the mountains but the clouds weren't my friend this day. Running back and forth from one side of the mountain to the other as the clouds blew in & out made me laugh. Hubby never wants to go with me & I've learned to love the solitude and serenity of the lake air & wisps of the clouds.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhiMNo6I8vwAmQ6I2a0IVu7YHAumuHq0RGNi29jhWhheDcK-JiHljSm8p3J5otNzgWC3DuRCq-lBLcp83ZaIfYaM9jidqaHhu2T0f30MpnvNdoXoFluTYyzy_sO3iBz6Jfw2RavyxGCQHrsrv13vVV0tGtKjNdrzVH694zgguFTBzAqf-7BHpnlNYOw/s2048/45C6706D-1A4F-48C2-8D4E-6C40A9500944.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhiMNo6I8vwAmQ6I2a0IVu7YHAumuHq0RGNi29jhWhheDcK-JiHljSm8p3J5otNzgWC3DuRCq-lBLcp83ZaIfYaM9jidqaHhu2T0f30MpnvNdoXoFluTYyzy_sO3iBz6Jfw2RavyxGCQHrsrv13vVV0tGtKjNdrzVH694zgguFTBzAqf-7BHpnlNYOw/s320/45C6706D-1A4F-48C2-8D4E-6C40A9500944.jpeg" width="320" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Started as a beautiful day going up the Mountain</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrByfA44DEYg4seFivDcie0XH6UyyiGLx3dRGcSjkiHy8yxmFJGpGRzcL39p57gH0sgeAYqfLr_LJQtgqvvAKm0FnzeIlBxWL8bhDtRpGCtmrwXAZI1KE6YfJrRydygXGKJo11e_O7o6lm4ZJKBW3sKA6FfnnU9rVjvmuUG-TfkBGBrHLmGS4ERxEAQA/s2048/61876AA9-87F1-405F-93D9-D7A244AD129A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrByfA44DEYg4seFivDcie0XH6UyyiGLx3dRGcSjkiHy8yxmFJGpGRzcL39p57gH0sgeAYqfLr_LJQtgqvvAKm0FnzeIlBxWL8bhDtRpGCtmrwXAZI1KE6YfJrRydygXGKJo11e_O7o6lm4ZJKBW3sKA6FfnnU9rVjvmuUG-TfkBGBrHLmGS4ERxEAQA/s320/61876AA9-87F1-405F-93D9-D7A244AD129A.jpeg" width="320" /></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Lake Geneva never disappoints <br /></span><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lqBApxd0X3nz-IGC9vYU-OEMDgEEcCxlPb5HpEokAuuIev5V_FwUWNv-pOo8OpvqF0vRt2AnqU5IN24NEDSN68OFELh4Qyh8xV4EqHC3PkVW5CtCGwILkxnuGvctCvwTRff32TpvB1vg_FSyliYqDv0mX-ZgYMPl384TVxXp8DxVGXpRQ9XylTrk2w/s2048/66C314B1-7CC8-4029-A899-3C4075ED7DE8.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lqBApxd0X3nz-IGC9vYU-OEMDgEEcCxlPb5HpEokAuuIev5V_FwUWNv-pOo8OpvqF0vRt2AnqU5IN24NEDSN68OFELh4Qyh8xV4EqHC3PkVW5CtCGwILkxnuGvctCvwTRff32TpvB1vg_FSyliYqDv0mX-ZgYMPl384TVxXp8DxVGXpRQ9XylTrk2w/s320/66C314B1-7CC8-4029-A899-3C4075ED7DE8.jpeg" width="320" /></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">As soon as I got to the top the clouds rolled in 😡<br /></span><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAgPcFSLbPY2qtaeISAsISA3HLp36mmMDexlNxjwxDudXjILadD029QVFAV8zbuH1suSXGpgd9deloylO0-wr_va4suJoH8Sr0HdhSedhkxUqSayLcGBfjrw4HlC6BHjjDxVjBS_L3zMGjoXXU98hEcf1LP9E-zgkoe6DbRHSEpkU_-cOaP_PAx35IQ/s2048/54F79E44-5009-4413-BB24-B11CE406D80D.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAgPcFSLbPY2qtaeISAsISA3HLp36mmMDexlNxjwxDudXjILadD029QVFAV8zbuH1suSXGpgd9deloylO0-wr_va4suJoH8Sr0HdhSedhkxUqSayLcGBfjrw4HlC6BHjjDxVjBS_L3zMGjoXXU98hEcf1LP9E-zgkoe6DbRHSEpkU_-cOaP_PAx35IQ/s320/54F79E44-5009-4413-BB24-B11CE406D80D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Above the clouds again!</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_3ZvyD_IDUpkBOQfbg1FuWk5n41WkFt3YGlIG0cSNxdAdiS6OtzUlRyfRu7B3y8pGTjM2nrK7OqG02nIRx-_nND3ZH0pe7lgFgqWi-t82vI21v_dnRj3GgqGNi7gr31LV4Y5dGwmkIY6tYPZJE9k99posg65ZQnAnRoZ-k9jTDgGjhYgzB2x1Ui0Rw/s2048/421CDF6C-CFE0-4A06-92EE-9C70BDE33B4F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_3ZvyD_IDUpkBOQfbg1FuWk5n41WkFt3YGlIG0cSNxdAdiS6OtzUlRyfRu7B3y8pGTjM2nrK7OqG02nIRx-_nND3ZH0pe7lgFgqWi-t82vI21v_dnRj3GgqGNi7gr31LV4Y5dGwmkIY6tYPZJE9k99posg65ZQnAnRoZ-k9jTDgGjhYgzB2x1Ui0Rw/s320/421CDF6C-CFE0-4A06-92EE-9C70BDE33B4F.jpeg" width="240" /></span></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Didn’t dare hike down by myself in these dark clouds though I saw people here and there hiking!</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbui04st4V0ZFs-jLRTp3-zdcvj3miphEqVDtOTlovgRAMIqB3HYmzRtcUCMKY_EC2uCu0f0C8G6VkRjoKIPzRttoSTzM88XCcKsRtUEqsvAA6G6z2Jef-V62VvyQLzxFcIFlSQIDiRh1NMUnq72QR07-O6zPPSucTjWVgPryJZB_t09MAzVrWjiyWng/s2048/75552D7B-DB9D-44C8-9DA5-A21FEEB8D297.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbui04st4V0ZFs-jLRTp3-zdcvj3miphEqVDtOTlovgRAMIqB3HYmzRtcUCMKY_EC2uCu0f0C8G6VkRjoKIPzRttoSTzM88XCcKsRtUEqsvAA6G6z2Jef-V62VvyQLzxFcIFlSQIDiRh1NMUnq72QR07-O6zPPSucTjWVgPryJZB_t09MAzVrWjiyWng/s320/75552D7B-DB9D-44C8-9DA5-A21FEEB8D297.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyH4Yu-2zeqoLHsoRpLzuEg5nkem6m94f9KEzYbljB8sXb_r2SAQROshgCh-lJnUp4NdxmttMQB_85ILkU8mvggC-yYsLIdMZxfiOa7lGPs9Phu2ujfaBVAP_NPAWWJnlBmiW8QCowty8B0El-19okdg90UP-keN37dl26YVfN31gvqR3C3Wx0NJY7A/s2048/FFF37566-F0FF-4C34-98A4-C967BE64C29F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyH4Yu-2zeqoLHsoRpLzuEg5nkem6m94f9KEzYbljB8sXb_r2SAQROshgCh-lJnUp4NdxmttMQB_85ILkU8mvggC-yYsLIdMZxfiOa7lGPs9Phu2ujfaBVAP_NPAWWJnlBmiW8QCowty8B0El-19okdg90UP-keN37dl26YVfN31gvqR3C3Wx0NJY7A/s320/FFF37566-F0FF-4C34-98A4-C967BE64C29F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <div>Had always heard about this mountain-top up from Montreux. Most fun part is riding the little old train up the steep mountain & oohing and aahhing as the views get better and better. You can visit Santa Claus in December!<p></p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p></div>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-1874811244097491702022-10-22T08:29:00.001-04:002022-10-22T08:29:59.535-04:00Lake Oeschinen, Kandersteg. October 2022<p>Always wanted to go to this beautiful blue blue aqua lake to see the reflections. It was horrible weather we went anyway. 20 minute walk to lake after a 5 minute gondola ride up. </p><p>Click here if you can’t access the video: <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=f3mKsnkeamQ&feature=share">https://youtube.com/watch?v=f3mKsnkeamQ&feature=share</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f3mKsnkeamQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="f3mKsnkeamQ"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The video says it all. It rained so much we decided to leave for home early. Another Swiss memory</div><br /><p><br /></p>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-48830196484058212752022-10-02T08:48:00.000-04:002022-10-02T08:48:47.726-04:00Andermatt, Switzerland 9/2022<p>I was so excited to go to Andermatt. I heard the scenery between Andermatt and Oberalppass was beautiful. The train ride from Zermat to Andermatt is just over three hours.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2gyuZY-u644" width="320" youtube-src-id="2gyuZY-u644"></iframe></div><br /><p>If you cannot play the video please click here: <a href="https://youtu.be/q5M29Wn9mO8">Silly Hubby on the Train</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q5M29Wn9mO8" width="320" youtube-src-id="q5M29Wn9mO8"></iframe></div><p>If you cannot play the video please click here: <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=q5M29Wn9mO8&feature=share">Beautiful train ride through the clouds</a><br /></p><br /> As soon as we arrived we ran to the hotel, checked in, threw our suitcases down and ran right back to the train station for the 20 minute ride to Oberalppass . From over pass, there is a 20 minute gondola (🚠 ) up to the top. Only problem was it was 230 by the time we got up to the top we would have to turn right around since the last cable card down was at 4 PM. Bummer. Let’s try again tomorrow.