exploration makes a better world

…and it was all yellow.
(click on “play” below to play the music and then click on “play” underneath to play the pictures.)

Took BM out for a ride yesterday - just wanted to eat somewhere out on a terrace in the sun and read. I arrived at the pizzeria in my village just to find out it is closing on Sundays at 2pm, so I went up a hill to eat and look at the lake. Peaceful.The [...]

Sechselaeuten is a traditional guild holiday in Zurich. Monday was free, and I took the opportunity to go check out the guild parade. Quite impressive, plenty of people attending, colorful costumes, good mood. More details about the holiday here.
My photographic insights below.

And a small movie depicting a full guild parade: children, fanfare, guild members, alegoric [...]

On Sunday I went to the Zooh. Haven’t been maybe in 20 years. Find it depressing.
However, this one was a pleasant surprise. Beyond the privilege to see some exotic animals I would probably otherwise never see alive, I was impressed by the research they are doing to improve the life of both zoo and wild [...]

Not much left to say, about the last day. The City Hall was among the last unchecked on the “must see” list, so we did. A “serious” looking building

of red brick, not much looks from a distance, but interesting at a closer look. Unfortunately we didn’t have time for a visit, to see where the [...]

The next morning, sun was shining,

while temperature stayed around -3 C.
Turns out last night’s light train was painted in blue

and the central street was more crowded during the day

but not everywhere

Some of the narrow streets of cobbled stone were VERY narrow,

while colofrul passages kept their charm.

As did colorful buildings.
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The city is spread on several islands. A quick look, before landing

Arrived around 7pm at the hotel, and went immediately out to „get the pulse”. To reach the old town, had to cross a bridge. To the right, parts of the city + full moon,

To the left, a part of older town below which [...]

finally i realized what snowboarding is approximately about. i thought i knew from the first day, but i was wrong. in the first days all i did was brrrreak, turn, brrrreak, or slide laterally out of control, brrreak, turn, brrreak. this weekend i went with L&C to Flims, for half a day. it is unbelievable [...]

Mar 4, 2008

I went out just to get some food, between two football games… but it was nice outside, clouded, but pleasant, so I decided to take Black Mamba, the scooter, out for a tour. Yesterday I had noticed how a street behind my block was leading straight into the forest. So I took it, and reached [...]