tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58874149473560033482024-03-19T11:28:34.281+01:00EUGENE and SHELLY!From Cincinnati, we are currently residing in Lyss Switzerland. This blog begins with our wedding in June 08 and serves as an attempt to document our European adventure and keep us in touch with friends/family, and to serve as a memory book later on. We encourage posts so don't be shy, although lurking is also appreciated :) If you are a random internet person and you have a question feel free to post or email.
Thanks,
E.Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-44867342783958807582012-08-13T00:25:00.003+02:002012-08-13T00:25:40.515+02:00New truck!<div>
So how do we get from having lunch in switzerland to suddenly having a new truck? By not blogging for a really long time! There have been some requests for pictures of the sleeper of the truck, so here you go!<br />
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<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RufqhC12j9ErbzT5vxihaIjFxsYEIPRKrGDHrQEo3wzD1encrr7KzXhV8DFjxCu14Xnx18usqQzkOFHjAtvb3k9AAhkbFePQ7vm6oUz0vaMKVdEKbYLOuRc6qXj0anahi4zwfzWF7Ww/" /></div>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-84341484506875096362012-07-25T05:14:00.001+02:002012-07-25T05:19:48.648+02:00Coming Soon<div><p>Big Rig Trucking: a strange and terrible saga</p>
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We have heard that snails here are protected and cannot be hurt, which might explain why you can occasionally find some pretty huge ones running around... or should I say, sliding along. <div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwuyCddwJ6Dod6LfjvxMcbPOGp6cpcdCb4nyDiGWuI95BYGItlZwKbjiy1HLsz7vt14fNoSALf7g3Z0u_dfNg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div><div><br /></div><div>One day we wanted to get out of the house so we took a bike ride to a nice spot by the old Aare river. Roo and I took a little swim. </div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzaIcSxd2-FYtFOKKzr-w6XqkYMWwtEiFWmqQeWUF2L6BWyESb-ODRJeDHpeAjbdUUuTKo19pQ1ahaNhfiRJA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-33034466390813451202010-07-03T11:38:00.012+02:002010-07-19T19:02:31.430+02:00Hangar Rockin<div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Our friend Liz let us in on a crazy mixed event ("Car, Bike, & Rock n Roll Meeting") being held at an airstrip in St. Stephan. There was a mixture of old cars and motorcycles and lots of tattooed people dressed in Rockabilly attire. The event was suppose to have drag races but unfortunately it rained and that put an end to that. Here they are lined up and ready to go but about 10 minutes later the sky opened up and down came the rain.<br /></span><div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckFR8BjDTX7FWWpD__l8LJH7QmmldnTIttX_TbihsSiURHBwI0XiJzpgCBcHF7h5fIkzt5bMz5Ub8GkQfkx5BQ3PYDn4zR8wi5rcI4Q9MnJzCifrdU7Ul6vIbSI-R9GV_z_tyvteVBzI/s1600/IMG_0012.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckFR8BjDTX7FWWpD__l8LJH7QmmldnTIttX_TbihsSiURHBwI0XiJzpgCBcHF7h5fIkzt5bMz5Ub8GkQfkx5BQ3PYDn4zR8wi5rcI4Q9MnJzCifrdU7Ul6vIbSI-R9GV_z_tyvteVBzI/s320/IMG_0012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495191218482332658" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">There was a lot of VWs there, here is a cool 80's Creamsicle Convertible Bug.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqCGXL89BIsotc069SNV22CMAEvLbM7hmAEkXiktlZdRw9oPHS6VZRcuEhyphenhyphen6OWj5sr0dwT4n98mriiAIFkxGimq8lkbbEMLTGXvr40P9Iixk7fjVbEYLBEmBcth__Ci5uXD96vt5x6MU/s1600/IMG_0004.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqCGXL89BIsotc069SNV22CMAEvLbM7hmAEkXiktlZdRw9oPHS6VZRcuEhyphenhyphen6OWj5sr0dwT4n98mriiAIFkxGimq8lkbbEMLTGXvr40P9Iixk7fjVbEYLBEmBcth__Ci5uXD96vt5x6MU/s320/IMG_0004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495191221411406402" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdLefYemLET4ydWTQM8KnG9s02zs73iTTlug-S4wpUMDo3a5qchHS-N_6u-cahGgVzdV_OidxbFEBsF3-N8DH7wsvjTeS2aKm8rDZ4e0LyJ4oL_itP6ipzLAbP2pplMWCEGmJJkkV1Ks/s1600/IMG_0011.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdLefYemLET4ydWTQM8KnG9s02zs73iTTlug-S4wpUMDo3a5qchHS-N_6u-cahGgVzdV_OidxbFEBsF3-N8DH7wsvjTeS2aKm8rDZ4e0LyJ4oL_itP6ipzLAbP2pplMWCEGmJJkkV1Ks/s320/IMG_0011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495194109036237826" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Taxi anyone?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEKqvCtFT2MNelUUp01fv-MYAggy57wrx5Vzg4lf4kQxjQcfnHylcP4SYMCDTQ0cBNurClgXBfqfhqieiaNFOIlNJs17KK0FGpH7AelFF_S-A1KmzjsfdELgXDIvFKyDf10KenBNHa3A/s1600/IMG_0026.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEKqvCtFT2MNelUUp01fv-MYAggy57wrx5Vzg4lf4kQxjQcfnHylcP4SYMCDTQ0cBNurClgXBfqfhqieiaNFOIlNJs17KK0FGpH7AelFF_S-A1KmzjsfdELgXDIvFKyDf10KenBNHa3A/s320/IMG_0026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495198639770085794" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /> </span></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Probably more then 80% of the people there were dressed up in there Rockabilly finest.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFBm-r137JCRAWGomb36c0wOPL6pcE_FEgmu3btghE7LPJ-iyR9YnEkvY9VeOXKTQLONw0_CoIin-6IGDnfqlm-V-6scgtGAPHHtRb9PDD-IJOFo5xyXD9iZ5pQdI33uxZ9A4nr2QYfs/s1600/IMG_0043.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFBm-r137JCRAWGomb36c0wOPL6pcE_FEgmu3btghE7LPJ-iyR9YnEkvY9VeOXKTQLONw0_CoIin-6IGDnfqlm-V-6scgtGAPHHtRb9PDD-IJOFo5xyXD9iZ5pQdI33uxZ9A4nr2QYfs/s320/IMG_0043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495198647469435218" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdzLIv85M5hbJ__zraYpGBqJS7gnxXI2tSh0vh26HwerG5CiU2ZjY_LPSCOf-R_upVXj7LygW88cI4-Wk9OE_uR8RI2T0ltAw8vtB7YfMHOLTHWGvPEZhX29BfAjUrU6PtEw5MpYDLR4/s1600/IMG_0056.JPG"></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The top of the above car, pretty neat.</span></div></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVgxKH-El4RlvqlRbXUmB_WM86DBFnFjPocyMVPO2Q5jeDHwmmjqqX3mV0PTAHR_jF9x40I4RlDb1-2EJ0jl3co4euamEATtS2ZfPFgdWD_5DR-9KkIxqOgQnUYqGIi9-J6zUETd_7Zw/s1600/IMG_0079.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVgxKH-El4RlvqlRbXUmB_WM86DBFnFjPocyMVPO2Q5jeDHwmmjqqX3mV0PTAHR_jF9x40I4RlDb1-2EJ0jl3co4euamEATtS2ZfPFgdWD_5DR-9KkIxqOgQnUYqGIi9-J6zUETd_7Zw/s320/IMG_0079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495201082963353746" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></a></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cool old army motorcycle. The guy riding it was pretty cool too, the one on the way to the urinal with greased back hair and a cigar hanging out of his mouth.