<p></p><p>As we walked out of the train station I realized we had activated a one day train pass. Honey, why don’t we just hop on the train to Disentis which we were going to do tomorrow. A one hour ride, it would save us 20 Francs round-trip the next day. So that is what we did.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8KUTM3IOZLc" width="320" youtube-src-id="8KUTM3IOZLc"></iframe></div><br /> If you cannot play the video please click here: <a href="https://youtu.be/8KUTM3IOZLc">Oberallpass to Disentis</a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgerLvwRjCw08YPp81T2-_PS--4Kjx0UJnCdqcLyYIaUiUUtvSlegeSElbOpHBcvI8EbtFVrt65rccinc9dzgasJihniVy4c4u3_rCvNmqpxSDXNLEkUJRbOsEb55fkMk-RT8wl2nQERogKz7lW7B-k9TQ3J_keME4GEeeHi1WL09WrOw4H9HfVpRUA/s2048/43F8C370-2BCE-4DD4-8D23-090F2AEC80B1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgerLvwRjCw08YPp81T2-_PS--4Kjx0UJnCdqcLyYIaUiUUtvSlegeSElbOpHBcvI8EbtFVrt65rccinc9dzgasJihniVy4c4u3_rCvNmqpxSDXNLEkUJRbOsEb55fkMk-RT8wl2nQERogKz7lW7B-k9TQ3J_keME4GEeeHi1WL09WrOw4H9HfVpRUA/s320/43F8C370-2BCE-4DD4-8D23-090F2AEC80B1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Beautiful church which hubby refused to go into so I quickly took a tour by myself. We were in and out of the Disentis in 30 minutes.</p><p>DIINER: Mushroom fondue! Just about as good as the one in Morges. This was the best meal we had on the trip.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAz0kd6Lk7-VdOjOm2AVtqHbmYiVAC8HSH4k1O1MRKrhM2dPsksPll2-CaSODHhoDwzpmzCjksgNpMeI1BOaU788RVFhib2FKtAM6zlIdMcaqogfh2KgtTXBJacLUmYtN0UEtrZANykgo7mJRjb5vav9WfG18-_zbRSiw1tcF0dknejhuaHtkwb2ZsIA/s4032/A3286D32-8A01-4C10-AE88-F403CD653597.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAz0kd6Lk7-VdOjOm2AVtqHbmYiVAC8HSH4k1O1MRKrhM2dPsksPll2-CaSODHhoDwzpmzCjksgNpMeI1BOaU788RVFhib2FKtAM6zlIdMcaqogfh2KgtTXBJacLUmYtN0UEtrZANykgo7mJRjb5vav9WfG18-_zbRSiw1tcF0dknejhuaHtkwb2ZsIA/s320/A3286D32-8A01-4C10-AE88-F403CD653597.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Restaurant Ochsen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>I usually travel with a small tube of lotion (or one of the million samples I have gathered over time). This time I had none and the soap was drying out my hands like crazy. Hubby has been known to travel with a huge tub of Eucerin as well, but this time did not bring. Here is a tip. If you go to a nice restaurant or hotel, pump as much lotion into a little sanitary bag as possible. I was able to swipe 30 pumps of beautiful lavender lotion at the steak restaurant in Zermatt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dtivLsdPBQ4" width="320" youtube-src-id="dtivLsdPBQ4"></iframe></div><br /><p>If you cannot play the video please click here: <a href="https://youtu.be/dtivLsdPBQ4">Devil’s Bridge </a><br /></p><p>We struggled with the weather and were indecisive on what to do. You can take the gondola up to the top after a 20 minute train ride to Oberalppass to get to Schneehuenerstock . Or you could take the cable car up to Gutsch which left directly from the train station near us. Hubby saw that there is a one star Michelin restaurant up in Gutsch and the fondue waiter suggested we go to Gutsch then walk to Schneehuenerstock which would be a 45 minute walk. For me that means an hour and a half. Given the rain, and snow on top, there was no way I was going to do that. To my surprise, hubby who hates to walk wanted to do that! So we had a plan. During breakfast we realized the next train was soon so we dashed to the train station to buy tickets. The agent showed us the WebCam and said forget it, do not go. Look, you cannot see anything. Plus the Michelin restaurant was closed. </p><p>She said the short walk to the Devils Bridge (Schollenen Gorge) was only 10 minutes from there so we headed out to see that. One of the famous sites in Andermatt. Headed out in the pouring rain, then drizzle, and then luckily it stopped. What an adventure. This is supposedly where the Swiss defeated the Russians. There is also folklore that the people of URI tricked the devil into building a bridge for them. It’s a wonderful tale and it was a little scary walking through the waterfall and then up and down and through a tunnel over the bridge for a little tour. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM1EQXDPlmnSXqURsi_q-hMnEpVK2oNZ62CspewJOhFndrjiqEcn3vgsn2jZYvQ2ofdHPJE9T90KRrXuD1EblWZLZqQqcQI2dIytTgJnsAgCAHWNlipQekp7hKMkV_9xvXQIkqnsz_ERpe4O-L--ivGnjF-4r2RGZ9Pu1N0-5jPlB8hmWyatdvM_cZQ/s4032/C17066EA-3D6D-470D-8EC8-069BB5032779.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM1EQXDPlmnSXqURsi_q-hMnEpVK2oNZ62CspewJOhFndrjiqEcn3vgsn2jZYvQ2ofdHPJE9T90KRrXuD1EblWZLZqQqcQI2dIytTgJnsAgCAHWNlipQekp7hKMkV_9xvXQIkqnsz_ERpe4O-L--ivGnjF-4r2RGZ9Pu1N0-5jPlB8hmWyatdvM_cZQ/s320/C17066EA-3D6D-470D-8EC8-069BB5032779.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; 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Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-19951935688962432192022-09-28T06:19:00.003-04:002022-09-28T14:35:44.427-04:00We Saw It, We Saw It: The Matterhorn, Zermatt <p>I tracked the weather for a week before our Zermatt trip. At every turn, research said only go on sunny days. Clear skies required. Oh how annoyed I was to see rain the whole week, yes the whole week.</p><p>On the first day we took the cogwheel train up to the top, Gornegrat. We saw the Matterhorn for all of 10 seconds as the train went up up up the hill, and the Matterhorn was half covered with clouds. Up on the top it was beautiful, just breathtaking. Snowy huge mountains. It began to snow lightly and it was a dreamy gray winter wonderland with crisp cold Swiss Alps air.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPVI3DClFfDtuG648vQAIut0Oy5mx3iX5FXL_l0h3qf4zliDm2oLWzcvmFF75tgnPwk7j3jmkciJNjdlzSZtffQXgdTHQmizcywbigLdM7275vdXe8uhVxU0ljQdXBjfrHLgR2At6d6a1IRaNNKYfwMsBW8vS7JQLxZj9unN_IrLEjvizulxNjkjFdA/s4032/6EB82475-ABB0-4536-B274-879EFADE23B2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPVI3DClFfDtuG648vQAIut0Oy5mx3iX5FXL_l0h3qf4zliDm2oLWzcvmFF75tgnPwk7j3jmkciJNjdlzSZtffQXgdTHQmizcywbigLdM7275vdXe8uhVxU0ljQdXBjfrHLgR2At6d6a1IRaNNKYfwMsBW8vS7JQLxZj9unN_IrLEjvizulxNjkjFdA/s320/6EB82475-ABB0-4536-B274-879EFADE23B2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzhblTuLuo8HdN9pnduJEIze6QZhWVDr521t4kTAuv06wiHGyzOGj8OxBSszDHd6m5-q9cvlQnNo_0umznyjDw1FNtS0Mg8AhhrWhuC_w8wJjFm4ODn3E_Y-rVqzpik0QEK1i-uObEgF4-Az-vtdNl1Ox6aMkSKPxtswKO-a1wh_i84ndlrx962LIhQ/s4032/68C049D2-71A4-44C2-A224-1178874FA8EA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzhblTuLuo8HdN9pnduJEIze6QZhWVDr521t4kTAuv06wiHGyzOGj8OxBSszDHd6m5-q9cvlQnNo_0umznyjDw1FNtS0Mg8AhhrWhuC_w8wJjFm4ODn3E_Y-rVqzpik0QEK1i-uObEgF4-Az-vtdNl1Ox6aMkSKPxtswKO-a1wh_i84ndlrx962LIhQ/s320/68C049D2-71A4-44C2-A224-1178874FA8EA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwiA9_LPhytH5thkg9SI74D69Hg13UVW_x-Va-Yl4GDJSOLEP1eNTFN95tD2TiSq7C0RFLxSQp5Gkq-12z_2iyEN5BB81Wb3b_ZN1heqOFBR8DT9QcWZpB3OEGryatjW_0hloiMZX1zcvzA-ferAFBqi8Y04-emUKxzjyTu59lsahqkchVOGWXNOLyLw/s4032/DB0D3F58-91B8-4D9A-9785-408E973FE831.