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Need I say more?
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Out on a bike ride.
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Short walk into 'town': Old castle town of Murten.
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Taking a walk around the lake - beautiful almost 'Pacific' sunsets dailyt (when the sun was out - it was cold and nasty this year)
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'Downtown' Murten.
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Murten is a traditional town left pretty much in its old time state. Classic.
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Ok - favorite place: Chocolatier Zueger! Of course - priorities.
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Which way does the wind blow? Not much it turns out, but the weather vane made of gold looks cool.
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Pair programming with a new Team member.
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Yoga lessons. Look closely.
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Homer in Hawaii - uh, sort of.
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Similar hair cuts?
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Ah yes, one more time: Zueger.
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Bern city center.
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Omnivore!
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Am Bern Tor.
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Those crazy Dutch folks during the Euro 2008. There were several 100 thousand dutch in town painting the city orange!
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Travel Companions - off to Geneva.
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Geneva fountain from 'Stand'. All roads lead to Stand!
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And one more of the fountain with the Euro 2008 soccer ball on top.
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Somebody get a gardener!
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Those Swiss love their flags. They got a flag for everything from Country down to street corner.
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A day in the park.
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Harbor view.
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How to become a Swiss citizen.
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Or maybe brute force is a better way?
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Church in old town Geneva.
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In front of the church in Geneva.
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There's that damn ball again.
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Say hello to Homer. House sitting guest.
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Homer leading the way to town. "Let's go already!"
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On the family picnic.
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For the daily nap.
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For MY daily nap.
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Somebody's gotta work around here or we'll go nowhere!
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Others enjoy the sunshine...
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Meanwhile...
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Some prefer the saftey of a roof over their head.
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Made it and then it's all fun and games again.
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... and nap time again.
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Always these long walks...
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What's this? Grass hut? I always thought of those differently.
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More walking - dead end.
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Ok let's play stick...
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Now we've done it... Homer is 'done'.
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Just a short rest please.
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Room with a view. Looking out the window onto the lake.
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Le lac de Morat.
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Preparations for a Wald Fest for Nadia's Dad's birthday.
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The cook at work under the watchful eyes of the 'boss'.
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Dinner's ready!
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Murten at dusk.
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Ballenberg outdoor museum to visit different Swiss region's and their buildings and specialties.
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Bad weather - no problem. It makes for better water falls.
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Kutschen Fahrt for Nadia's Mom on her birthday.
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Old houses and more old houses. The oldest of these are more than 500 years old.
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St. Beatus Hoehlen entrance - castle in the mountain.
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Nice view but way too crowded with people.
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Finally - a chocolate factory!
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And the part we've all been waiting for: Degustion. A discretion - eat as much as you like!
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Chocolate mixer.
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Old chocolate machine!
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Going to the Circus. I'm NOT scared of clowns!
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Dumbo and Co. are outside raising hell.
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Benjamin the Dromedar schmoozing with Nadia.
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The horses ass?
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A see of sun flowers.
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Schnuef, Schnuef - any bees?
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At the ranch in Germany.
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Our friend here stayed inside and listed to music instead of riding.
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Out on a ride getting lost in the fields.
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Loosen up...
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Uh oh. Bad weather coming in.
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Big sky sunset over German field.
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Fire Squad ready to - uh, water the lawn. Part of citizen fire protection program.
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Ready to put out any fire - eh, thirst.
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Ja Herr Mueller.
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Ouch - let go of my hair!
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What's so funny.
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Murten See from the Murten Castle.
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On our way to Italy in Sued Tirol. Offenbaur - if only we had remembered that name when we got lost.
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Picture perfect.
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Ceville castle.
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Heiligenschein
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Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your hair.
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Taking a walk through Merano.
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Arco Castle on the hill.
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The castle is picture perfect of what you'd expect of a castle ruin.
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The castle is ancient - parts are as old as the 9th century.
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The most complicated toilet in the world. Press this button to destroy the evidence! Seriously!
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Claudio and Sandra in Arco. They put us up kindly for a few nights.
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Berliner Aussicht.
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Gedaechtnis Kirche
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Europa Center, and it's not an explosion.
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Hmmm... Schlemmer Tour in the 6th story!
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A little shy...
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Not so shy...
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Can we go home now? I'm done with shopping.
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Nadia "auf der Kirmis" bull riding. Ok she managed for 3 minutes or so.
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Knut the Icebear.
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Knut the Icebear. Nadia the Bunny.
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Wrong country. Where did take a wrong turn?
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Careful wolf in the bear cage. No rash movements.
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Strahl, Strahl, Bear.
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Here's where it all started: First place to windsurf when I was 6: Wannsee.
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Moni and Peter on a Dampfer Fahrt tour of Berlin center.
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Dom and Funkturm am AlexanderPlatzt.
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Off to the Pfauen Insel.
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Moby Dick near Pfauen Insel. Duh du. Duh da. Duhda duhda duhda. Oh wrong type of fish.
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Looks cool from far away but like Vegas Stucco close up. Cheap ass crap.
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Aha - ein Pfau. ONE! Not very impressive for an island named after the bird.
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Can't take you with us.
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Uh yes we can. Felix is a new addition to the household.
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Obviously he knows what he wants.
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Hunger, hunger, hunger. Felix at dinner time.
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And he even uses the toilet!
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If you thought I was working you'd be wrong: You've been dealing with a bear all along.
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But he can be a little lazy - "no more work for me!"
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Schloss Bubenberg - hero of Switzerland lived here. Apparently.
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View from the top of the tower onto Thuner See.
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Nadia's parents posing at Schloss Bubenberg.
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Not so pious Frau Pfister.
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Garden view.