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Category: Switzerland

  • Going Around in Circles

    Going Around in Circles

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere is a hill that is steep. You often see people struggle up it, trying to beat their own records and in so doing get knackered by the top. Yesterday I went up such a hill and I felt low on energy so I didn’t bother to sprint. I just focued…

  • An Outdoor Workout

    An Outdoor Workout

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWe are in the middle of a pandemic and governments see no urgent reason to end it by rational means like soft lockdowns. As a result of this we can pay 1100 CHF per year to go to an indoor gym, rebreathing the same air as other people, using the same machines,…

  • Farming In Switzerland

    Farming In Switzerland

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Pandemic is alive and well and I am still walking around in circles. I would go for bigger, more interesting adventures but no one is publicising those events until after the fact. During a pandemic it helps to be misinformed, an alcoholic and a festival goer. If you like real sports,…

  • Reflection

    Reflection

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  • A Walk To The Chateau De Bossey

    A Walk To The Chateau De Bossey

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI walked to the Chateau De Bossey today. It’s an easy walk from one village to another and another after that.

  • A Penguin Feeding a Chick in Switzerland

    A Penguin Feeding a Chick in Switzerland

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI would never expect to see a penguin feeding a chick in the middle of Switzerland in the middle of summer in Switzerland but I did. It’s just a wooden statue but that doesn’t make it any less unexpected. At first I thought it was just a block of wood to…

  • Duck Tales

    Duck Tales

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesDucks going out for afternoon tea on the Lac Léman. A mother duck and her ducklings.

  • Relaxing with Language Learning

    Relaxing with Language Learning

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I practiced vocal German and I found it relaxing compared to being with people in person. This pandemic sees the opportunities almost impossible. When I played with voice recognition on the laptop it failed but when I use it on the phone it works fine. Practice speaking with a phone,…

  • Nothing to say

    Nothing to say

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  • Roman and Greek Mythology

    Roman and Greek Mythology

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI was looking for this type of information online and I found a few websites that provided such information. This one is useful because it is full of Greek and Roman mythological people so it serves as a good resource. I found it at one of the phone boxes turned into…