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwiA9_LPhytH5thkg9SI74D69Hg13UVW_x-Va-Yl4GDJSOLEP1eNTFN95tD2TiSq7C0RFLxSQp5Gkq-12z_2iyEN5BB81Wb3b_ZN1heqOFBR8DT9QcWZpB3OEGryatjW_0hloiMZX1zcvzA-ferAFBqi8Y04-emUKxzjyTu59lsahqkchVOGWXNOLyLw/s320/DB0D3F58-91B8-4D9A-9785-408E973FE831.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love being above the clouds</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNRNtyUqQX3rLuvKXdndYob-lytZNciCg9YnFojb67MtRyVFzSTPk76Oo3UqPcGmGBqmKztm8R-tX9i_XZ8pAUcpbBlvxag0xYgp4wrgy6DhvSkMrWa91xvNy9RVTQBMYx0NKA2P1DDJUBMUJrn0M1xr0mKqDiNNZ9upToBa0e4Mi7CPSjVfe1Jyf_w/s4032/E63A761E-6420-4241-B625-A9560B6916D9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNRNtyUqQX3rLuvKXdndYob-lytZNciCg9YnFojb67MtRyVFzSTPk76Oo3UqPcGmGBqmKztm8R-tX9i_XZ8pAUcpbBlvxag0xYgp4wrgy6DhvSkMrWa91xvNy9RVTQBMYx0NKA2P1DDJUBMUJrn0M1xr0mKqDiNNZ9upToBa0e4Mi7CPSjVfe1Jyf_w/s320/E63A761E-6420-4241-B625-A9560B6916D9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>The next day, weather said partly cloudy between noon and three. As soon as we took the 4 1/2 a minute funicular ride up to Sunnegga, there it was! In all its glory. Oh how beautiful.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSQyy-s_xsDxs9J0SezbFftZG0b5S2K_CdOLtlmmiZ9ETvMr2zLZ-sBzx4feDdo4FuTPBLejAU2r4kivzE6mHMRchQR8rZDz7ENn6OA0WsnMMIQsoTZROQof9SGc7xSWtLltOfz4-vX35fE8y_cZZwAy6bQ1hgVwrK65UEdPilwOPV3WGfLYIqajPcA/s2008/920F7AC4-EDFC-49EB-B769-561DA01E8F36.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="1470" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSQyy-s_xsDxs9J0SezbFftZG0b5S2K_CdOLtlmmiZ9ETvMr2zLZ-sBzx4feDdo4FuTPBLejAU2r4kivzE6mHMRchQR8rZDz7ENn6OA0WsnMMIQsoTZROQof9SGc7xSWtLltOfz4-vX35fE8y_cZZwAy6bQ1hgVwrK65UEdPilwOPV3WGfLYIqajPcA/s320/920F7AC4-EDFC-49EB-B769-561DA01E8F36.jpeg" width="234" /></a></p><p>Since it is off-season, we had a gondola to the top-Rothorn all to ourselves. How majestic how beautiful, the whole day I could not stop staring at it.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Twl3ePgMG4JggoeY_q-XSG3vl2XC7kY0S8pkpoDI0WaygpdiID2yNdYHMRUPm2vPosPaA1QR6oJDD4RireWaqG1CoeEzFruAoTrgkfH_GN1QT4szuYrNvHLwcv5-v5ij-053Sy4uFvC0tSP_zQxrEthWebx-36DwVlDr7t2BF68D6N1zSGxwvZQgxg/s4032/2C920B16-97FA-48C0-8BF7-676FC00EEF4A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Twl3ePgMG4JggoeY_q-XSG3vl2XC7kY0S8pkpoDI0WaygpdiID2yNdYHMRUPm2vPosPaA1QR6oJDD4RireWaqG1CoeEzFruAoTrgkfH_GN1QT4szuYrNvHLwcv5-v5ij-053Sy4uFvC0tSP_zQxrEthWebx-36DwVlDr7t2BF68D6N1zSGxwvZQgxg/s320/2C920B16-97FA-48C0-8BF7-676FC00EEF4A.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Took the gondola back down one stop to Blauherd. Hubby does not like to walk so he decided to go back to the hotel while I explored the five lakes hike. I started along the path and decided to turn around because it was too narrow and I was scared. I walked along the bike route which was much wider and much nicer. I stopped so many times for photographs and to admire the view it took me double the time it should have. It would have been nice to have company with my hubby, but something about the solitude and serenity of the majestic Swiss Alps gave me peace & happiness. It’s an “I’m glad I’m alive” moment. Lucky to be here, lucky to have two eyes, two legs and to soak in all the beauty.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOPVDJpqBIcbsEAL_C3XDYaTrj3D72Y78-MBIOsQle0Eg9Xrf5l12FKJEqaYua6Oh1TxkXzEsXdsxO766Rw_hXfeVDpTwzxeLht_cVRJEazs7-bhWi3jBk1sQr_9_imZzNk9J9c0VPEUwo0J52hGG--h7xWy1I6CykldfOE4mWV5HPU7aBjuhh5PbZg/s4032/21C4BD65-334F-4F4D-9A0D-20047CAA6CCE.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOPVDJpqBIcbsEAL_C3XDYaTrj3D72Y78-MBIOsQle0Eg9Xrf5l12FKJEqaYua6Oh1TxkXzEsXdsxO766Rw_hXfeVDpTwzxeLht_cVRJEazs7-bhWi3jBk1sQr_9_imZzNk9J9c0VPEUwo0J52hGG--h7xWy1I6CykldfOE4mWV5HPU7aBjuhh5PbZg/s320/21C4BD65-334F-4F4D-9A0D-20047CAA6CCE.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Popular to walk to lakes to see the reflections </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-54409873854247790732022-08-22T04:08:00.002-04:002022-08-22T04:08:27.547-04:00Golden Pass Belle Epoch: Montreaux to Zweissman<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLxNmkSv5ye0nXjNPVADT17thouAGaEYPc72xICazNuR6QUZWe9EDO-YNGMLfF6CODDpfBFkNH0fb0KFZzfgolX3JapHPj3ZeQVt1k6o_9z1HmJrL8hpc3cy1JEKuLLKkmjLfi8ILLRdL-P2xmJEhoTCBm_xZDxdU5NHaRGanYH37BgHdEw1vnYcWIQ/s1600/c3a9d6b8-a6cf-4136-81c0-c7b5c5c58094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLxNmkSv5ye0nXjNPVADT17thouAGaEYPc72xICazNuR6QUZWe9EDO-YNGMLfF6CODDpfBFkNH0fb0KFZzfgolX3JapHPj3ZeQVt1k6o_9z1HmJrL8hpc3cy1JEKuLLKkmjLfi8ILLRdL-P2xmJEhoTCBm_xZDxdU5NHaRGanYH37BgHdEw1vnYcWIQ/s320/c3a9d6b8-a6cf-4136-81c0-c7b5c5c58094.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>Co-worker leaving Switzerland so we decided to take 1 of the special Golden Pass trains. From Montreux, this was the closest & least amount of time (others are 9+ hours). Upgraded to 1st class on the Golden Pass, special Belle Epoch antique train.</h4></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: right;"> </span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQo5TURhZqNk2D9psVifj3zK2Ff__hGOc3NpFQ0OxI98m7HbahdwlHPJFMS722WvaSJnHKg2gJIA8SmzJeLud032qmFE9zV4gf8VARHtbOipf39ffq47pl7k6dsKwHw3b-g6Gs0wW_KaODHh0urP06CiYj2YMJ_97hGGbptr2RD6D0rmblgNNNf8u1yQ/s4032/IMG_3323.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQo5TURhZqNk2D9psVifj3zK2Ff__hGOc3NpFQ0OxI98m7HbahdwlHPJFMS722WvaSJnHKg2gJIA8SmzJeLud032qmFE9zV4gf8VARHtbOipf39ffq47pl7k6dsKwHw3b-g6Gs0wW_KaODHh0urP06CiYj2YMJ_97hGGbptr2RD6D0rmblgNNNf8u1yQ/s320/IMG_3323.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>Hubby having a good time</h4></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DvMCUxQBu7LB-5uPL6NYVSbEWPjctLuJkSzt0s6jF3-OsiZXzomHC4Qyshcne4NXfkp8skaWE7AYF1P0dS0ZmLwYeTEHFIJZQUhd07L9oUlEFvRtGFiXcMHK_0KlbGMzISk1fg9Wnvj2W8baT4YrP7zGa5QI5y59zsy7Uq1ipiFyeHbKbF1X8G_vmg/s4032/IMG_3492.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DvMCUxQBu7LB-5uPL6NYVSbEWPjctLuJkSzt0s6jF3-OsiZXzomHC4Qyshcne4NXfkp8skaWE7AYF1P0dS0ZmLwYeTEHFIJZQUhd07L9oUlEFvRtGFiXcMHK_0KlbGMzISk1fg9Wnvj2W8baT4YrP7zGa5QI5y59zsy7Uq1ipiFyeHbKbF1X8G_vmg/s320/IMG_3492.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>Gorgeous antique train.