</span></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWCudoahk8EEmnecrmlvjeKsaDMIoFz0P4mYhDutYYUphhLTarCwugg7x5WPmqrwobjKRDFKgUoIENwGNPaf9DmkrLq9aB2sBZtxfkiL5mF7fRVhZPDEeC0ecjPe99tLP4STGK3bEVG4/s1600/IMG_0080.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWCudoahk8EEmnecrmlvjeKsaDMIoFz0P4mYhDutYYUphhLTarCwugg7x5WPmqrwobjKRDFKgUoIENwGNPaf9DmkrLq9aB2sBZtxfkiL5mF7fRVhZPDEeC0ecjPe99tLP4STGK3bEVG4/s320/IMG_0080.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495201088436602066" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">More pictures at:</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/iusuallycheckmyemail/HangarRockinJulz201002?feat=directlink"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://picasaweb.google.com/iusuallycheckmyemail/HangarRockinJulz201002?feat=directlink</span></a></span></span></p></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-13628762917876412622010-06-26T14:28:00.009+02:002010-07-19T19:00:57.660+02:00Grenchen AirshowSince I have a past life love affair with planes and anything to do with them I really wanted to check out a air-show being held in Grenchen. We hopped on your bikes and had a nice ride there. We stopped in the cute town of Büren an der Aare to take some pictures since it was on the way.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div> </div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZmIV_nURBT00UDOgbtTgaGGjr6IQzpquUzStGpIFOzt3dscih7FmigYMl7Rb67JOGKCSpx5oc_KUMlvgEsgYkMiduInT7nXeKesrUF_NfsF385zf-f7AEm3Bmmhz1MGoikwJywE6emQ/s1600/IMG_0289.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZmIV_nURBT00UDOgbtTgaGGjr6IQzpquUzStGpIFOzt3dscih7FmigYMl7Rb67JOGKCSpx5oc_KUMlvgEsgYkMiduInT7nXeKesrUF_NfsF385zf-f7AEm3Bmmhz1MGoikwJywE6emQ/s320/IMG_0289.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495256104111132194" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>Cool old car coming from the cool old covered bridge.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zrDxFct7Lm1wyKgExyRVBKh9dtCGCVG8ZOfwCSPpxeM9r9kAPZDE-DYAYNpn29QW1JS8Hu_93zEKBt_bxBoGOMSPXzXMH9kr2cr-7i6CvEYoeMmHB3YJyBUVoU_zqyvl4sqa4CIMesc/s1600/IMG_0294.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zrDxFct7Lm1wyKgExyRVBKh9dtCGCVG8ZOfwCSPpxeM9r9kAPZDE-DYAYNpn29QW1JS8Hu_93zEKBt_bxBoGOMSPXzXMH9kr2cr-7i6CvEYoeMmHB3YJyBUVoU_zqyvl4sqa4CIMesc/s320/IMG_0294.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495256110307056226" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div>Mike and a DC3</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6qRJwB4Bya41nP4EKkp3CXIqv8rz2Ky5WQo_706osU9K0Y7U-Cl2Q7-ww9amW-QLLbgaABd0taGoziGXSB0cHlMpeud3upEymDQb45i9d2CQrFZ93xjrOplE4P6q-VPykb1-KqW3odM/s1600/IMG_0303.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6qRJwB4Bya41nP4EKkp3CXIqv8rz2Ky5WQo_706osU9K0Y7U-Cl2Q7-ww9amW-QLLbgaABd0taGoziGXSB0cHlMpeud3upEymDQb45i9d2CQrFZ93xjrOplE4P6q-VPykb1-KqW3odM/s320/IMG_0303.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495256119786550450" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>Some awesome remote controlled jets. The pink one has its own trailer, which means it has to be worth a pretty penny (or Rappen). </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8G3fLTKiSrfG64n4qid-HIpe8AB0nJ7E0rRcGz1B0-SXblS9fUoYVBIk8YmxTnUn3nLt57L5mn9i31mIW8Txm_PyTPxsVxIvP3E7b_aJHk-yveYXdtudkgyUEv_0O3AT7dLbpBkJ2WY/s1600/IMG_0308.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8G3fLTKiSrfG64n4qid-HIpe8AB0nJ7E0rRcGz1B0-SXblS9fUoYVBIk8YmxTnUn3nLt57L5mn9i31mIW8Txm_PyTPxsVxIvP3E7b_aJHk-yveYXdtudkgyUEv_0O3AT7dLbpBkJ2WY/s320/IMG_0308.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495264641984506594" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNQKTRTgGaIgfN7MaPotwmNQggBXzxMpssuKBa29Y9rZfYT1DoKBTZf6tE12hTX67byfILVeiCf1B61C5ytZOC9TxrDa9xFNS93x5C1fEvxJmWBJKXUB3oCYY96R1TCC9KydjmXzNeQ4/s1600/IMG_0307.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNQKTRTgGaIgfN7MaPotwmNQggBXzxMpssuKBa29Y9rZfYT1DoKBTZf6tE12hTX67byfILVeiCf1B61C5ytZOC9TxrDa9xFNS93x5C1fEvxJmWBJKXUB3oCYY96R1TCC9KydjmXzNeQ4/s320/IMG_0307.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495256133330015602" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6x59FuvH99QgFU92VqhWY4bDQ8J0DXWtJGBzZXqocDhfG9UmbCWOBANtoZxLD3UjM-knuOzVT-BgXa-RxMovzSs76JVYqgKFqaSkwRb5XwXVxlK7vYMlX6dY4I3zNoesD1yVGNDafrj8/s1600/IMG_0306.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6x59FuvH99QgFU92VqhWY4bDQ8J0DXWtJGBzZXqocDhfG9UmbCWOBANtoZxLD3UjM-knuOzVT-BgXa-RxMovzSs76JVYqgKFqaSkwRb5XwXVxlK7vYMlX6dY4I3zNoesD1yVGNDafrj8/s320/IMG_0306.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495256123436356450" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>The first aerobatic planes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Bq71uFuRPfy3hn9UIvcBYZAN4RYVl6apEY7xz0IjMBGTJotSMzZGBspaN1PQtFQ8naA-_-Mzl0K1XVX8_IcpJCNMLv5rpHhvT-MtTd2iqNpkKd9Oud6qVrL3gISLb3pG1gIDO5payGM/s1600/IMG_0327.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Bq71uFuRPfy3hn9UIvcBYZAN4RYVl6apEY7xz0IjMBGTJotSMzZGBspaN1PQtFQ8naA-_-Mzl0K1XVX8_IcpJCNMLv5rpHhvT-MtTd2iqNpkKd9Oud6qVrL3gISLb3pG1gIDO5payGM/s320/IMG_0327.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495264649994966978" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7FJ0wXsKdx5mrVKJ-9Ibw_yDM86QISKaNgINivjuMZyV9C0lGhKXBna_mgOVoKiPLLUb23Z5G2ujR58KGJRBgTt0K0Tak3qBJZAUyA7T3WGUIZsB-t70GvxvLvZBLyFepPABk7h32o4/s1600/IMG_0362.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7FJ0wXsKdx5mrVKJ-9Ibw_yDM86QISKaNgINivjuMZyV9C0lGhKXBna_mgOVoKiPLLUb23Z5G2ujR58KGJRBgTt0K0Tak3qBJZAUyA7T3WGUIZsB-t70GvxvLvZBLyFepPABk7h32o4/s320/IMG_0362.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495264658133762754" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div>Swiss military helicopter doing some crazy tricks. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLN-bbX_BbqiOtJy93RK4mWvo7iboGY9PXRcO6P9Bs75AUI-kfOOTlkav4XbWhwqJbf9X5BZLPbsqGkRARPn6jkt310zhd8c8SOYdQYOlNwKWVJgJMEjAPi6IZquAKZ-KQsh5UHlUJPrg/s1600/IMG_0380.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLN-bbX_BbqiOtJy93RK4mWvo7iboGY9PXRcO6P9Bs75AUI-kfOOTlkav4XbWhwqJbf9X5BZLPbsqGkRARPn6jkt310zhd8c8SOYdQYOlNwKWVJgJMEjAPi6IZquAKZ-KQsh5UHlUJPrg/s320/IMG_0380.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495264669088478962" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>The last show of the day was the aerobatic jets. Totally awesome!!