Mar 19, 2011 - back home

Tja, das wars dann also mit 11 Wochen Ferien ... nie musste ich mein Bett machen, nie Kochen und selber Waschen ... schön wars. Die Reise back to Switzerland ist gut und ohne Zwischenfälle und mit sehr gutem Flugi-Essen verlaufen. Nur der Abholer hat etwas versagt :-) Er kam wegen eines grossen Staus zu spät ! Ich bedanke mich bei allen Menschen, die mich auf der Reise begleitet und die vielen schönen, zum Teil auch etwas ärgerlichen Erlebnisse mit mir geteilt haben. Ich danke auch allen Menschen, die ich kennenlernen durfte, seis in...

Aug 16, 2009 - A Little Swiss Bike Ride

Barbie and I took off to see some of Switzerland's famous mountain passes. We left Thun, and rode south-east to Grimselpass, then to Nufenenpass, then north again over St. Gottardpass. We stopped in a little town called Burglen for lunch. It is the home of the archer William Tell- remember that story, he shot the apple off his son's head! After lunch, we went over Klausenpass, then back over Klausenpass; then Sustenpass and back home. We may have done a little too much; almost 400km, and we were gone 12 hours. Barbie said it was the best...

Aug 10, 2009 - Thun

We had a great 2 day ride to Switzerland. We rode south out of Czech Republic, and into Austria, then westbound, past Salzburg, Kitzbuhel, Innsbruck; and spent the night in little place called Feldkirch, on the Austrian/Lichtenstein border. Out for a nice supper, (and yes, I even had a beer!), and into bed early. Several times, Barbie had a tear in her eye, thinking of her father, who was born and raised in Austria. He would have been so excited for her; on her way to meet his sister. On the road early the next morning for the run to Thun,...

May 17, 2008 - Dad leaves tomorrow

Well my first guest is leaving, and soon I will be back to my old life of solitude. I had a great time with my dad. It will be the 1st time in history that we ever spent this much time together without killing each other. We rounded off the trip days with a visit to 3 places I has never been, so it was a nice chance for me to see new places. We went to Thun, Spiez and Zug. Thun is one of my favirote places so far in Switzerland. Great shopping, cute shops and streets, a beautiful castle and of course, an amazing waterfront. We enjoyed a...

Jul 13, 2005 - Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

It was finally time to see the country of my ancestors. I had been looking forward to seeing Switzerland and the Swiss Alps more than anywhere else, and I was pretty excited. The border was only a few kilometers north of Lake Como, so we headed up the steep, twisting road leading over the pass and into Switzerland. We passed several more lakes and small resort villages before we crossed the border, bought a Swiss autobahn pass, and came to the town of Lugano. It is actually a Swiss town, but looks and seems just like an Italian...