</h4></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpteA3xKNHkYh5_JNduf4NGVyZvaCWpQERUuA5UDPX4Tgzv913dsQqcNNSXKR9TUVjZKRinCumcJAoxP-eT7a5dcIRSQXCewISjdSZPoXa4KP2DFgHUvB-uswcz1pxGMOBDZA4q5tHy9nH64xtUZTB-pgtcTXN19NzTMDAFgI1VTu6C1HeZWohD9eZJg/s4032/IMG_3360.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpteA3xKNHkYh5_JNduf4NGVyZvaCWpQERUuA5UDPX4Tgzv913dsQqcNNSXKR9TUVjZKRinCumcJAoxP-eT7a5dcIRSQXCewISjdSZPoXa4KP2DFgHUvB-uswcz1pxGMOBDZA4q5tHy9nH64xtUZTB-pgtcTXN19NzTMDAFgI1VTu6C1HeZWohD9eZJg/s320/IMG_3360.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>Took the gondola up to Rinderberg</h4></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYRtyfoYTrLCeBTlkutgusoUSA0VDnnE3ehIbMdMINEVw0wSzhMyv7msrIbXMHuH3Rr2ztx2OlFHLBbwjXa5IDdcYy8cfwPDXSa9XteHEoWkO9ZmuKCUZzzb7cb6XR1VatAPATqrP_uh6iEur0UUt3uKU-EUODYC9U7euOqOTn_5yY-uEo1fEQ4_qZw/s4032/IMG_9837.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYRtyfoYTrLCeBTlkutgusoUSA0VDnnE3ehIbMdMINEVw0wSzhMyv7msrIbXMHuH3Rr2ztx2OlFHLBbwjXa5IDdcYy8cfwPDXSa9XteHEoWkO9ZmuKCUZzzb7cb6XR1VatAPATqrP_uh6iEur0UUt3uKU-EUODYC9U7euOqOTn_5yY-uEo1fEQ4_qZw/s320/IMG_9837.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>Little did we know we were in Gstaad. 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Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-52602627125281483762022-08-14T07:40:00.001-04:002022-08-20T10:18:39.408-04:00St. Moritz & The Fish Soup<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtP-WjVTgCPUq7UTs4yHtsQM0vMMN_wsSSYpGkTW8FdyF_zeloCzlZdEQ43DgnpJt6a9hx8APttJ3Lex2dr2-j96oL_Tlp740YjT9-jRKyoBGDauJDX9ucVD8bUke4es2RPHN933RmKToVtNVQgySKqmwjgu7sZXXXQPvgWMGQSbtpIs_L2ODtcKMKBA/s4032/D1EF03FD-9E17-4634-826C-04518E204EF1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtP-WjVTgCPUq7UTs4yHtsQM0vMMN_wsSSYpGkTW8FdyF_zeloCzlZdEQ43DgnpJt6a9hx8APttJ3Lex2dr2-j96oL_Tlp740YjT9-jRKyoBGDauJDX9ucVD8bUke4es2RPHN933RmKToVtNVQgySKqmwjgu7sZXXXQPvgWMGQSbtpIs_L2ODtcKMKBA/s320/D1EF03FD-9E17-4634-826C-04518E204EF1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Taking advantage of our SBB 20 day holiday all day discount pass we decided to go to St Moritz, ski resort of the rich & famous (like us 🫢) on spur of the moment. </span></div></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiXRKlTiI2--078DhVSVvBSs2h1G7XXUwcbmMRSfK38SF0u0WMpQ0IYeHlRA9ZbwkBwZD2JH2ZI_1ZE7kOR_mPoHWIiA99reRpyiFkoZbYZAwfM89sLfv2bLnyrDmpdEg5Ic9ByWQ2R3BE0p7KAREHDC_wm7d4Nvdo4_3p0oH7onDfGRN0ez8fzIVRg/s4032/76CF63DD-5E84-4C0F-A8C0-5C7AFA6E7D7B.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiXRKlTiI2--078DhVSVvBSs2h1G7XXUwcbmMRSfK38SF0u0WMpQ0IYeHlRA9ZbwkBwZD2JH2ZI_1ZE7kOR_mPoHWIiA99reRpyiFkoZbYZAwfM89sLfv2bLnyrDmpdEg5Ic9ByWQ2R3BE0p7KAREHDC_wm7d4Nvdo4_3p0oH7onDfGRN0ez8fzIVRg/s320/76CF63DD-5E84-4C0F-A8C0-5C7AFA6E7D7B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The route travelled along the same route as the famous Bernina Express. Here’s the aqueduct you always see in ads. Another lady & I were like kids in candy stores as we ran from one side to the next, taking pictures & ooohing and ahhhhing at the gorgeous mountains. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6vBO30DdqclCRRHsP_SU28QrfsHp5aX2fDeCC9JIYCrU9NRZUAino6DFNLthVGfSe999z39yh-pet3LjPmmrTHPfMSnSbtlTFH5cT7F2mvIXKKWgxb3y6wmkDogn1qWeHk165UV8dUkooYOnO_Bk0JnB5XQlv7HZfYNYY9fSBPvQhmjSbDkxAHRwdA/s4032/5CE7BFF6-F952-41BB-A4B9-342844540FAF.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6vBO30DdqclCRRHsP_SU28QrfsHp5aX2fDeCC9JIYCrU9NRZUAino6DFNLthVGfSe999z39yh-pet3LjPmmrTHPfMSnSbtlTFH5cT7F2mvIXKKWgxb3y6wmkDogn1qWeHk165UV8dUkooYOnO_Bk0JnB5XQlv7HZfYNYY9fSBPvQhmjSbDkxAHRwdA/s320/5CE7BFF6-F952-41BB-A4B9-342844540FAF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David sits next to me (instead of across) & pulls out leftover fish, neatly packed in a container from yesterday. Why on earth would you bring fish on a train? 10 minutes later with a European accent I hear the man behind us say “I smell fish soup”. We can’t contain our laughter and hunch over bursting with giggles.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Next day we wake up early to catch the cable car to the top, Piz Nair. A beautiful sight as we see bikers & hikers begin the descent down. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyw-V5txuOTebAt6WqQTMXkYj8YMPA122JmTuAfG4rGgBHoiK5urHRY3ziyFrTbKLwsvco0EF0y3Q8nK3UbzmnHNs_3V1l5-2kCMBKR-xQV2UgUIC6FgqA8J2Hzd465aKm1AJlc5QkVKaOWG0o5754VnAzMLYzjUQUq6ppVEksRoV1tmoFk7vvqcLf8w/s4032/4B60C655-8F7C-497B-A3BF-0D64EF92FDB6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyw-V5txuOTebAt6WqQTMXkYj8YMPA122JmTuAfG4rGgBHoiK5urHRY3ziyFrTbKLwsvco0EF0y3Q8nK3UbzmnHNs_3V1l5-2kCMBKR-xQV2UgUIC6FgqA8J2Hzd465aKm1AJlc5QkVKaOWG0o5754VnAzMLYzjUQUq6ppVEksRoV1tmoFk7vvqcLf8w/s320/4B60C655-8F7C-497B-A3BF-0D64EF92FDB6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ram is the symbol of the Engadin mountains (or is this a goat?)</td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaFz-jMfXByJ0sxM3173nJ7-KC9NY7LJW7gOa28EGgCGvuvrMdiOmEaZKOv_OdAfnKVtw2cjSDm9exxcFQ4lTOwRPfdxjRotJMe-UBdfdmYFWtZY49VuXA0d0YI52GHWx-y4pTLLxm_o-pEVMQrOT0-xkwLw4Sk4XTJgwJ4q1Hzg-MLDAg-ZGdtNcZw/s4032/EE9C75BA-2EFA-43A9-9A94-355CC5DE3AC3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaFz-jMfXByJ0sxM3173nJ7-KC9NY7LJW7gOa28EGgCGvuvrMdiOmEaZKOv_OdAfnKVtw2cjSDm9exxcFQ4lTOwRPfdxjRotJMe-UBdfdmYFWtZY49VuXA0d0YI52GHWx-y4pTLLxm_o-pEVMQrOT0-xkwLw4Sk4XTJgwJ4q1Hzg-MLDAg-ZGdtNcZw/s320/EE9C75BA-2EFA-43A9-9A94-355CC5DE3AC3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Only 1 problem, the cable car brakes are broken. We get excited when the man says they may send a helicopter taxi, but instead we are stuck up there for 2+ hours. I’ve had cancelled planes before due to mechanical failure but never a cable car (gondola). The restaurant gives us free tea, & just when I’m getting annoyed that we are wasting time up there missing out on hiking and other sights I look out and realize I’m on the top of the world and should be marveling in the wonder of the beauty. I take a deep breath, order a glass of white Lugano & pasta with basil. <br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT9vqC0rDK3fxG9WxoUkFwe75LJrIZ5J0o11ei4Fk16-B5KP3M1BfZ_ihm9qxkHnjqYhkQ6nr0Q3GuH814JTXI6CnddAzb-OKiYKCQmLIqzt-ujSNajqEaGSc06oUMPS9dpJPs77UBYSzqHz4Fuqr-W56TWLrLCj2-6zkk8iHLHpFF0JYfg2Yvx7-Xw/s2427/60CF0036-196C-4094-B82B-4D300F04BF94.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="2427" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT9vqC0rDK3fxG9WxoUkFwe75LJrIZ5J0o11ei4Fk16-B5KP3M1BfZ_ihm9qxkHnjqYhkQ6nr0Q3GuH814JTXI6CnddAzb-OKiYKCQmLIqzt-ujSNajqEaGSc06oUMPS9dpJPs77UBYSzqHz4Fuqr-W56TWLrLCj2-6zkk8iHLHpFF0JYfg2Yvx7-Xw/s320/60CF0036-196C-4094-B82B-4D300F04BF94.