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WfDW42L26HSrlgJQqiYwtUjZW7WXrEmr2Ph-sLnEaFtlfIwXxyTOt8GXCQCZPhSQrzR8JUd0yexR-MPOemlky6vCnzfCZyMP9m9LbywcooLBF2yczqPu86G3ovd_KNNNlmnsA1t2Yjo/s1600/IMG_0400.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WfDW42L26HSrlgJQqiYwtUjZW7WXrEmr2Ph-sLnEaFtlfIwXxyTOt8GXCQCZPhSQrzR8JUd0yexR-MPOemlky6vCnzfCZyMP9m9LbywcooLBF2yczqPu86G3ovd_KNNNlmnsA1t2Yjo/s320/IMG_0400.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495264675803099858" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhww5uB37y2sJebsa1ds-MmhB4OKb_but3CLwM0iFpKcFF13Wi9b3VWnikKWw-_pgZDadRxmFVhyphenhyphenL44ak1B4lbOq8YpAkwO6aDr7sezZVsmxw1VYPQhD27wGQb4V1Y-QByU-dWC4EnVxVM/s1600/IMG_0408.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhww5uB37y2sJebsa1ds-MmhB4OKb_but3CLwM0iFpKcFF13Wi9b3VWnikKWw-_pgZDadRxmFVhyphenhyphenL44ak1B4lbOq8YpAkwO6aDr7sezZVsmxw1VYPQhD27wGQb4V1Y-QByU-dWC4EnVxVM/s320/IMG_0408.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495270654713307970" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div>There is a ton more pictures and Mike took some great videos of the aerobatic air-shows that you should check out at the bottom link. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/iusuallycheckmyemail/GrenchenAirshowJune26?feat=directlink"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://picasaweb.google.com/iusuallycheckmyemail/GrenchenAirshowJune26?feat=directlink</span></a></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-70746863796921018102010-06-18T14:29:00.006+02:002010-07-19T18:59:03.144+02:00Hooters-Interlaken<div>One Friday Mike had the day off work so we took a short day trip to Interlaken. We broke our diet to try out Hooters Switzerland. A lot of people know that Hooters is a favorite restaurant for my sister, Diana, and I, so I had to taste test and compare the two countries. Overall, I have to say it was damn good and just like home; well almost Di was not there to share them with us and a little different selection of beer. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvi4ZQrwaTYSQpUPIwu5783imwObO2asZFHzPWaxNGQXeu2OOr9kx5Jbu1Oc_C933KwsHnMVMT8GacExma2hysIajI9qnAyAfFPqgXMVLGYG7AhNqlllG3EUyMwogfytKT4qvsUsCgZU/s1600/IMG_0214.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvi4ZQrwaTYSQpUPIwu5783imwObO2asZFHzPWaxNGQXeu2OOr9kx5Jbu1Oc_C933KwsHnMVMT8GacExma2hysIajI9qnAyAfFPqgXMVLGYG7AhNqlllG3EUyMwogfytKT4qvsUsCgZU/s320/IMG_0214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495595971468284210" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcJB5O7G6X0eD7Xd7nbRmCue90ALuB5Z0DPDwswQybqmCD6xTyNpZ9l5agTgHVpmr9m15D1D1fs-3NqjyJa1yqbb-EkYsIUXCBFBLIfFXFI0G8dUr2hwWSVsCFfTHXNYV8Rbsg7X8G3Y/s1600/IMG_0205.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcJB5O7G6X0eD7Xd7nbRmCue90ALuB5Z0DPDwswQybqmCD6xTyNpZ9l5agTgHVpmr9m15D1D1fs-3NqjyJa1yqbb-EkYsIUXCBFBLIfFXFI0G8dUr2hwWSVsCFfTHXNYV8Rbsg7X8G3Y/s320/IMG_0205.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495595936955555186" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyxs9LF4nYyk8lN1E6Vbh6pLSYEwRlmJg3mM221FDDcLWf-EPAMmtRR2JPA_IhvBQ4S-4-sT_bKBoeIVYHyvxxkwVXV96Kq_xDldO6GEHAZCbjSh0RvF-zalvQfe4AX79CfBlre45sOs/s1600/IMG_0208.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyxs9LF4nYyk8lN1E6Vbh6pLSYEwRlmJg3mM221FDDcLWf-EPAMmtRR2JPA_IhvBQ4S-4-sT_bKBoeIVYHyvxxkwVXV96Kq_xDldO6GEHAZCbjSh0RvF-zalvQfe4AX79CfBlre45sOs/s320/IMG_0208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495595945235265090" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZAMIfDo9_oRV0mYI5EyPIWabO-S4WRbD2aC-IzOKdz3idSofqp2Rcd7-51iGFVpz7FYO703AEcIpu9ebCWFQp55DdsIIYzKkyg9lQmGZbHspDiHuo49ExMoN-qk7QIfYUuLRCO5BmSE/s320/IMG_0211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495595957760357826" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;">Mike being silly with a view of Interlaken behind him.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DqhJj1evVVk4bNLepUOLgTdMFpJc26PL4jS2iNezmTR3_uDkadkXzP_Jq0i2m3i7PEe3SByCTv7E4B40-ZaVxnR66Nh79JDeoaMl-BzkwKNmn1X90Da4slD_DIGFhQ0cAUu_zuC8GPw/s1600/IMG_0224.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DqhJj1evVVk4bNLepUOLgTdMFpJc26PL4jS2iNezmTR3_uDkadkXzP_Jq0i2m3i7PEe3SByCTv7E4B40-ZaVxnR66Nh79JDeoaMl-BzkwKNmn1X90Da4slD_DIGFhQ0cAUu_zuC8GPw/s320/IMG_0224.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495595979337702690" /></a></span></span></div><div>Interlaken is a huge tourist area and is crawling with bus tour groups. On our way back to the train we were behind a large Japanese tour group which we did not think anything of. That group was guided into this Oberland shop and we were like "ok, I wonder.. what do they sell in there that gets groups to stop in there?" So we went in and looked around, well it took a few minutes to figure out the appeal for this group but when I did I was actually kind of shocked: After a certain time all the shops in the area change the staff to people that can speak Japanese, which is great, but I really did not expect that! We went into several shops earlier in the day and all the staff were speaking Swiss German so I don't know when the change over happened... but it did.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvO_zCJ95wi4g0wydJR97WQ_zhH6Rd4hARamt7lwusvQPXBoykPmIv6EVCPWIb2S_RSGEeZsavYNKjWcV03G3UN0K2upU-nrLFlk_jpFLEh4HPCS1_xLJn74tE4DAM0QbuF4NkwAo8GMI/s1600/IMG_0232.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvO_zCJ95wi4g0wydJR97WQ_zhH6Rd4hARamt7lwusvQPXBoykPmIv6EVCPWIb2S_RSGEeZsavYNKjWcV03G3UN0K2upU-nrLFlk_jpFLEh4HPCS1_xLJn74tE4DAM0QbuF4NkwAo8GMI/s320/IMG_0232.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495613331030238402" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>This is a view from Spiez were Mike was for the Sängerfest.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpXHDlQeAeU4NOZZGVIlopYSZXaJs4BLRgU0xJw2ChcbNLr3W2pcqw3-QfJdLyxnOyMvAgVjmcvsTEBA1aCrcqDqg8jU8BPG0TzVLGd_NppBfktZIUGwaAuhNO9Xox8EJYK2aHKfR-TQ/s1600/IMG_0237.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBpXHDlQeAeU4NOZZGVIlopYSZXaJs4BLRgU0xJw2ChcbNLr3W2pcqw3-QfJdLyxnOyMvAgVjmcvsTEBA1aCrcqDqg8jU8BPG0TzVLGd_NppBfktZIUGwaAuhNO9Xox8EJYK2aHKfR-TQ/s320/IMG_0237.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495613353299789282" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-28731714977450166072010-06-13T14:09:00.013+02:002010-07-19T18:56:22.719+02:00Schwingerfest - Lobsigen June 13, 2010A group of friends invited us to go with them to a very Swiss sporting event called Schwingerfest. Ok all of you get your mind out of the gutter because it is not what you think!! The Swiss sport of Schwingen is pretty much wrestling. Here is a link to wikipedia to explain in more detail.