Sep 30th, 2007
by Pumpkin.
We had to change trains three times with three kids and two strollers to get to Berne, the capital city of Switzerland. It was worth it.
The train from Bienne to Berne had a second floor. We happily pulled the kids and strollers up a flight of stairs just for the view. It [...]
Sep 25th, 2007
by Pumpkin.
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Sep 17th, 2007
by Pumpkin.
Sweet Bear took this photo. She is becoming quite the photographer. Petite Clown hasn’t yet figured out how to take a photo without getting her fingers in the shot. Once she does I know she’ll be as good as her sister. They are always pointing out things to me during our [...]
Sep 16th, 2007
by Pumpkin.
We took the train to La Chaux-de-fond to buy Sweet Bear and Petite Clown some shoes. Afterwards, we took advantage of our all day tickets. When taking the train it is generally cheaper to buy the all day tickets rather than the round trip tickets.
The all day tickets allow us to go anywhere [...]
Sep 10th, 2007
by Pumpkin.
If the slideshow is not working for you (IE users!!!??? Why do you have Internet Explorer??? why oh why oh why?) You may want to get a better browser. Anyways, if you can’t see the slideshow in the post click here to watch it at flickr.
Our photos can be found [...]
Sep 6th, 2007
by Pumpkin.
For six years Jeff Vize has been uploading installments to his online book, Pigs in the Toilet. Every Tuesday and Friday he shares another chapter with the world. Jeff explains that Pigs in the Toilet is a travel “blog-book”.
He is writing a book over time in a blog format that one day will be [...]
Sep 3rd, 2007
by Pumpkin.
I have created a new flickr set, Walking the Jura (click on link to visit it). The images above can be found there. I will add more pictures to this set as we walk the Jura more.
Typically, on Sunday we head out to some village from our village. The best way to [...]
Aug 26th, 2007
by Pumpkin.
We took a train trip to Bienne (Biel), Switzerland yesterday due to a severe case of cabin fever. We are not accustomed to living in a small village just yet.
The Lake of Bienne (Lac de Bienne) was beautiful. We had lots of great company. Several swans and ducks came up to say [...]
Aug 23rd, 2007
by Pumpkin.
Reading Le Matin Bleu the other day made me feel blue. That’s ok because a moment later I started seeing red and heated up a bit.
Why?
The story of the day was the fact that in the whorehouses of Zurich girls as young as sixteen are being offered to clients. What is more upsetting [...]
Aug 2nd, 2007
by Pumpkin.
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