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjd74OKkUvQJnHq55xCMUBtjIF2100rgGHjYkx4P4NKhiVXOEganiY6_F_LT41suNiD3XgndUCa1PTL5j_6T3i6PLexZYWvDpV064LSscv7pmtQl8H24_PdFezu_6OHXS1QYvCvBhVu2bJbvpdpzp6r1zgsRKpiAO63bKoPQy9-25LBTSchxrPlOyANQ/s4032/BB0E1E49-CC3D-4DD6-A4E5-7D6F71F46B5F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjd74OKkUvQJnHq55xCMUBtjIF2100rgGHjYkx4P4NKhiVXOEganiY6_F_LT41suNiD3XgndUCa1PTL5j_6T3i6PLexZYWvDpV064LSscv7pmtQl8H24_PdFezu_6OHXS1QYvCvBhVu2bJbvpdpzp6r1zgsRKpiAO63bKoPQy9-25LBTSchxrPlOyANQ/s320/BB0E1E49-CC3D-4DD6-A4E5-7D6F71F46B5F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is that a cloud or snow in the middle? Can’t stop staring & trying to take the perfect pix. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6HpgG7g_gWU2nMspky7SuryVb7u6EbPNHIs2Jez32NCCiyvMOHfMPYTkXU1FD4NpLm0kf3uzcdkMCJF0Y1vR6g3oh1HN6MGQ6dJ5K1pIVwR25mDoDrwUtdV5YO3vRjmxnHTTY6nI_YLvgcpJ4eFZfv1oH4fdy8PY4oLCUklKKuTVQBIKSlcfIor9YQ/s2550/C7DA753C-68A2-466E-BF17-988316404C52.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2431" data-original-width="2550" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6HpgG7g_gWU2nMspky7SuryVb7u6EbPNHIs2Jez32NCCiyvMOHfMPYTkXU1FD4NpLm0kf3uzcdkMCJF0Y1vR6g3oh1HN6MGQ6dJ5K1pIVwR25mDoDrwUtdV5YO3vRjmxnHTTY6nI_YLvgcpJ4eFZfv1oH4fdy8PY4oLCUklKKuTVQBIKSlcfIor9YQ/s320/C7DA753C-68A2-466E-BF17-988316404C52.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGg-WEFBRujvqwN-Fj0PuAcHtqUClhbL7xfEwnOwf63OsrGiC9OON2yMi_jSpNnfcCPk1fEOFt2RO4epSbi6ZJ6zOIPrN3kPicGLUwA1UOIJbmSwe_1yjoa4rO9X3tajF_GMQITlf5a9NdZqUElsDvm4p9NXTtMIAnDc73q-2ljLnpLBSl8T5evdZplw/s3601/F7F34F5A-0705-40A1-9DF2-9F12C7CD2C98.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2568" data-original-width="3601" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGg-WEFBRujvqwN-Fj0PuAcHtqUClhbL7xfEwnOwf63OsrGiC9OON2yMi_jSpNnfcCPk1fEOFt2RO4epSbi6ZJ6zOIPrN3kPicGLUwA1UOIJbmSwe_1yjoa4rO9X3tajF_GMQITlf5a9NdZqUElsDvm4p9NXTtMIAnDc73q-2ljLnpLBSl8T5evdZplw/s320/F7F34F5A-0705-40A1-9DF2-9F12C7CD2C98.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hzw54aHLkzRnnFdYRfTg3VugDEkWRD80kpl6l4bXdSRbMtCMkTJdAx3hhfUNEBx1tNI4Ld5uP7Q-RpFaBJOAtpF7lOFohw-HaOgB_2w9HMFqQ3mwr1DWg1NoJ3nTrg4MuPIzgy7q3_M1jbwOu3nF0jksS-ThvIEzbqbrsousV3LjPpm6ssSdxy9kww/s4032/41E2D6D3-D385-41FB-B04C-797B7CCD8748.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hzw54aHLkzRnnFdYRfTg3VugDEkWRD80kpl6l4bXdSRbMtCMkTJdAx3hhfUNEBx1tNI4Ld5uP7Q-RpFaBJOAtpF7lOFohw-HaOgB_2w9HMFqQ3mwr1DWg1NoJ3nTrg4MuPIzgy7q3_M1jbwOu3nF0jksS-ThvIEzbqbrsousV3LjPpm6ssSdxy9kww/s320/41E2D6D3-D385-41FB-B04C-797B7CCD8748.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gondola to the rescue!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHUZ2lDi1CtN5YpkPcLpJx3jeQGUp-ymcXsXF8r1CONuXDjlYOqxtrExcB6W4PpBZnMqz3OqeODrLMZHmiTHX6EO9i8FrB2ZUS_3Va-fTpeWM1CM6LIIfBcxhlcVryf5_9h6scIKGkkigzs_SAJKUI7mhOIv7oKkQjOsEpijLbDbg2XOLI1IdGAi33A/s4032/7BD860D4-0399-4AF5-9F03-6D6AC9A8C3A4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHUZ2lDi1CtN5YpkPcLpJx3jeQGUp-ymcXsXF8r1CONuXDjlYOqxtrExcB6W4PpBZnMqz3OqeODrLMZHmiTHX6EO9i8FrB2ZUS_3Va-fTpeWM1CM6LIIfBcxhlcVryf5_9h6scIKGkkigzs_SAJKUI7mhOIv7oKkQjOsEpijLbDbg2XOLI1IdGAi33A/s320/7BD860D4-0399-4AF5-9F03-6D6AC9A8C3A4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Instead of taking the same cable car down leg #2 we take the ski lift from Corviglia to Marguns. We see a lady quickly hop off, swipe her pass & hop back on the lift to go back down and we do the same! Like a kid in a Disney ride. So beautiful. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>We then take the final cable car down to Celerina & find the bus back to St Moritz. </div><div><br /></div><div>HOTEL: Crystal</div><div>Centrally located by the cable cars in the center of town (Gucci, Valentino, etc) 😀</div><div><br /></div><div>BTW if you stay in any hotel in St Moritz for 2 nights they give you the lift/cable car & bus passes for free (70 value). </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw96_gJZZ6aGstjiPx7tfv4uvWsAeLO2pwvLxbSL8pF-sBY-RetXu7wyIE__IOUYuruSET1r9LyhYflMAvo_Q61sTwDQL2gS8ZhP-uAIog_zNE5A7PwvalHYgp0FAhnRrxi04sxMn8iLahUwleKFOtctW9ow3CTB3QAJfLTNM8rP3AkEkNA4QoWq3tsQ/s4032/CF1EAF6B-3D32-430A-8A40-2421719B84FF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw96_gJZZ6aGstjiPx7tfv4uvWsAeLO2pwvLxbSL8pF-sBY-RetXu7wyIE__IOUYuruSET1r9LyhYflMAvo_Q61sTwDQL2gS8ZhP-uAIog_zNE5A7PwvalHYgp0FAhnRrxi04sxMn8iLahUwleKFOtctW9ow3CTB3QAJfLTNM8rP3AkEkNA4QoWq3tsQ/s320/CF1EAF6B-3D32-430A-8A40-2421719B84FF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We wake up early on our last day to get a quick bike ride before the 5 1/2 hour train ride home <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOWzxRUBEnESPOCYY6EbXNj5YQ2cDX1q_PE5sFVI1pNl204y7icvVznfbxjpEQnKQHNTT8M4oZGNPJkno1xXonYWdpp2ST-3_Bp-AJBcFVqd69cyMeueTNomz6ZJXM-s3H4Hzh-5fxeFxCF8yJkp9k2tLsIRFYttb4TxXHiquTRC_fEfsJwkDTWBmZw/s4032/BF188EBC-2A45-4351-91B0-6D5455339CDD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOWzxRUBEnESPOCYY6EbXNj5YQ2cDX1q_PE5sFVI1pNl204y7icvVznfbxjpEQnKQHNTT8M4oZGNPJkno1xXonYWdpp2ST-3_Bp-AJBcFVqd69cyMeueTNomz6ZJXM-s3H4Hzh-5fxeFxCF8yJkp9k2tLsIRFYttb4TxXHiquTRC_fEfsJwkDTWBmZw/s320/BF188EBC-2A45-4351-91B0-6D5455339CDD.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-19365444697641373702022-07-26T03:08:00.000-04:002022-07-26T03:08:59.359-04:00Restaurants we visited in Cinque Terre & Lake Como<p>All of our restaurants were recommended by our wonderful hotel owner Caro at La Casa di Andrea.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCfAowNKYKPAG83iatNbI24VkAYhKnK6PS5Iyim-vN2xiQR8zSRH1GtknHLgYnYNYkAIIVHLuXLcgURgGLnaB8VxnDLw_uk9vfk9VXzmxOAiaEM-_8uNWVlVz24Zrf9BCXV80SMXtoD80l-rR_AFuy60gCnhjHU3bfQwiTUxdgSKDNKw1esiRf5DI7g/s4032/IMG_2679.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCfAowNKYKPAG83iatNbI24VkAYhKnK6PS5Iyim-vN2xiQR8zSRH1GtknHLgYnYNYkAIIVHLuXLcgURgGLnaB8VxnDLw_uk9vfk9VXzmxOAiaEM-_8uNWVlVz24Zrf9BCXV80SMXtoD80l-rR_AFuy60gCnhjHU3bfQwiTUxdgSKDNKw1esiRf5DI7g/s320/IMG_2679.HEIC" width="240" /></a></p><p>Our memorable last night experience was wine tasting --exactly my type of white wines from each of the five towns! This coupled with bruschetta (I know it typically as tomato in the US--but here all kinds with anchovies and cheese and other goodness. See menu here: <a href="http://www.enotecainternazionale.com/" target="_blank">Enoteca international wine bar</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKCTfBy6QWLW8iZEa1JInhIvCTw1hUvKks55LdXfQmibOADizSB-f2U5abV1wzRU5go50alU9kiDeHCacKBtk7cYjkg9i_ti0UZ_Ww39yPLf-fBpOB9zHxN5AmcVMNPINz7PXddL_Zgd5g83Elfilaq2C7p9D-RodMgqHuYsuE8Q7pcQF_r2qes0Z-w/s2048/C5D59947-D072-4433-A875-0A20C6FF64D8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKCTfBy6QWLW8iZEa1JInhIvCTw1hUvKks55LdXfQmibOADizSB-f2U5abV1wzRU5go50alU9kiDeHCacKBtk7cYjkg9i_ti0UZ_Ww39yPLf-fBpOB9zHxN5AmcVMNPINz7PXddL_Zgd5g83Elfilaq2C7p9D-RodMgqHuYsuE8Q7pcQF_r2qes0Z-w/s320/C5D59947-D072-4433-A875-0A20C6FF64D8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpOayrtefQCfSvv214LUscW5rKosyVBFS2SP_8cSoh6Oy1WomB2QKxsHgmzI0cIJCykwy0qpLVYkRp7GR29l9nQnC7F-jdmIfdMk9Cw85M_z3FlopTLgFdUS0tSe0Ui8rDferNqrSAHvVz3Qb_bjmS-ztAhCU4SoeaA-m0HvS17a61k5O5x1hZXNAGA/s4032/1B8DF658-81D3-452A-957F-C71747C77E3E.