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An European Vacation / 25 – Home via Solothurn

Posted on January 13, 2011 by admin

All good things come to an end, and so it was with our European vacation in the late summer of 2010. The last day of the vacation started at the beautiful Hostellerie du Vignier which I described in episode 23 … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 24 – Castle of Gruyeres

Posted on January 12, 2011 by admin

The tenth and last full day of our vacation was spent in the small medieval town and castle of Gruyeres. The silhouette of the fortress dominates the landscape and is visible from many kilometers away. It was built by the … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 23 – Hostellerie du Vignier

Posted on January 3, 2011 by admin

We spent the last two nights of the vacation in one of the most beautiful places we have ever been in on the surface of Earth. we turned out of the road descending from (the Swiss) Fribourg to the shore … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 22 – Basel

Posted on December 29, 2010 by admin

The 9th day of our vacation took us back across the French – Swiss border to Basel and then to the area of Gruyere where we have booked the hotel for the last two nights. Incidentally it was the only … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 10 – Clocks, Cuckoos and Cakes

Posted on October 14, 2010 by admin

Any visitor approaching the Black Forest area hardly escapes the stereotype image of the cuckoo clocks. They are present in tourist shops, one or maybe more dedicated chains of shops sell them, and they even have their own museum. Brochures … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 6 – At the Springs of the Danube

Posted on September 22, 2010 by admin

After the afternoon visit in the Schaffhausen museum it was time for us to head to Germany. I decided to ignore the recommendations of the Michelin Green Guide (which I seldom do) and visit one objective that the guide was … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 5 – Meeting an Old Friend in the Schaffhausen Museum zu Allerheiligen

Posted on September 19, 2010 by admin

As we finished the morning schedule and we almost skipped lunch, we realized that we have time for a visit – even shorter than we would have wished – to the most important museum in Schaffhausen  – Museum zu Allerheiligen … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 4 – On the Streets of Schaffhausen

Posted on September 13, 2010 by admin

After the visit in the Munster zu Allerheiligen we spent the next few hours of the second day morning in the streets of Schaffhausen. The city of 35000 inhabitants was mentioned first as a city state in 1045, and joined … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 3 – The Schaffhausen Munster

Posted on September 11, 2010 by admin

Day 2 of our vacation started with a tour of the center of the city of Schaffhausen. After finding a good parking place we crossed the street towards the historic old town, and found ourselves in the Munsterplatz. The style … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 2 – Stein am Rhein

Posted on September 10, 2010 by admin

The hotel where we spent the first night in Schaffhausen is worth a few words. It was the only hotel we booked fr from the center of the city, for the rest of the trip we preferred to pay more … Continue reading →

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