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Apr 17, 2009 - Spring travels

Lately we had visitors from back home, so have done a lot of travelling with them. Very enjoyable. from: Fribourg-Interlaken-Brienz-Luzern-Montreux,Vevey, Lausanne, Morges- Vitznau-Rigi, Genève. All but 10 minutes was sunny and without rain, over a period of about 15 days!

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Jan 24, 2009 - First Day of Fesitval - Snowed Out

It has been snowing like crazy since the middle of the night and many inches of snow on the ground. Jon, Al, Steve and Jeff went to the morning Pilots meeting for the weather briefing. The opening ceremony was still held at noon in the snow with three sponsor balloons (Parmagiani, BCV and Chateau d'Oex) balloons tethering but no other balloons flying today. Honored guest David Cooper, who was a member of the Breitling crew that launched from Chateau d'Oex in the first successful around the world balloon flight, arrived on the launch field...

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Oct 26, 2008 - Eating Cheese in Gruyeres

Another BU field trip I went on was a trip to the village of Gruyeres, where the famous Gruyeres cheese is made. We visited the museum that showed us how the cheese is made, and later we hiked up to the village on top of a hill that overlooked the surrounding Swiss countryside. The views were breathtaking. The village of Gruyeres is exactly how I envisioned Switzerland to look like.

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