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpOayrtefQCfSvv214LUscW5rKosyVBFS2SP_8cSoh6Oy1WomB2QKxsHgmzI0cIJCykwy0qpLVYkRp7GR29l9nQnC7F-jdmIfdMk9Cw85M_z3FlopTLgFdUS0tSe0Ui8rDferNqrSAHvVz3Qb_bjmS-ztAhCU4SoeaA-m0HvS17a61k5O5x1hZXNAGA/s320/1B8DF658-81D3-452A-957F-C71747C77E3E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>This is the specialty anchovy bruschetta</h4></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKU5rwpsCCa2M9pS6VsmINtV71XNEUA73rCZGFQfSh9GNSrwVZ1pJ38m72dadvYuM-ImG4k1NIvsPMxj1hFxWjYTJzOPbJiEdI0LqH6Zlc4kKYdUnwj-Ho4U9r5xu-7nBH8_Nouy1szA4b1knV542yyEhdv1lX2lCfiyfRQbLAF8bsLVmiXI2ATKDGg/s2048/5E65AFA8-95A2-49CB-9461-792F3232757D.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKU5rwpsCCa2M9pS6VsmINtV71XNEUA73rCZGFQfSh9GNSrwVZ1pJ38m72dadvYuM-ImG4k1NIvsPMxj1hFxWjYTJzOPbJiEdI0LqH6Zlc4kKYdUnwj-Ho4U9r5xu-7nBH8_Nouy1szA4b1knV542yyEhdv1lX2lCfiyfRQbLAF8bsLVmiXI2ATKDGg/s320/5E65AFA8-95A2-49CB-9461-792F3232757D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>Each wine is unique. I liked #1 and #5</h4><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuUTL3Penje8-DLeKYnaGg_jEU1megp-IiDPy-hTqNBInvXJPkxoj6TS4Tfb8uw7JC0Y4iOGphOhcwt93lKBX7Z2B58JgqY-B6N2E3zWvDEbOt0SV9xojRohMNO6u8H2ZUkchjqgU-8xdVdTs_iws3VvjH9eAF1cMDsTWCNeK67u0LbSZ_Q_f4rcNSg/s4032/5C4D0267-A63E-4562-BD2D-E37F0EDD47F5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuUTL3Penje8-DLeKYnaGg_jEU1megp-IiDPy-hTqNBInvXJPkxoj6TS4Tfb8uw7JC0Y4iOGphOhcwt93lKBX7Z2B58JgqY-B6N2E3zWvDEbOt0SV9xojRohMNO6u8H2ZUkchjqgU-8xdVdTs_iws3VvjH9eAF1cMDsTWCNeK67u0LbSZ_Q_f4rcNSg/s320/5C4D0267-A63E-4562-BD2D-E37F0EDD47F5.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>Our happy last meal together, what a vacation!</h4></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuUTL3Penje8-DLeKYnaGg_jEU1megp-IiDPy-hTqNBInvXJPkxoj6TS4Tfb8uw7JC0Y4iOGphOhcwt93lKBX7Z2B58JgqY-B6N2E3zWvDEbOt0SV9xojRohMNO6u8H2ZUkchjqgU-8xdVdTs_iws3VvjH9eAF1cMDsTWCNeK67u0LbSZ_Q_f4rcNSg/s4032/5C4D0267-A63E-4562-BD2D-E37F0EDD47F5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKCTfBy6QWLW8iZEa1JInhIvCTw1hUvKks55LdXfQmibOADizSB-f2U5abV1wzRU5go50alU9kiDeHCacKBtk7cYjkg9i_ti0UZ_Ww39yPLf-fBpOB9zHxN5AmcVMNPINz7PXddL_Zgd5g83Elfilaq2C7p9D-RodMgqHuYsuE8Q7pcQF_r2qes0Z-w/s2048/C5D59947-D072-4433-A875-0A20C6FF64D8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b style="text-align: left;">Trattoria de Oscar</b></a></div><p>If you like fried fish go here: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKCTfBy6QWLW8iZEa1JInhIvCTw1hUvKks55LdXfQmibOADizSB-f2U5abV1wzRU5go50alU9kiDeHCacKBtk7cYjkg9i_ti0UZ_Ww39yPLf-fBpOB9zHxN5AmcVMNPINz7PXddL_Zgd5g83Elfilaq2C7p9D-RodMgqHuYsuE8Q7pcQF_r2qes0Z-w/s2048/C5D59947-D072-4433-A875-0A20C6FF64D8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Trattoria de Oscar</b></a> Unfortunately the restaurant recommended we not eat there because of all our shrimp allergies. Disappointing but very considerate of them.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXBy483FVKtzGQbovi14gI1QyKPif4fOfdrzIQ1HvTTBjZwB_kcOvVS5yo2Nepo_S5Ier0UmCUgzLAwPjFF1SJ1bAi984B84oSDO7VYpfGJ-Je_aUCzpke5EABpcvmnxf2jLDb8Z3-Jl6NyitzhcOHEBkN-poQr_W5sMkHoFcDlU_f4ggOP1_mo-BYg/s4032/IMG_2768.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXBy483FVKtzGQbovi14gI1QyKPif4fOfdrzIQ1HvTTBjZwB_kcOvVS5yo2Nepo_S5Ier0UmCUgzLAwPjFF1SJ1bAi984B84oSDO7VYpfGJ-Je_aUCzpke5EABpcvmnxf2jLDb8Z3-Jl6NyitzhcOHEBkN-poQr_W5sMkHoFcDlU_f4ggOP1_mo-BYg/s320/IMG_2768.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>Linguine con vongole is a Tsang favorite. This was at a random lunch on the walk from the ferry to Villa Carlotta</h4></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKmO0c1EyGsXSE7gG1qxxy3oCpYM-4bHrzCWreHmIM-NSAmCUKWkkGF0jOEBgzSBMjei4DDy6X_ZMLV68QQHXs3oHpV3RaulakwHTEUPsJJ5xdCleprwgsvuAfuaJ8M-M1swrR-t_haHDNlpe1HaCMvB8Rg8egXP8bfHNim75EQjE-fVGFpoXp0NB9g/s4032/IMG_3017.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKmO0c1EyGsXSE7gG1qxxy3oCpYM-4bHrzCWreHmIM-NSAmCUKWkkGF0jOEBgzSBMjei4DDy6X_ZMLV68QQHXs3oHpV3RaulakwHTEUPsJJ5xdCleprwgsvuAfuaJ8M-M1swrR-t_haHDNlpe1HaCMvB8Rg8egXP8bfHNim75EQjE-fVGFpoXp0NB9g/s320/IMG_3017.HEIC" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>Had to wait for the ferry after Villa Balbieri in Tremezzo and G & D had urged us not to eat where they had lunch. Stumbled into a lakeside restaurant for pasta with mushroom</h4></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-O9qYJoAnkreYLZvxAwcPPzg2dpO6PHxt0CdMlqQs6NX63DKlMKehuE6RaOdfW5mznYlSxMq4AiqYyxmdfP7msR7tzMUsNVyifMdj0m7JE0kz9TnU494Q5w9HVF5xx2IXnxpSbC0uHNEJsoto8dugGgY95ya9ppeGoebdPEleW1m0HxOUQmni53yzg/s4032/IMG_3015.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-O9qYJoAnkreYLZvxAwcPPzg2dpO6PHxt0CdMlqQs6NX63DKlMKehuE6RaOdfW5mznYlSxMq4AiqYyxmdfP7msR7tzMUsNVyifMdj0m7JE0kz9TnU494Q5w9HVF5xx2IXnxpSbC0uHNEJsoto8dugGgY95ya9ppeGoebdPEleW1m0HxOUQmni53yzg/s320/IMG_3015.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>Enjoyed lots of anchovies. Here they are with mashed up zucchini. God do I miss this!</h4></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPsVGr_lf0I_exjUxnhIaewhkIs-VnD3t9Fy4ucJBlG5IVvgXy8UUMWslwBslN4yJc7-dOTYdZKKYywwe8VdF6wIVaTJuGNzOsHP6zBAtIejF1v7QCD2cCVb5LZiBKlftd_lkZlHgqCPvSZaOH73_x7nAtjzevVPINos1seZPRgWpKcFavdH5Z7pGaw/s4032/IMG_2920.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPsVGr_lf0I_exjUxnhIaewhkIs-VnD3t9Fy4ucJBlG5IVvgXy8UUMWslwBslN4yJc7-dOTYdZKKYywwe8VdF6wIVaTJuGNzOsHP6zBAtIejF1v7QCD2cCVb5LZiBKlftd_lkZlHgqCPvSZaOH73_x7nAtjzevVPINos1seZPRgWpKcFavdH5Z7pGaw/s320/IMG_2920.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>Random reco from our boat driver for a restaurant with over 50 salads. Salads were just ok but David's amazing seafood stew was the winner. [Lake Como]</h4></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRZhKcqNZXPO9m-aj-yiX1U3hkLZVSvecSAYHrpUe_1PlSIDGh9Ixpb8UARFoUJF7V_3bcesqiReB9RccCbduXhhvaSXpyAdNGp0YrkRThrMU5Y00wTyzs3rWttY_GC7ixD5_Hsgw7OmdGeNzuCdIG8E8Tz7FUcwbapXoGYjsEmx8KARf3Cyq7XoMow/s4032/IMG_2366.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRZhKcqNZXPO9m-aj-yiX1U3hkLZVSvecSAYHrpUe_1PlSIDGh9Ixpb8UARFoUJF7V_3bcesqiReB9RccCbduXhhvaSXpyAdNGp0YrkRThrMU5Y00wTyzs3rWttY_GC7ixD5_Hsgw7OmdGeNzuCdIG8E8Tz7FUcwbapXoGYjsEmx8KARf3Cyq7XoMow/s320/IMG_2366.