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwingen">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwingen</a></div><div><br /></div><div>We rode are bikes to the town of Lobsigen (about 30 minutes away) where the festival was being held. I got some nice pictures of the views on the way there. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4fA7oMpvUDnAFQQuTZDPzDXM9JxdttNdaPRvkVEESW6al7ooadwbQrDWsZy5gBg8L7xcBjxGITJfFW5qepLY16gaM3nUlH4liYnVw2gxc3P1VkBE64-PGGmdGZnwqqxZx8iqr-Yhits/s1600/IMG_0139.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4fA7oMpvUDnAFQQuTZDPzDXM9JxdttNdaPRvkVEESW6al7ooadwbQrDWsZy5gBg8L7xcBjxGITJfFW5qepLY16gaM3nUlH4liYnVw2gxc3P1VkBE64-PGGmdGZnwqqxZx8iqr-Yhits/s320/IMG_0139.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495234823217109490" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhna5mTbXJgF_88beTe8cJBCuZj0H9fBbng_tTA0C5oMfBYM3snd4MhcG9gVDaHvaiOvvtSVreacgXIoAhRUElwarzL6qG4UOMyxGaB_sTcahnazOI1tM8LXjOMDLdUGQkBbxZOIY-VbDo/s1600/IMG_0143.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhna5mTbXJgF_88beTe8cJBCuZj0H9fBbng_tTA0C5oMfBYM3snd4MhcG9gVDaHvaiOvvtSVreacgXIoAhRUElwarzL6qG4UOMyxGaB_sTcahnazOI1tM8LXjOMDLdUGQkBbxZOIY-VbDo/s320/IMG_0143.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495234828208566354" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>I saw this huge nest and birds on top of this house on the way and was told they were storks. They must be taking a break from delivering babies. Side note: we have seen several more storks and stork nests since this day in different towns here in Switzerland, I guess all babies come from Switzerland. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhre95a4xQ9SW_nzwg9f15tbkFEGGQciQP_yKdpvoylIn1_vJynQMs913LVv7WgbCYcpios71qY_eRtQD677OpLEoznlPLn6EP4_8_7WbMF0IBz7CwNOgWaPoSN1t0Q-xrux-C3bB6lO7Q/s1600/IMG_0146.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhre95a4xQ9SW_nzwg9f15tbkFEGGQciQP_yKdpvoylIn1_vJynQMs913LVv7WgbCYcpios71qY_eRtQD677OpLEoznlPLn6EP4_8_7WbMF0IBz7CwNOgWaPoSN1t0Q-xrux-C3bB6lO7Q/s320/IMG_0146.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495234840174333570" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhre95a4xQ9SW_nzwg9f15tbkFEGGQciQP_yKdpvoylIn1_vJynQMs913LVv7WgbCYcpios71qY_eRtQD677OpLEoznlPLn6EP4_8_7WbMF0IBz7CwNOgWaPoSN1t0Q-xrux-C3bB6lO7Q/s1600/IMG_0146.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyJra_AntR4KGMhob7ZGY7fhfASkP8uBtc1fZWZH_X-MFQZWJonxoPoGGmweB6sX9yqbbCxZalIktUQbr-To5oOzHQHCvpinyl_RbW5ejnOtbcEW99-sxBijPo1rcsOkUsERtoyYtboc/s1600/IMG_0147.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyJra_AntR4KGMhob7ZGY7fhfASkP8uBtc1fZWZH_X-MFQZWJonxoPoGGmweB6sX9yqbbCxZalIktUQbr-To5oOzHQHCvpinyl_RbW5ejnOtbcEW99-sxBijPo1rcsOkUsERtoyYtboc/s320/IMG_0147.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495234841235055922" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>So if you did not read the wiki article here is a brief explanation to the Schwingen sport. The guys wear a pair of Schwinghosen or wrestling <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">breeches</span> and try to wrestle their opponent to the ground and pin their shoulders to win the round.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5de_lmqMqSbEW0bMOraX9weLIVPmIrNKSRHEbZJnMRYr08PGWwtDSNCKfDlYCKvgam7o0TGijbRzuUsUKrLUGuj-lKIr3dg4uXP4lnaKJ2e0Kjl8sNkkS42Myp1qMnwCneeS2BODQiY/s1600/IMG_0155.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5de_lmqMqSbEW0bMOraX9weLIVPmIrNKSRHEbZJnMRYr08PGWwtDSNCKfDlYCKvgam7o0TGijbRzuUsUKrLUGuj-lKIr3dg4uXP4lnaKJ2e0Kjl8sNkkS42Myp1qMnwCneeS2BODQiY/s320/IMG_0155.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495244436066068338" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yxA-1OPJbXbFlf_hxc8WORatbr8O5r2Y2WvIAM-PB9SGkYXl1sA7NYZVb7jzjupiedcQFrinFmjlnfXwSFG5TKws5Qm4VyP93flBZpwpJgEt1XCvIVA_a9_S59ef8KI40448y9kBjsY/s1600/IMG_0168.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yxA-1OPJbXbFlf_hxc8WORatbr8O5r2Y2WvIAM-PB9SGkYXl1sA7NYZVb7jzjupiedcQFrinFmjlnfXwSFG5TKws5Qm4VyP93flBZpwpJgEt1XCvIVA_a9_S59ef8KI40448y9kBjsY/s320/IMG_0168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495244455021926466" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-zAAaV9OR7bame3qwCa6-Y5kjG7zolqzvuGN9X5_hBEQ-WU9JdYLYUA-pjaLLe7BbsfSpLLmzy7fLepvGCm5BsRr1rzJ14fgazU-FzsWZiwrK5jd5GGs7paeVrUG3MOcUfzipAyOTw8/s1600/IMG_0160.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-zAAaV9OR7bame3qwCa6-Y5kjG7zolqzvuGN9X5_hBEQ-WU9JdYLYUA-pjaLLe7BbsfSpLLmzy7fLepvGCm5BsRr1rzJ14fgazU-FzsWZiwrK5jd5GGs7paeVrUG3MOcUfzipAyOTw8/s320/IMG_0160.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495244444462918738" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIF7ej6qVHjLtYcSRenscGmcJTuhAghKZv6St8O-1NzhhT4BIO622DKTF-cgLTUCFDpsmuzNIpuRgLZ2HOxl1hpFkE9w6ls1vFT4SvfVhl08zF2NnZ4rGFYhVfACjLwnML4quoTlHb0bI/s1600/IMG_0177.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIF7ej6qVHjLtYcSRenscGmcJTuhAghKZv6St8O-1NzhhT4BIO622DKTF-cgLTUCFDpsmuzNIpuRgLZ2HOxl1hpFkE9w6ls1vFT4SvfVhl08zF2NnZ4rGFYhVfACjLwnML4quoTlHb0bI/s320/IMG_0177.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495246898401079234" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>So the winner of the Schwingerfest was the big guy in the lighter color shirt. We were told that this is not the first one he has won.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvYlNsDWZpLK8SoGmoUpPMq0K_LCOq65k9SXah9V5lLIMYthk3-qSwIbeuvaX_iGXp8DWcbZxbGlFdrC2C1yWI9g-KwPuymcfcA5ki-pvXR2UhTEy7QV_z5_Va471hOQGd0MHNXmcAWg/s1600/IMG_0178.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvYlNsDWZpLK8SoGmoUpPMq0K_LCOq65k9SXah9V5lLIMYthk3-qSwIbeuvaX_iGXp8DWcbZxbGlFdrC2C1yWI9g-KwPuymcfcA5ki-pvXR2UhTEy7QV_z5_Va471hOQGd0MHNXmcAWg/s320/IMG_0178.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495246911790716226" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>Here are a few of the prizes:</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu54c2utyiJtdzikJJBVEhJS_sePF_DiFHxVHBemM_mZVqhAf6aHICDtifi6GDSu2iM4PF5Nwan6gc4FhIp4aRjH_Zq-y9tOzkfUCjrH1KnCCjFu1xKpL7PWX5BgmhCUZOH2z3NZiM48A/s1600/IMG_0192.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu54c2utyiJtdzikJJBVEhJS_sePF_DiFHxVHBemM_mZVqhAf6aHICDtifi6GDSu2iM4PF5Nwan6gc4FhIp4aRjH_Zq-y9tOzkfUCjrH1KnCCjFu1xKpL7PWX5BgmhCUZOH2z3NZiM48A/s320/IMG_0192.