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2006-11-29_Switzerland : Back to the Western World: 3 weeks in Zürich, Switzerland.
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Frankfurt.jpg - I made my way out of Asia after 14 months on the road. Bangkok -> Kuwait -> Frankfurt, Germany. Had a little time to kill so I went wandering around the city. | 51 KB |
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Frankfurt.jpg - So many subtle little things grabbed my attention. Everyone was in black, the architecture was totally new and all the noises seemed to be muffled. I felt like everyone and everything around me was whispering... | 60 KB |
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ICE_Train.jpg - Even the trains blew me away... the only sound was that of whispers or crinkling newspaper. Nina met me in Basel on the German / Swiss border and we continued to Zürich together. | 50 KB |
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Zurich Mountains.jpg - Across Lake Zürich one could see the Alps. | 27 KB |
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Steinmaur.jpg - Nina lives with 6 other roommates in a town called Steinmaur (just outside Zürich). They had a "Snow White and the 7 dwarfs" theme party my first day there. Had a good time wandering through these fields. | 32 KB |
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Steinmaur.jpg - Old town overlooking Steinmaur just above their house. | 40 KB |
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JC_Clocktower.jpg - St. Peter - Largest clock in Europe. | 45 KB |
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Luzern.jpg - Nina and I took a day trip to Luzern. As usual we just wandered a bit, missed all the tourist attractions and had some tasty falafels. A perfect day. | 46 KB |
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Luzern_Nina.jpg - Nina took me on a tour of the Luzern graffiti underworld. | 49 KB |
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Luzern_Traffic_Light.jpg - Note the shadow... | 67 KB |
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Mehr Kase furs Geld.jpg - "More cheese for your money" -- an effective ad in Switzerland. | 44 KB |
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Chateau Gutsch.jpg | 42 KB |
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Lake Luzern.jpg | 41 KB |
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Birds.jpg | 31 KB |
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Zurich_Herzbaracke.jpg - Went to see an exciting folk band named Hudaki. Nina had met them while traveling through Ukraine. The show was in a tiny floating boat-restaurant-club with the perfect gypsy-caravan vibe. | 40 KB |
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Party.jpg - Went to a warehouse party with Nina and her roommates. | 55 KB |
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Party.jpg - Singer rockin' out. | 53 KB |
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Alps.jpg - An overnight trip up to the mountains. Once again, we mainly "observed from a distance", but it was spectacular nevertheless! | 35 KB |
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Alps.jpg | 47 KB |
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Fondue.jpg - Finally after nearly 2 weeks we got together a fondue party (coincidentally Thanksgiving holiday). It was a spectacular mess of wine, schnapps, cheese and fun! | 75 KB |
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Nina Joey Tim.jpg - Chillin on the couch trying to digest the cheese. | 44 KB |
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Miach Joey.jpg - Miach and I went for a second pot of cheese, Joey joined us -- I laughed harder than I can remember as the cheese was getting caught in the chandelier and the "cheesy" jokes were flowing. | 58 KB |
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Devil Angel.jpg - Yet another party... Nina and Tim as Devil + Angel. | 59 KB |
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Miach Nina.jpg - On our way to the party at Mathias' place. | 39 KB |
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Miach.jpg - Miach, dressed as grandma gettin down. | 51 KB |
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Acting.jpg - We ended up filming a movie on the way to the party... a version of "Little Red Riding Hood". I was the wolf and got to eat grandma. | 42 KB |
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Nina and Friends.jpg - Nina with friends in the background. | 74 KB |
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Nina Flaming Poi.jpg - Nina gave us a quick show as we left the party. | 43 KB |
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Moon.jpg - Romance was in the air... | 24 KB |
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Nina-Jonathan.jpg - Our last moments together in Basel... | 67 KB |
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