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>Restaurant Belforte is a special restaurant on the cliffs, seaside view in Vernazza</h4></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-13939004597510725552022-07-18T11:20:00.001-04:002022-07-18T11:20:45.152-04:00Navigating the Lake Como Ferry System <p>Getting on and off the lake Como ferry system was not only expensive, but stressful. Note, note, attention, attention. If possible do not take the local ferry. Only take the express ferry. It is called a fast boat. Once you get on the ferry, you’ll say oh my God this is so beautiful, take 1 million pictures of the quaint little towns in the mountains. After 20 minutes you are bored to tears and roasting in the heat if you did not fight all the other tourists & race for a seat upstairs, outside under the shade, not out in the open. Halfway into the trip there were all these grown men coming out of the snack bar with a glass of wine or beer in both hands. Do you know what’s coming next? </p><p>Luckily our hotel Metropole Swiss hotel was literally across the street from the ferry dock. <a href="https://www.hotelmetropolesuisse.com/" target="_blank">Hotel Metropole Swiss</a>We could see the ticket office from our balcony. When we went to buy tickets one day, all of the fast boats were sold out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBskmZGxYS73ljoz-MgetPB7ldYzwsjz9NzJX4EwqiydWdtS748WFjZSPfNU6N73PdgwBmPRSrbGzzAc9kayjKCu2XnvUQ6g-LlSxFUDHt2aA-X0vioauTa0YWB-7Z-Be8cwsbIsvtDhO2BVpizgBYZ3ilNsY3C8H8EVjeFr6gNd8uXEx9jz5pWddWCA/s4032/IMG_3084.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBskmZGxYS73ljoz-MgetPB7ldYzwsjz9NzJX4EwqiydWdtS748WFjZSPfNU6N73PdgwBmPRSrbGzzAc9kayjKCu2XnvUQ6g-LlSxFUDHt2aA-X0vioauTa0YWB-7Z-Be8cwsbIsvtDhO2BVpizgBYZ3ilNsY3C8H8EVjeFr6gNd8uXEx9jz5pWddWCA/s320/IMG_3084.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p>We thought we could buy ferry tickets for the following day, so I was diligently there at 7:30, after looking out my window. Good, 1 person on line, let me be 1 of the first and get the fast boat. Unfortunately you can only buy tickets the day of. So again the next day, get up early, look out the window, when you see someone online run like hell to get in line and buy the tickets. I did it! Success! Five tickets to Bellagio on the express boat! Only problem is you can only buy the upgrade to the express boat return when you get to your destination. By the time you get to your last destination they are all sold out. Lots of juggling to get ferry tickets synced up to the time of your attraction visit ticket </p><p>Here are the places we visited:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Villa Carlotta (Cernobbio)</li><li>Villa del Balbianello (Tremezzo)</li><li>Bellagio</li></ul><div><b>Not visited: Villa D’Este</b> because they were snobs & said we had to have a reservation to go to the poolside restaurant (not true according to a friend who’s been). They just didn’t like our appearance<b>.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Villa Carlotta</b></div><div>Has its own ferry stop, beautiful gardens. We took the short walk but wish we had budgeted time for the longer walk (~1 1/2 hours). Inside just as interesting. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtadW7HyiRgaw07V_zMJLbMH1Bc4yKQNb9V44OOOH-GJOiCEcjHAgdD9LUO9DJGLzSJmfKmZOIb7iiXPZ1Ao8ClLrdMVI0r8m8QMNnGFU4Yoygk2TTMEoNsnkaiaiFTOxiqtvNt1bbCEqlLL6ENEbhWRUC30CRWBwy6FrAH53TeU8savqOKFKV_JWGoQ/s4032/IMG_2215.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtadW7HyiRgaw07V_zMJLbMH1Bc4yKQNb9V44OOOH-GJOiCEcjHAgdD9LUO9DJGLzSJmfKmZOIb7iiXPZ1Ao8ClLrdMVI0r8m8QMNnGFU4Yoygk2TTMEoNsnkaiaiFTOxiqtvNt1bbCEqlLL6ENEbhWRUC30CRWBwy6FrAH53TeU8savqOKFKV_JWGoQ/s320/IMG_2215.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhRDBw7oBJ8BR7xJ-8nsqw-CM9r81EJDw538_hxYXaz7ESh_h6BO8j8mPgm0wXIGDCTISUEs3TjtRYcRaBkzLvD0X5y-9VoENVUYclB3-8RNKkFZu7RYT-1JqvGtveT7w_FPJRBLHww2neJrn2mK8v2p0vOusufPZw-SqCm2cw-Wh0Ahp8IUDOTRGeQ/s4032/IMG_2771.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhRDBw7oBJ8BR7xJ-8nsqw-CM9r81EJDw538_hxYXaz7ESh_h6BO8j8mPgm0wXIGDCTISUEs3TjtRYcRaBkzLvD0X5y-9VoENVUYclB3-8RNKkFZu7RYT-1JqvGtveT7w_FPJRBLHww2neJrn2mK8v2p0vOusufPZw-SqCm2cw-Wh0Ahp8IUDOTRGeQ/s320/IMG_2771.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXvVljcmjd6ZhxxQCK6soOGKY40O_k332ZkW5ceNzFfUghUAnh3gNvRlftfFreB6gsHlVk88uDsEA25JoOqRhKKvfX41_mi2pXMnc9RW2ZRmmWhteYygwzcJwlvpxaEdizC30QtR1DB8nu1-7eiGRFmbDMr71YNEI4Cm-BROUgxhdtlAZ_Z0xYR_0Og/s4032/IMG_2208.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXvVljcmjd6ZhxxQCK6soOGKY40O_k332ZkW5ceNzFfUghUAnh3gNvRlftfFreB6gsHlVk88uDsEA25JoOqRhKKvfX41_mi2pXMnc9RW2ZRmmWhteYygwzcJwlvpxaEdizC30QtR1DB8nu1-7eiGRFmbDMr71YNEI4Cm-BROUgxhdtlAZ_Z0xYR_0Og/s320/IMG_2208.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgil6UbVsjWPeZ1COjPycRn0f1d826YrXsSMvjo6tjnY5JGX2mLjug2k_2FJNXPyK5SW2Ae6_aOkS7Lzu-TEJ_9nOTw5YiSPa0l01agQkslVhHajNgYESDvvSaHh7zWueHPuCYfPQh9TjBRGRwXMOFF1ccrrQ2YrWtkSwjLBwas6m0x-w1IRRSVYOHU6g/s4032/IMG_2225.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgil6UbVsjWPeZ1COjPycRn0f1d826YrXsSMvjo6tjnY5JGX2mLjug2k_2FJNXPyK5SW2Ae6_aOkS7Lzu-TEJ_9nOTw5YiSPa0l01agQkslVhHajNgYESDvvSaHh7zWueHPuCYfPQh9TjBRGRwXMOFF1ccrrQ2YrWtkSwjLBwas6m0x-w1IRRSVYOHU6g/s320/IMG_2225.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Villa del Balbianello</b></div><div>Warning, it’s a 20 minute walk from ferry stop to entrance -lovely walk, but we had an entrance ticket for 11am and felt rushed. The kids stayed behind to buy the fast ferry upgrade from Tremezzo to Bellagio, our afternoon visit. The guy at the counter said he needed to go to the bank, 20 minutes later he never came back and the kids gave up. Quite an old fashion system.</div><div>Another warning- buy tickets in advance online. Museum is really cool & often sold out. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWIORjOBEuh2qPubsZAkMtq3Qw9FSfOKfSDkHuMrJyNLj2HqRu8jI_IU-ctGBqYOXExE-VbTaNX0guq2SZ2WWvos0SBm6gRnpPD55ou_4GMUlu-JZBRkTbdnW-9unzYZMh1l5qMnVZicNDBlYHF1z-XmmDN_0wuKnl1K6NByadDwl15TigzUVqK5T0A/s4032/IMG_2974.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWIORjOBEuh2qPubsZAkMtq3Qw9FSfOKfSDkHuMrJyNLj2HqRu8jI_IU-ctGBqYOXExE-VbTaNX0guq2SZ2WWvos0SBm6gRnpPD55ou_4GMUlu-JZBRkTbdnW-9unzYZMh1l5qMnVZicNDBlYHF1z-XmmDN_0wuKnl1K6NByadDwl15TigzUVqK5T0A/s320/IMG_2974.HEIC" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>We loved posing with all the statues</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Thank you D/I/L for splurging on our private boat adventure. Real wind in your hair A+ put a smile on your face day</span></h4><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERR-zFYW0an98m8pR980Gpxu8_ydUv-gk9vg8L5U7p8Jq-aaemkvT1Gbzg6psz2zGbRLUNGGraG1SwZIsao5NX2XnZr5Avi5BDtbPzx49y08z-SZ88fIJCywGKiVt594bzBcaDFG7AeaP3N2u506rgAwv5e-rRsBUkqFgkKrV37_gSaax1iRz9wmtbA/s4032/AC6ACCF8-E829-4ABF-B151-71E5EB264902.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERR-zFYW0an98m8pR980Gpxu8_ydUv-gk9vg8L5U7p8Jq-aaemkvT1Gbzg6psz2zGbRLUNGGraG1SwZIsao5NX2XnZr5Avi5BDtbPzx49y08z-SZ88fIJCywGKiVt594bzBcaDFG7AeaP3N2u506rgAwv5e-rRsBUkqFgkKrV37_gSaax1iRz9wmtbA/s320/AC6ACCF8-E829-4ABF-B151-71E5EB264902.