From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Winter sky

February 26, 2009

We were invited to a ski station near our village by the mother of my daughter’s best friend. It is the first time I have ever been to a ski station. We didn’t go to ski but for the kids to sled. There is a machine that pulls the sled up with the kids in [...]

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Baitchai des enfants

February 25, 2009

The Baitchai for the children was a success. The kids were too cute walking around the village banging on pots, drums and tooting on horns as they stopped at one house after another to collect offerings of candy or money. Afterwards, the kids got to eat hot dogs and french fries at one of the [...]

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Le Carnaval du Noirmont through photos

February 24, 2009

I only had time to put up a few photos of the carnival of Le Noirmont yesterday. I have uploaded the rest into a gallery at the bottom of this post so that all of you can stand on the sidelines of the carnival with me. I only wish I could share the noise but [...]

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Carimentran – Le carnaval du Noirmont

February 23, 2009

Last year, we went to the carnival of Noirmont. It was such a good time that we decided to go again this year. We were not disappointed. A generous clown offered us some warm wine to fight off the cold. We couldn’t refuse. Later, a cheerful pirate gave us [...]

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Tokens of appreciation

February 22, 2009

I love that our bank tellers give my children caramels when we visit the bank. Last week, the teller gave each of my children a box of crayons. This isn’t the first time that my children have profited from our bank’s show of customer appreciation. ********** We didn’t make it to our village [...]

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Softness and grace

February 20, 2009

Tomorrow is Carnaval! I am looking forward to lots of color, confetti and noise. We will spend Saturday in our village. On Sunday, we will go to Carnaval of Noirmont. It was so much fun last year and the kids still talk about it.

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My sweet girl

February 19, 2009

Emmie is one loved cat. ********** This is the first photo I have shot with auto focus off. Vilay bought me a new Nikon D60 camera for Christmas. At first, I wasn’t happy because I had my heart set on a Canon. After the first photo I fell in love with my Nikon and have [...]

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The streets of Olten, Switzerland

February 19, 2009

I thought it would be nice to break up the photos of Olten into different posts over the next few weeks. That way you won’t get too overwhelmed. ********** First post of Olten photos. **********

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As white as snow

February 17, 2009

It has snowed on and off for a week. It is predicted to snow most of this week. When I go outside to get my kids to and from the bus stop I carry an umbrella. I have never carried an umbrella for protection against the falling snow in my entire life before [...]

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Olten, Switzerland

February 16, 2009

Yesterday, we took the train to Olten. I am so happy that I finally got a chance to visit the old city center of Olten. I have passed through Olten by train on my way to other cities but have never stopped there before. It was a relaxing Sunday afternoon discovering yet another beautiful Swiss [...]

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Buried

February 15, 2009

It snowed for almost two days straight…again. I am not even talking about the snow we got on and off during the days before that. :)

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Avenches (Aventicum), Switzerland

February 13, 2009

Plan of the architectural ruins

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Roman amphitheater in Avenches, Switzerland

February 12, 2009

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Avenches, Switzerland (part II)

February 10, 2009

Avenches was the capital of Roman Switzerland (Helvetia) which explains the many Roman ruins that are found there. At this time, Avenches was called Aventicum (a Roman settlement around 15-13 B.C.) and had a population of around 20,000. Currently, the population is around 3,000. Visit MySwitzerland.com for highlights and top events in Avenches.

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Avenches, Switzerland (part I)

February 9, 2009

Sunday, we visited Avenches, Switzerland. We were excited to see a real Roman amphitheater but we found so much more. We plan on returning in the summer so that we can explore this city more in depth. It is worth another visit! The first series of photos are of the castle that we explored on [...]

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