Monthly Archives: August 2007

Mutiny and dry

The rain finally stopped this afternoon. Just as suddenly as it started, it stopped! The sun came out. We had a bit of excitement in the office today – When they were moving the teams from Uetlihof to Edenstrasse (which … Continue reading

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Tuesday

A & B to Zürich. Playground, shops, clock etc. Ate at Migros. Walked through car park to see entry to CS Offices.

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Monday

A & B to Rapperswil. Zoo. Evening ate at Italian place up road from Apartment

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Sunday

Train to Luzerne. Boat to Weggis. Cable car then train to Rigi Kulm (Summit). Picnic and power nap. Then train down to Arth Goldau and fast train back to Zurich. Ate at Nordsee in main station. Cakes for dessert. Photos … Continue reading

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Saturday

Train to Shaffhausen via Winterthur. Walked through town to Rhine. Walked back to train station and got bus to Neuhausen. Walked down steps to Rhinefalls. Boat ride near falls. Walked back up steps. Walk & Bus to Neuhausen train station. … Continue reading

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Friday

Caught S4 train to Adliswil then cablecar up to Felsenweg. Looked at shops under rail station in Zurich then to Coop at Silh City. Bought Ben some new sunglasses in New Yorker shop. After supper went for walk to Top … Continue reading

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Thursday

Went into Zurich and bought Ben some trainers. Then on boat from Zurich to Rapperswill. Wandered round the monastery and graveyard there for a bit then caught the S7 train back to Zurich. Went up to Uetliberg on train and … Continue reading

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Durand and Ruth and the Black Forest

I went to visit Durand and Ruth Robinson today. They are friends who were founder members of City Gates in Dublin, but they moved to France about 7 years ago, and then to their present home in the Black Forest … Continue reading

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Another railway journey

Have been on trains most of the day. There was a bit of a journey from Brig to Andermatt that I have been wanting to do for ages, and so I decided I would tackle it today. Getting to Brig … Continue reading

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Jim the Diver

After musing the other day about how nice it would be to get back into diving after all these years, I stumbled upon a post on the English Swiss forum from a guy called “Jim” He is a very experienced … Continue reading

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