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Goumois


Goumois is a little special. Why, you may ask? Well, Goumois is two villages.  One is French and the other is Swiss.  The villages are divided by the Doubs River with a bridge joining them.   Before the Treaty of Vienna Goumois was one village but afterwards it was separated into two.
The two [...]

Saignelégier, Switzerland


Saturday, we walked around Saignelégier.  Can you believe that with a population of only a little over 2100 inhabitants, Saignelégier is the capital of the Franches-Montagnes?

A church in the city.

The other side of the church with road construction.
The street has been torn up for some time but it is finally almost completed.  Many of the [...]

Day in Bern


We walked for about four hours in Bern on Saturday. I shared some of the photos with you already but thought I’d share a few more.

There was a big market where we bought some fruit to snack on.

We watched a rally supporting Georgia. The sign reads “The more Europe cares, the fewer are [...]

Nature in Bern, Switzerland


I really enjoy our visits to Bern. We visited this quiet but not sleepy city once again on Saturday. We set out to discover new corners of the capital of Switzerland that we haven’t explored before.
Today, I would like to share some of the nature photos that I took. Bern like many [...]

Junkerngasse


Street name in Bern, Switzerland that made the child in me snicker.

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Things


Small Swiss cowbell we bought from a vendor set up outside the Marché Concours in Saignelegier.

Cup and saucer given to us by my husband’s aunt and uncle in Prague. These cat decorations are seen all over Prague. I love the whimsical feeling and the bright spring colors.

Saucer alone.

Cup alone.
We moved into our apartment [...]

Le Creux-des-Biches to Les Bois


Saturday, we took a walk from Le Creux-des-Biches to Les Bois. It was one of the most beautiful walks we have taken yet. There wasn’t a lot of hill climbing but the views were impressive. As usual, I had the feeling I was walking on top of the world.

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Taste of summer


Some of the places we have been the last week weeks have been Neuchâtel with my In-laws, Bern to get my notarized authorization for a replacement passport for my oldest daughter (we went to the American Embassy) and a few other places shown below and others that are not.
I have been busy getting ready for [...]

Happy to be home


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The photo above was taken in a Czech café located in Prague. It was one of the very few places to eat that we could find were the prices were fair. The food and coffee were good and the restrooms were free which is a HUGE deal in Prague. [...]

Swiss design


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Our bank gave each one of our children one of these crayon boxes with some crayons inside.
I love the design of the box!

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