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495246914528213394" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdM1tTV-tYMqDx_WG9zt9_3t_yjoDVn9Ek8fRQ3wzI90OtzlM-s8-V6gQnxd0TJG1EwFtS1Et2_HGbFgZzCtNng3aHAHu6mDsxpE1KM2Y9aXaqjx2FEYuCgBX-Aq3938cNXdnlN1sUkY/s1600/IMG_0194.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdM1tTV-tYMqDx_WG9zt9_3t_yjoDVn9Ek8fRQ3wzI90OtzlM-s8-V6gQnxd0TJG1EwFtS1Et2_HGbFgZzCtNng3aHAHu6mDsxpE1KM2Y9aXaqjx2FEYuCgBX-Aq3938cNXdnlN1sUkY/s320/IMG_0194.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495246926448779186" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9wffTfDyPOx2gTZRfJOmVZg2jLOUVyXi80yBoQmG1fGxtbd0p0j3FPL_R885HwMdCa0N_bBhM22SQUrLlfdozUC09R7Ccxuf86q2srg0zwosM2FjRF13kG4MCuonVCofekIrbw3IFaQ/s1600/IMG_0200.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9wffTfDyPOx2gTZRfJOmVZg2jLOUVyXi80yBoQmG1fGxtbd0p0j3FPL_R885HwMdCa0N_bBhM22SQUrLlfdozUC09R7Ccxuf86q2srg0zwosM2FjRF13kG4MCuonVCofekIrbw3IFaQ/s320/IMG_0200.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495246932880909938" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>Aren't the little ones cute. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxy4n6P73BaBqWm32cYehQQ0RbjwbplpdMqkvSM6vvQMoI9fabkBYi7M6Sgwx_Es7Eh68rsBamyeMZ9Kzrg1MjcEYAp-sR75SB86hyi69kG8c97H6UVMOXkLxWceyVxByc2pDS3eO7dQY/s1600/IMG_0202.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxy4n6P73BaBqWm32cYehQQ0RbjwbplpdMqkvSM6vvQMoI9fabkBYi7M6Sgwx_Es7Eh68rsBamyeMZ9Kzrg1MjcEYAp-sR75SB86hyi69kG8c97H6UVMOXkLxWceyVxByc2pDS3eO7dQY/s320/IMG_0202.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495248434861781746" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the rest if you want to check them out:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/iusuallycheckmyemail/SchwingerfestLobsigenJune132010?feat=directlink"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://picasaweb.google.com/iusuallycheckmyemail/SchwingerfestLobsigenJune132010?feat=directlink</span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre;font-size:11px;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-33781100151625419722010-05-30T14:09:00.001+02:002010-07-19T19:13:44.967+02:00Spiez-Sängerfest<div>As some may have heard, I, Eugene, am a member of a famous Swiss Men's choir. I can't imagine that there have been too many Americans to have that experience... but having an american on board is not the strangest element of this particular choir, the Steili Kressä. The list of zaniness never ends, but as a fun example here are some pics of our trip to the state singerfest... by tractor!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrNFTToyzbTdBLtqAWTVWKDGtTLI409BmBwVYb_5ZgkfifW5yNc5lnOpa8KC5URS5jFygMwkK1mO4VP0fReHmoplCwll-vm8cPUfDts96oyQrycuBaEw9rIC1XQ7hgRSmVTGg4s7kfXU/s1600/IMG_0052.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrNFTToyzbTdBLtqAWTVWKDGtTLI409BmBwVYb_5ZgkfifW5yNc5lnOpa8KC5URS5jFygMwkK1mO4VP0fReHmoplCwll-vm8cPUfDts96oyQrycuBaEw9rIC1XQ7hgRSmVTGg4s7kfXU/s320/IMG_0052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495589964082031490" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>the Kressämobil is outfitted with a grill, and an absurd amount of beer.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZM_JLbOSSa8MORncuOWJoyaIuGUtG1mBM0H6tl1RpJp634R5L24eOGfbcGqIBon-r3b67b_jZcKKivh3YyThCXtOCZ6s5yGOi2IVbsVTX37jGToi1JnrROrmCJTH8F4jlgcCMpKTpfxY/s1600/IMG_0051.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZM_JLbOSSa8MORncuOWJoyaIuGUtG1mBM0H6tl1RpJp634R5L24eOGfbcGqIBon-r3b67b_jZcKKivh3YyThCXtOCZ6s5yGOi2IVbsVTX37jGToi1JnrROrmCJTH8F4jlgcCMpKTpfxY/s320/IMG_0051.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495589972049731042" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>note the traditional Edelweiss shirts:</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZM_JLbOSSa8MORncuOWJoyaIuGUtG1mBM0H6tl1RpJp634R5L24eOGfbcGqIBon-r3b67b_jZcKKivh3YyThCXtOCZ6s5yGOi2IVbsVTX37jGToi1JnrROrmCJTH8F4jlgcCMpKTpfxY/s1600/IMG_0051.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-Zak0KecK6Ej6wa0sqJpv2wgV54d-tPB0Y_0hQM_w08A4Xy-pJuxSDifTk_sGFsMU7aTUpsMoXE9ToOXUMNCS41KUWpn_qlJRU-hi6RjaojPiBB30SJYVgRVilo8yX2sKbbhTMpPGqE/s1600/IMG_0031.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-Zak0KecK6Ej6wa0sqJpv2wgV54d-tPB0Y_0hQM_w08A4Xy-pJuxSDifTk_sGFsMU7aTUpsMoXE9ToOXUMNCS41KUWpn_qlJRU-hi6RjaojPiBB30SJYVgRVilo8yX2sKbbhTMpPGqE/s320/IMG_0031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495589978325449234" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div>Chriga is our flag-girl.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJHE_07w_BoR7m2XJBv-DUtI8AjnkPzntzvKRAIZlbkBJpFKZFu-kMSC7G9gZocBD9pB4zFz9nZPU6soqSIYSlF6K0mhKyczDwZ5S_pqny5vZemNhroveY2ZrLNKFhbFs6wVA8fhVsCE/s320/IMG_0032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495589981317545874" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;">broccoli-cheese wursts on the road!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcQAty8oGxJqmsAy_vRbhVxXrbgNfWxohyphenhyphenDjhk5y9ApUSeiGatt5DjgIeNrVCjxESi4_L2y-0q-SKiBoJlYtb__68gsy1_MIcXiciEZfi-sOJLu59an8d1-YvVVgfrKGOP5uONiN2YpQ/s1600/IMG_0072.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcQAty8oGxJqmsAy_vRbhVxXrbgNfWxohyphenhyphenDjhk5y9ApUSeiGatt5DjgIeNrVCjxESi4_L2y-0q-SKiBoJlYtb__68gsy1_MIcXiciEZfi-sOJLu59an8d1-YvVVgfrKGOP5uONiN2YpQ/s320/IMG_0072.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495590013533769730" /></a></div><div>we spent the night at the foot of this mountain. it rained and some where very wet in the morning.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyQTXSK3WjMBiRMITBlYT_orqpa73Y8331mALCZBDTWt2JwMJR0HRd-Kf9c5mgeCLEU-fv5BFZz8a0MR_qjCP_pcSnX8KS0V6jLNNZijeHUmHvtmNNEWe9yUHHzsp1MOSmZ_TRMG5vkg/s1600/IMG_0098.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyQTXSK3WjMBiRMITBlYT_orqpa73Y8331mALCZBDTWt2JwMJR0HRd-Kf9c5mgeCLEU-fv5BFZz8a0MR_qjCP_pcSnX8KS0V6jLNNZijeHUmHvtmNNEWe9yUHHzsp1MOSmZ_TRMG5vkg/s320/IMG_0098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495592826090916498" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVn7ZQNt-lNIxTn7MH-vhxb_l2ipeiI4IOUHo5PlGLD8SG7lcz-c2m4NTNrYPxwdSSiETnqNm43sIwmC5tqdBaWUGfiH6_KNQb7t_nhAlRI8zNVRrM-IYdfft3xBcf26uuf2iH_8u2tQE/s1600/IMG_0107.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVn7ZQNt-lNIxTn7MH-vhxb_l2ipeiI4IOUHo5PlGLD8SG7lcz-c2m4NTNrYPxwdSSiETnqNm43sIwmC5tqdBaWUGfiH6_KNQb7t_nhAlRI8zNVRrM-IYdfft3xBcf26uuf2iH_8u2tQE/s320/IMG_0107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495592828543739202" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-84929892121109332452010-05-03T13:48:00.006+02:002010-07-06T19:21:55.556+02:00New Bike for Spring!