Month: July 2015

Hiking Up the Turtmann Valley – Destination Turtmann Cabin

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Wandern im Turtmanntal – Aufstieg zur Turtmannhütte   I’m back on the road again. This time I packed a friend, my nephew and a buddy of his to go hiking in Turtmann Valley in Switzerland. The goal was to hike up the highest “hikeable” summit in Switzerland (“hikeable”, meaning you don’t need any extra equipment as is the case when climbing is involved). It’s always a strange feeling, choosing a hiking tour from internet sources, and I always wonder, “Will I, or my companions, be disappointed by this trip, or will it be able to compare to my previous hikes?” (which have all been pretty breathtaking so far). But then, hiking in Switzerland, I guess, you can’t be disappointed. At least I haven’t been yet. And if you’re someone who loves alpine hiking, I can totally recommend this tour to you. Ich bin mal wieder unterwegs. Diesmal habe ich mir eine Freundin geschnappt, und auch meinen Neffen und einen Kumpel von ihm und wir sind ins Turtmanntal in der Schweiz. Unser Ziel war, den höchsten Wandergipfel …

A Summer Garden

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Ein Sommergarten   For those of you who love gardens, I went back to my sister’s garden for another little stroll. And now’s the perfect time to share the photos I took with you: Für die Gartenliebhaber unter euch: Ich bin in den Garten meiner Schwester zurückgekehrt, um dort ein wenig zu verweilen. Und nun ist der Zeitpunkt gekommen, die Bilder mit euch zu teilen:        

Lina and the Shower

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Linas und die Dusche   You’ve met Lina before. She’s Paule’s sister. And whereas Paule loves boxes, Lina is even stranger. She’s the only cat I know that likes water. Like, actually loves water. And showers. She can’t wait until someone in the family takes a shower. Any time you even walk toward the direction of the bathroom, she sprints ahead in the hopes of making it to the bathroom before you, so she can stay and take a shower with you. She’d probably even sit in the shower with you, if you’d just let her. I for my part don’t like to share my shower with cat. So, I usually make sure she stays away from the bathroom while I shower. But once, she snuck in and there was no helping it. But I took my revenge. When she peaked her head into my shower, I attacked her with the full blast of the shower head. Except that, Lina didn’t feel punished. She was happy, because at last she had managed to succeed with …