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The rest of my Sion photos

July 18, 2010

Château de Valère (Valère castle), also known as Notre-Dame-de-Valère, is a fortified church in Sion that offers fabulous views of the city and Château de Tourbillon (Tourbillon castle). It, also, holds the oldest working organ in the world dating back to the 14th century. Château de Tourbillon (Tourbillon castle) sitting on the hill in the [...]

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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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Nidau Castle

December 30, 2008

While visiting Biel with my oldest daughter, we decided to show her the Nidau Castle. There is a small park for children to play in while the adults sit and admire the castle. Nidau Castle was built in 1196. A kind of tower near the castle. The red doors were bright against the white of [...]

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Week in Prague – Part IV

August 11, 2008

Click to view larger. Saint Vitus’s Cathedral is the most important church in the Czech Republic. The cathedral is located entirely inside the walls of Prague Castle. This cathedral reminded me of Strasbourg Cathedral due to the beautiful gothic architecture. Click to view larger. Inside Prague Castle walls just near the cathedral. Click to view [...]

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Morges, Switzerland

June 26, 2008

Morges, Switzerland is called the flower of Lake Geneva due to the abundance of flowers and peaceful atmosphere found all along the lake. We had the great pleasure of spending a day in this beautiful city this past Saturday before retiring to a hotel in Lausanne that night. Sunday was spent enjoying the lake in [...]

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Murten (Morat), Switzerland

June 17, 2008

Morat is a picturesque city that in the past was known as a defensive city. Most of the ramparts and towers are still standing making this city a charming place to spend a day. I highly recommend Morat if you are looking for a small city full of history to visit in Switzerland. We are [...]

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Bulle, Switzerland

June 6, 2008

We went to Bulle in La Gruyère region on Sunday. We walked around Bulle for a couple hours before we decided we had time to sneak in a visit to Charmey. Bulle is a beautiful and well preserved city. Some of Bulle’s main attractions (according to one of my favorite websites MySwitzerland.com) are: Gruyère Museum [...]

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Fribourg, Switzerland

May 16, 2008

Wednesday, we spent a long day exploring Fribourg and Romont (a medieval city founded in the tenth century about 30 minutes from Fribourg) since this is the area of Switzerland that my luck lies within. Thank you to all of you that kept me in your thoughts and wished me luck. It means more than [...]

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