<div>Some cool spring pics of Switzerland. Shelly got a new bike, this time a good one, so we plan on doing some riding this year to go along with our newfound diet plan.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0C5_HINrz3RAKpzgVmxanhoDQbseLJYL9Lr5EcY8mUBEo74xg9Tr9rRxxXfcoRSJdgnLG_JxVmXFNnkDrapRgoCCuESx7zh6OE5j7uWBhoCmvEojZBlRqYdeLyA2NDwP18YoTP0medwE/s1600/IMG_0056.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0C5_HINrz3RAKpzgVmxanhoDQbseLJYL9Lr5EcY8mUBEo74xg9Tr9rRxxXfcoRSJdgnLG_JxVmXFNnkDrapRgoCCuESx7zh6OE5j7uWBhoCmvEojZBlRqYdeLyA2NDwP18YoTP0medwE/s320/IMG_0056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490842906103559970" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJw6Faosk-30-MmaMge1n4hH-7vNRtafqyFnruYvLNBitzHrsNMk88cQhiidzi4s_QhAry3CAI65g0H4hEb7k9Bq4QGVhHYmJGPpPaID5vnaHV4Rc9jcNfvJqSI1tdoQ9sydAoNHenx5o/s1600/IMG_0057.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJw6Faosk-30-MmaMge1n4hH-7vNRtafqyFnruYvLNBitzHrsNMk88cQhiidzi4s_QhAry3CAI65g0H4hEb7k9Bq4QGVhHYmJGPpPaID5vnaHV4Rc9jcNfvJqSI1tdoQ9sydAoNHenx5o/s320/IMG_0057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490842922806507794" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNX8JY7x79J2sXyGUFilhsOYjNz_HA3vke0ZNj06n0iA0zG2iitlT3j7Iooc0eoaiinKVeX5uDWSERPLoxJhVD3lw2AKo-jVrIbM_i6GFqXEknQM2_o33eZXIiqOkh8czPtDFgbSYU7HY/s1600/IMG_0061.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNX8JY7x79J2sXyGUFilhsOYjNz_HA3vke0ZNj06n0iA0zG2iitlT3j7Iooc0eoaiinKVeX5uDWSERPLoxJhVD3lw2AKo-jVrIbM_i6GFqXEknQM2_o33eZXIiqOkh8czPtDFgbSYU7HY/s320/IMG_0061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490842954426827906" /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJIBBKsPdYEzf8w0byaiWXZotrsPK94JN7XtF_dzuqzx-iWQap8VMyLGhzyOq3IZxUGbkUJAlFgamx9AdLmjjIMwE2vuIfJyNNalqD4A5P8d6X0pnHQnV7L5rqD86j1lNw0aRs5V4OFE/s1600/IMG_0060.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJJIBBKsPdYEzf8w0byaiWXZotrsPK94JN7XtF_dzuqzx-iWQap8VMyLGhzyOq3IZxUGbkUJAlFgamx9AdLmjjIMwE2vuIfJyNNalqD4A5P8d6X0pnHQnV7L5rqD86j1lNw0aRs5V4OFE/s320/IMG_0060.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490842940188932562" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJw6Faosk-30-MmaMge1n4hH-7vNRtafqyFnruYvLNBitzHrsNMk88cQhiidzi4s_QhAry3CAI65g0H4hEb7k9Bq4QGVhHYmJGPpPaID5vnaHV4Rc9jcNfvJqSI1tdoQ9sydAoNHenx5o/s1600/IMG_0057.JPG"></a><br /></div>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-36057904905104692082010-05-02T17:14:00.008+02:002010-07-07T11:00:56.751+02:00Oensingen US car show<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">n a small town called Oensingen close to Solothurn there was a US </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">car show</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. Despite of the rain we saw a lot of awesome cars and had a good time. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Here are a few of the highlights. If you would like to see the </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">whole album check out the link at the bottom. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyU16AI4AXx09E0povypYkiI90yHkQfkaBW1CLJ90beJZEfKZOfTxnGRp2GQpMLD5k50LHZP40T7gIaH9p8tLXYWGDXJ248zu63553th6ktxOFsUX2oFHN98-34Pic5MX86eHsE9q20o/s1600/IMG_0165.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We know someone who has a nicer vision of this ca</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">r back home.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; 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" /></span></span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">For the rest of the cars check go to:</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/iusuallycheckmyemail/OensingenUSCarShow2010?feat=directlink"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://picasaweb.google.com/iusuallycheckmyemail/OensingenUSCarShow2010?feat=directlink</span></span></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:11px;"><br /></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></span></span></div></div>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-85302133214894219992010-04-28T19:38:00.000+02:002010-07-06T20:17:54.121+02:00Happy birthday Shelly!<div>For Shell’s birthday we did enough to cover the next 10... Started off with a bowl of Oatmeal (cuz that’s what old people eat) then to Biel get a birthday present resized... then off to Morges for the Tulip festival. At the tulip festival we were the youngest people there by a couple of decades, so immediately Shelly was beginning to feel better about gaining another year.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzryEuwQjgJdzUdhHPiaHWtt4GSx6Mjh8_aaCqFn0Mxip2EEOePtmtODeWnWaUuzhqJ-HVJHDB1AiE7f64FM3tC6wAMqo0xOc5uDOiTt_d12srgEtHCGDZjSQ1-M40EcQPqt2O1JzPIg/s1600/IMG_0069.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzryEuwQjgJdzUdhHPiaHWtt4GSx6Mjh8_aaCqFn0Mxip2EEOePtmtODeWnWaUuzhqJ-HVJHDB1AiE7f64FM3tC6wAMqo0xOc5uDOiTt_d12srgEtHCGDZjSQ1-M40EcQPqt2O1JzPIg/s320/IMG_0069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490857810558933090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHby0gNLxM7yrkPXPBR0aOzW0GRq0bY1bUJMvWkrnamTH0_9PfcYB0gFTiPS9EkSIMheQGV7mGAIIriKgTCAdb-ziqQeXs80O61IffH63VOXPLDVgCt7LyfFXifTRWSq3V0yrwHaIOGY/s1600/IMG_0088.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHby0gNLxM7yrkPXPBR0aOzW0GRq0bY1bUJMvWkrnamTH0_9PfcYB0gFTiPS9EkSIMheQGV7mGAIIriKgTCAdb-ziqQeXs80O61IffH63VOXPLDVgCt7LyfFXifTRWSq3V0yrwHaIOGY/s320/IMG_0088.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490857801214132946" /></a><br /><div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">I have just the shoes for a tulip festival! :)</p></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuNHUJaE0bevrunKIQi14v_RcmvAb5YDLTS9hgMZRmlUwjxcFyIg6nS6hr-mnCiirIMlwx7x6CQuwo7R7gWilq_TfufxeVQh73kHDayzB8nVSQQNNEMgIEa2-w68pSXwtmQKZlQMOYhY/s1600/IMG_0098.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuNHUJaE0bevrunKIQi14v_RcmvAb5YDLTS9hgMZRmlUwjxcFyIg6nS6hr-mnCiirIMlwx7x6CQuwo7R7gWilq_TfufxeVQh73kHDayzB8nVSQQNNEMgIEa2-w68pSXwtmQKZlQMOYhY/s320/IMG_0098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490854285481362290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DI_4b7so9btSbxdzzxnOHDZDbxfpf4TQ0taJDYvDWWtu2kh1mHJm4-uiBaD4PX7cV4mpPmW1r49HvMEm1kfjCwA8t4Zy5jmfR2Jxc7Rr-caNhhiJtJeKmoQIOfKurKUK6d-Uk8XHRLQ/s1600/IMG_0090.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DI_4b7so9btSbxdzzxnOHDZDbxfpf4TQ0taJDYvDWWtu2kh1mHJm4-uiBaD4PX7cV4mpPmW1r49HvMEm1kfjCwA8t4Zy5jmfR2Jxc7Rr-caNhhiJtJeKmoQIOfKurKUK6d-Uk8XHRLQ/s320/IMG_0090.