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXVsl7rAng9jECxbsUqgK8CTGTTWKCoXc3aMbFHCGMGhRQTz8tAlZ5EU9toG2uV4-YWcd37F4AbUhLph3KxVZAicyqrj52w2gRxxHtqFYT3ME-1ZdWqIllsy1ossNpOiew3pRBPPJ1J3m9b9QpRdvsMX_xdGq-vab5wqTdl4C0s-LyTil1fE9GhtM9A/s2048/2DB80470-CD43-4B5F-AA6C-B9502709669A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="2048" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXVsl7rAng9jECxbsUqgK8CTGTTWKCoXc3aMbFHCGMGhRQTz8tAlZ5EU9toG2uV4-YWcd37F4AbUhLph3KxVZAicyqrj52w2gRxxHtqFYT3ME-1ZdWqIllsy1ossNpOiew3pRBPPJ1J3m9b9QpRdvsMX_xdGq-vab5wqTdl4C0s-LyTil1fE9GhtM9A/s320/2DB80470-CD43-4B5F-AA6C-B9502709669A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><div>Picnic in our room on the last night 😄</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XJ-TlTmXJflmWvCRBOjdrMGv9BHoKloUGtgUuZ3I0xULzxIjlotV1gYxGG4BM0zEXeT7IjPLEmAyfFsXyRM-jhZaKpjbW4uK-GBFmRJa2I58QoupCqdu9mqBSTnjNTSYTR5CsDMp2drVYJAtYfmp1RlBCnQCRDXCyaPyElc8J6Mg8Tu9sI03527rag/s4032/86D4A4AE-5EDD-448A-AF07-B25839E24AE8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4XJ-TlTmXJflmWvCRBOjdrMGv9BHoKloUGtgUuZ3I0xULzxIjlotV1gYxGG4BM0zEXeT7IjPLEmAyfFsXyRM-jhZaKpjbW4uK-GBFmRJa2I58QoupCqdu9mqBSTnjNTSYTR5CsDMp2drVYJAtYfmp1RlBCnQCRDXCyaPyElc8J6Mg8Tu9sI03527rag/s320/86D4A4AE-5EDD-448A-AF07-B25839E24AE8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div> </div><p></p><p>Perfect sunset ending! Time to go home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoU5b03uVcvOW3mHlPhnCjzc_kY57_m0u-Y-EMqQvl_w0Gc6Hp3jkUaMjF5m7t3oM6ZU9AfqXAiYMUnPkI4zcLPYCjr7xIQeWKUAWX4UD2MTUQV-JyMo5LPN4_2IujP6YM02BabK7kNHg2gTtcsfmflVsFjo79w0XKvvhc9M0bcjXcd9pfyZwSd174Rg/s4032/IMG_3037.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoU5b03uVcvOW3mHlPhnCjzc_kY57_m0u-Y-EMqQvl_w0Gc6Hp3jkUaMjF5m7t3oM6ZU9AfqXAiYMUnPkI4zcLPYCjr7xIQeWKUAWX4UD2MTUQV-JyMo5LPN4_2IujP6YM02BabK7kNHg2gTtcsfmflVsFjo79w0XKvvhc9M0bcjXcd9pfyZwSd174Rg/s320/IMG_3037.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7154338775764284758.post-11461211333590861212022-07-02T00:47:00.001-04:002022-07-02T00:47:57.075-04:00Cinque Terra June 2022<p>Did you ever have an image in your mind and want to go to that place so badly just because of that beautiful picture in your head? We were lucky enough to visit Cinque Terre and believe me that image in my mind was the picture perfect scene I saw in real life.</p><p>There are five towns in CINQUE Terra best accessed through footpaths. Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Rio Maggiore.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6-o4qtEhYtO1zdfGCGV5bLnJuy8Oc7koJOeFRUssAUp68NvZumEakqY2sHdqSonQK1U4AbSmpxY7qzWfz_zW24lfsW3GWJ-VHB_IhbcSms3XbOp3i5NPKbLOvvAlh43JcbrRPFRIzv7brSgauK0nGtoifX8oTqQzYtuu7OayKHpqDq4-mNXzUlEPmg/s4032/1D21357E-766F-4B65-B75B-0307F168D2AC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6-o4qtEhYtO1zdfGCGV5bLnJuy8Oc7koJOeFRUssAUp68NvZumEakqY2sHdqSonQK1U4AbSmpxY7qzWfz_zW24lfsW3GWJ-VHB_IhbcSms3XbOp3i5NPKbLOvvAlh43JcbrRPFRIzv7brSgauK0nGtoifX8oTqQzYtuu7OayKHpqDq4-mNXzUlEPmg/s320/1D21357E-766F-4B65-B75B-0307F168D2AC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We hiked (1.5 hilly hours) from Vernazza to Corniglia<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88R44PKqK6j67gHIDnK_r1hOfPlvFoSictzPgHkpkWC1L64O0Ucj9ghqSsMJvJcqtTPjzZwDtkq6eXjhpOOEBXUtkPXXU5IPat1VRDBGwiAqExyT32nDLdgI76i4REISK_lukDNXCsv2tIuhwD4afsmi5WolWfl10Z84gKWArKDckTRQTpriG-_yTrg/s4032/13A015A3-587E-4386-AA2F-DAAE748BDAE6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88R44PKqK6j67gHIDnK_r1hOfPlvFoSictzPgHkpkWC1L64O0Ucj9ghqSsMJvJcqtTPjzZwDtkq6eXjhpOOEBXUtkPXXU5IPat1VRDBGwiAqExyT32nDLdgI76i4REISK_lukDNXCsv2tIuhwD4afsmi5WolWfl10Z84gKWArKDckTRQTpriG-_yTrg/s320/13A015A3-587E-4386-AA2F-DAAE748BDAE6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We could see my brothers hotel Degli Amici from our terrace</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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What a view, quick get the sunset </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqbCT9Us6_pYUPwIk_A--GpBewwIbjs_cgKYjets8eFBfkqHdb3AjvcbBepZjEM8Txk04ZJIVQQzdEQYFV5AzWH3ay9-p8u0vVZTyDIGOyH4metIHIxFxcpyHfd-8t2Xl5uH9dtunQCRnuCnVvT25Qw18IFX0oAz1p570z5GTAXib_QRHutUo2tTY_Q/s4032/A15E19FA-906B-405C-B0F3-D3C99B06C230.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqbCT9Us6_pYUPwIk_A--GpBewwIbjs_cgKYjets8eFBfkqHdb3AjvcbBepZjEM8Txk04ZJIVQQzdEQYFV5AzWH3ay9-p8u0vVZTyDIGOyH4metIHIxFxcpyHfd-8t2Xl5uH9dtunQCRnuCnVvT25Qw18IFX0oAz1p570z5GTAXib_QRHutUo2tTY_Q/s320/A15E19FA-906B-405C-B0F3-D3C99B06C230.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anyone that knows the Tsangs knows we love linguini with white clam sauce</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQvg6cTc3QZCsD4CnbZGFnj2hnpvm1OwNcbztMPOpskO83BpEvRZGBGLG3qKAxKZkTBlXSnaTUYlFha6T6UcmyiWdHhIGtOzOWjW1zwmwlDaqEW90rTOpueznOWlnyix9ZBKR825gU6BUk8cGMkcAcVl4ufAKfuE43KxY7oFS5HfW_eEnqGw1nEAy7w/s4032/9FA4EDC4-BBA3-4BB2-B0F9-5CF6728AB0A7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQvg6cTc3QZCsD4CnbZGFnj2hnpvm1OwNcbztMPOpskO83BpEvRZGBGLG3qKAxKZkTBlXSnaTUYlFha6T6UcmyiWdHhIGtOzOWjW1zwmwlDaqEW90rTOpueznOWlnyix9ZBKR825gU6BUk8cGMkcAcVl4ufAKfuE43KxY7oFS5HfW_eEnqGw1nEAy7w/s320/9FA4EDC4-BBA3-4BB2-B0F9-5CF6728AB0A7.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Memorable picnic on Brother’s garden area with a view of Clocktower and sea</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWAAxqeLOmZ1ivc7p1R20bozmFshT9QvR25ByXQSieN5rs4fdi8yxT-k55xkWd1sKCruoZoRzC5gDH5zzDa3IUumLjweDt7AUEdMxTTzhdcCpGWfKjhd8EgUtYe0DzAq68NDj1OM7-BSpH7p8CaznDd9uTxrjzUcgkFUbmzh6N6HkJC2jCUNybC3LPQ/s1440/88E58785-13A5-4904-BCD4-9AA5A3004EBF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1440" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWAAxqeLOmZ1ivc7p1R20bozmFshT9QvR25ByXQSieN5rs4fdi8yxT-k55xkWd1sKCruoZoRzC5gDH5zzDa3IUumLjweDt7AUEdMxTTzhdcCpGWfKjhd8EgUtYe0DzAq68NDj1OM7-BSpH7p8CaznDd9uTxrjzUcgkFUbmzh6N6HkJC2jCUNybC3LPQ/s320/88E58785-13A5-4904-BCD4-9AA5A3004EBF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were hot and bothered and stumbled into a restaurant with no air-conditioning but happen to get our own private room inside</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLl8Y5TL4lBZo_t7azf2e4uoj1ARnIhcOALLcFNm1GYoXTDiiDXH3AHHIhLwcTtXzJVr3JrUM-fg0y60u2dsV1wmItWaT9E5xh97sjd64SAEzirfr8sjPuIwxTPIeSazdNO1s4b7NHHVMI1_IWZoP-CTRs7oxBx7cR0j9_AMEht0bUa5xREV-Lh-G_oA/s4032/E50A0E77-B063-4527-B904-B64C6E904C92.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLl8Y5TL4lBZo_t7azf2e4uoj1ARnIhcOALLcFNm1GYoXTDiiDXH3AHHIhLwcTtXzJVr3JrUM-fg0y60u2dsV1wmItWaT9E5xh97sjd64SAEzirfr8sjPuIwxTPIeSazdNO1s4b7NHHVMI1_IWZoP-CTRs7oxBx7cR0j9_AMEht0bUa5xREV-Lh-G_oA/s320/E50A0E77-B063-4527-B904-B64C6E904C92.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the last day I climbed to the top of these steps to visit the Abbey convent and historical cemetery. All of these are the images in my mind I will never forget. Most of all I will not forget the memories with my family<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Julie T. Chanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02374674554780820506noreply@blogger.com0