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490851945796572258" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><!--StartFragment--><span style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">View of Lake Geneva in Morges:</span></span><!--EndFragment--> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DI_4b7so9btSbxdzzxnOHDZDbxfpf4TQ0taJDYvDWWtu2kh1mHJm4-uiBaD4PX7cV4mpPmW1r49HvMEm1kfjCwA8t4Zy5jmfR2Jxc7Rr-caNhhiJtJeKmoQIOfKurKUK6d-Uk8XHRLQ/s1600/IMG_0090.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFv8gpmzVk9P4X4lJQ0tzXYxNE2gwqaC2avv30H0p-swLeN5DRg6LFUP3Wi_wHWcZkL39ktVHsi0zRCDPqtOs65qOByWzkq-ehhJiDBbJWwbIIRdEeCcyfRuABb6nYd1qWGLXpZQHFJx0/s1600/IMG_0100.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFv8gpmzVk9P4X4lJQ0tzXYxNE2gwqaC2avv30H0p-swLeN5DRg6LFUP3Wi_wHWcZkL39ktVHsi0zRCDPqtOs65qOByWzkq-ehhJiDBbJWwbIIRdEeCcyfRuABb6nYd1qWGLXpZQHFJx0/s320/IMG_0100.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490851939462027698" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Next we went to Montreux by train and enjoyed the lakeside for a bit. then a quick boat ride to Chateau Chillon! :</span></span></p></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeNs0t4OHYfjHgLk_iR2eVLBykK9IV1-PxAp9_AwHcut55GwvSi7U25bJt14WFrhLu1e65iiS17oP0tOJkNQBaKKhq9QqqaLS6Dm43x2qlRD0J7ujvjSykq1rcgYzXAl-6xOzEb7nUpA/s1600/IMG_0132.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeNs0t4OHYfjHgLk_iR2eVLBykK9IV1-PxAp9_AwHcut55GwvSi7U25bJt14WFrhLu1e65iiS17oP0tOJkNQBaKKhq9QqqaLS6Dm43x2qlRD0J7ujvjSykq1rcgYzXAl-6xOzEb7nUpA/s320/IMG_0132.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490851918385321522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlPWJ6cbI90bWvqG-ww_fftV_B3sGrpY3fS8Yk78ZOez37z0rYvbmExmEYpxJOMO845OciACic1vCk4VdC8hZtkBQbXPhK4vX_aU3xDYu1kAxg3IgvbYbmtNib_Nlctc0znPgDFCQr-M/s1600/IMG_0126.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlPWJ6cbI90bWvqG-ww_fftV_B3sGrpY3fS8Yk78ZOez37z0rYvbmExmEYpxJOMO845OciACic1vCk4VdC8hZtkBQbXPhK4vX_aU3xDYu1kAxg3IgvbYbmtNib_Nlctc0znPgDFCQr-M/s320/IMG_0126.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490851907593396866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbioY0ghYiuG8wRZYwMSdTGMuWpC_a1c-p2QXe60vnNqM0nicCIXZ7gwhqqcj0ObJ_dwtrbhdeid3I29SiN7Nnic-CzbLHiS92v81x62QF4aaTmi6RbYutbU_tCXzgf91GBQKOSOl6Yyc/s1600/IMG_0130.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbioY0ghYiuG8wRZYwMSdTGMuWpC_a1c-p2QXe60vnNqM0nicCIXZ7gwhqqcj0ObJ_dwtrbhdeid3I29SiN7Nnic-CzbLHiS92v81x62QF4aaTmi6RbYutbU_tCXzgf91GBQKOSOl6Yyc/s320/IMG_0130.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490851893127722866" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Inside!</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiK9cbWV5-h1l0XkLYt9Xby6BXPkDAreBhffZ0vPunY_4CCk7_SpYGwp8_6o2xAcePqIKuc620NJhgFGLcgdLHEhv4K2lW__LNsENvWbqY7ZM3nFMSp_3kAXzalFXMbmpad_zcomtwAbA/s1600/IMG_0140.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiK9cbWV5-h1l0XkLYt9Xby6BXPkDAreBhffZ0vPunY_4CCk7_SpYGwp8_6o2xAcePqIKuc620NJhgFGLcgdLHEhv4K2lW__LNsENvWbqY7ZM3nFMSp_3kAXzalFXMbmpad_zcomtwAbA/s320/IMG_0140.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490849976508817970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyfnFkF4SAcnYDOoFrLZDeBhUbSDWG8J7yGpTe6KNJq-pSTikqyw2-tmmhRTmach6XNpuKmS0BTmu2lY-aIjcuHdDnu93fcw0jCopgbmP1CCU1I4GPUoZXvSPC3SF1leF2LGbUbZoWlE/s1600/IMG_0150.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyfnFkF4SAcnYDOoFrLZDeBhUbSDWG8J7yGpTe6KNJq-pSTikqyw2-tmmhRTmach6XNpuKmS0BTmu2lY-aIjcuHdDnu93fcw0jCopgbmP1CCU1I4GPUoZXvSPC3SF1leF2LGbUbZoWlE/s320/IMG_0150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490849968050580002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaT5omp6eAz7fwwk_C31yt-yHQ7zUic95xUN6AD17SNKzYe02T-XL7y7OfzTWt7QlqVuUqUVosj5iAjhFeq5eZMX-RZ8HGdZA-EEkINYRllJsBvQSfZ3HnvrT2y1GznpGTvQ70vq7_pY/s1600/IMG_0134.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaT5omp6eAz7fwwk_C31yt-yHQ7zUic95xUN6AD17SNKzYe02T-XL7y7OfzTWt7QlqVuUqUVosj5iAjhFeq5eZMX-RZ8HGdZA-EEkINYRllJsBvQSfZ3HnvrT2y1GznpGTvQ70vq7_pY/s320/IMG_0134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490849965118871954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBTCIDEZTLC2c6DjhIhm9Q0nO_zgnahPuzKorWzvH81hvXgGQSXSYygWcdnaeleii1ID-yjrgiNuty7WvNAM3mD7CHeuww3bPLAmS1riR4C337V0qWmkKMdt4Zl-ocEHMHouvzQkKy90/s1600/IMG_0154.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBTCIDEZTLC2c6DjhIhm9Q0nO_zgnahPuzKorWzvH81hvXgGQSXSYygWcdnaeleii1ID-yjrgiNuty7WvNAM3mD7CHeuww3bPLAmS1riR4C337V0qWmkKMdt4Zl-ocEHMHouvzQkKy90/s320/IMG_0154.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490849954209696626" /></a></div><div>Walked back to Montreux, about an hour, while enjoying the great weather instead of waiting for the boat. From there we took the train the long way through the mountains back to Bern. We had bean dip and veggies (we are on a serious diet right now) and of course a bottle of wine. We caught a movie in Bern, then and ruined our diets with Kebaps and beer.... hey, thats what she wanted!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmZu2XbZvEIV6u4F6dzf2AryKdvGp6lE9iDVWDNp8KqGuo4hzn7jEhHikyN7ip5b6pxWA0HdcNi5mrcVWmQ-Za2CPcOLWxBLgvEPj5nNiYt-GEvyQbs4YTD7MUzSUlVrVNvspH4vjQz0/s1600/IMG_0157.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmZu2XbZvEIV6u4F6dzf2AryKdvGp6lE9iDVWDNp8KqGuo4hzn7jEhHikyN7ip5b6pxWA0HdcNi5mrcVWmQ-Za2CPcOLWxBLgvEPj5nNiYt-GEvyQbs4YTD7MUzSUlVrVNvspH4vjQz0/s320/IMG_0157.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490849949334984226" /></a><br /></div>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-81508272931664991602010-04-01T16:59:00.000+02:002010-07-07T11:02:18.477+02:00April 2010<div>Roo and Eugene enjoying a fondue while I was away in the States. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPRPDvZuLRX1W7mRROJeCvRI9670Pz9oGVisHJWkH4m7RpdDVqoLjsrPapRRoFIh6G9E58Kb-hwOFVATIfG9v68tbISAL0m9Ov5ELf6CxVaQSOCHuP0kLpQMv9Z4qaMF8l8fOOpIjuK8/s1600/IMG_0018.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPRPDvZuLRX1W7mRROJeCvRI9670Pz9oGVisHJWkH4m7RpdDVqoLjsrPapRRoFIh6G9E58Kb-hwOFVATIfG9v68tbISAL0m9Ov5ELf6CxVaQSOCHuP0kLpQMv9Z4qaMF8l8fOOpIjuK8/s400/IMG_0018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490810830570127474" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div>Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394175191376460274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-55451792246811095562010-03-23T19:35:00.003+01:002010-03-23T23:05:03.950+01:00Call to Prayer in Istanbul<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwSt_JKT9hJMQjliKWwl830iZPDgDjPVJqWpdSiYIIUeEkGajPcNCbQ0Y5RyLhRHRslJ1eovxg0-XuyTxVF7Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxZ5Ui47266qYKDKUqZqpq9Eyvdn9w-oC2n5uuL2PYT-6QAzbXMAvC5J_pr72v4oAf4gjFqsnXaSUWVru-iMw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-34512447448381915202010-03-22T18:00:00.005+01:002010-03-22T23:09:08.846+01:00Istanbul.Cut and Paste:<br /><br /><p><b>Istanbul</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_language" title="Turkish language">Turkish</a>: <span lang="tr"><i>İstanbul</i></span>, historically also known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantium" title="Byzantium">Byzantium</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople" title="Constantinople">Constantinople</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> see the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Istanbul" title="Names of Istanbul">names of Istanbul</a>) is the largest city in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_proper_by_population" title="List of cities proper by population">fifth largest city proper</a> in the world with a population of 12.8 million.<sup id="cite_ref-instanbul2_0-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul#cite_note-instanbul2-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> Istanbul is also a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacity" title="Megacity">megacity</a>, as well as the cultural, economic, and financial centre of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>. The city covers 39 districts of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_Province" title="Istanbul Province">Istanbul province</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> It is located on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosphorus" title="Bosphorus">Bosphorus</a> Strait and encompasses the natural harbour known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Horn" title="Golden Horn">Golden Horn</a>, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrace" title="Thrace">Thrace</a>) and on the Asian (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatolia" title="Anatolia">Anatolia</a>) sides of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world that is situated on two <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent" title="Continent">continents</a>.</p> <p>In its long history, Istanbul has served as the capital city of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman Empire</a> (330–395), the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire">Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire</a> (395–1204 and 1261–1453), the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Empire" title="Latin Empire">Latin Empire</a> (1204–1261), and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a> (1453–1922). The city was chosen as joint <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Capital_of_Culture" title="European Capital of Culture">European Capital of Culture</a> for 2010. The historic areas of Istanbul were added to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" title="World Heritage Site">World Heritage List</a> in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup></p><p><br /><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul#cite_note-5"><span></span></a></sup></p><p><br /><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul#cite_note-5"><span></span></a></sup></p><p><br /><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul#cite_note-5"><span></span></a></sup></p><p><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul#cite_note-5"><span>______________________________________________________<br /></span></a></sup></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />While Shelly was in the U.S of A. I needed to get myself and do something cool. SO I went to Istanbul (not Constantinople). I had a great time as you will see in the following collection of photos and ramblings. Please click on the pics to make them big and good looking!<br /><br />I took this pic within my first hour in Istanbul. Turkish dudes all over are trying to drag you into their carpet shop. I managed not to come home with any rugs, but I did measure the apt. before I left just in case. In exchange for coming here and seeing his goods, the guy walked me though the Blue Mosque (comes later) which I revisited on my own once I knew the proper procedure for entering a Muslim place of worship.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVJsnQd3PasjCxCqk2klBk-bjfv-qFJDGiOHR76kZ4nU45b62a4TS08Q3-jY5HDMvtpqIE4gfY1bvG9tcKVlZDDoLAAx-ize25arAHI7ys6BO8bk9XHURk7_iqv-4r4v4HA3tV-PXC2M/s1600-h/IMG_0007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVJsnQd3PasjCxCqk2klBk-bjfv-qFJDGiOHR76kZ4nU45b62a4TS08Q3-jY5HDMvtpqIE4gfY1bvG9tcKVlZDDoLAAx-ize25arAHI7ys6BO8bk9XHURk7_iqv-4r4v4HA3tV-PXC2M/s400/IMG_0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450883566141457826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />These cool old fountain/bath things were EVERYWHERE.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitU_Ybw2T5dZRo9kLxzaWBWCSVkkojQO0f9xkcxwYEz0CwqaEPwYqVXhaip88VrTOyhbQbpUYMcaza2kTEy5A5Gtx20TgMNnWx-ez1arzdLYSw91BYfa5zwxbEa80TaU9rrCvaaMU6zIY/s1600-h/IMG_0510.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitU_Ybw2T5dZRo9kLxzaWBWCSVkkojQO0f9xkcxwYEz0CwqaEPwYqVXhaip88VrTOyhbQbpUYMcaza2kTEy5A5Gtx20TgMNnWx-ez1arzdLYSw91BYfa5zwxbEa80TaU9rrCvaaMU6zIY/s400/IMG_0510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450893165969128770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuuaaAgNOBxMx_-rkBeggujSpwzy5Tm7kksOWYU9BFs3sfQfFyHo50q_BTLsJHEFExXufivvzfVT8R2HQBTQ-ubL6Ur_MyjD1CLlEHv4DPVzblIzBkpWxcAnk70BRfaAQp38AjHZDSPY/s1600-h/IMG_0373.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuuaaAgNOBxMx_-rkBeggujSpwzy5Tm7kksOWYU9BFs3sfQfFyHo50q_BTLsJHEFExXufivvzfVT8R2HQBTQ-ubL6Ur_MyjD1CLlEHv4DPVzblIzBkpWxcAnk70BRfaAQp38AjHZDSPY/s400/IMG_0373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450891051910863794" border="0" /></a><br />A cool thing i did was I took a cool cruise on the Bosporous straight on a crappy boat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32jH9gD0xX4b4atuFQWFl9WORjJJln8lqSDVsJFPm4GszRBKM63WEfFQDadBTq2mcNbbMDN2Lf-RtIK1cqH4QZK_zgyHfcYLeHEnmPgipADeolRTa1Qj6ckb95zs8vfstvm1TWPG8J1g/s1600-h/IMG_0350.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32jH9gD0xX4b4atuFQWFl9WORjJJln8lqSDVsJFPm4GszRBKM63WEfFQDadBTq2mcNbbMDN2Lf-RtIK1cqH4QZK_zgyHfcYLeHEnmPgipADeolRTa1Qj6ckb95zs8vfstvm1TWPG8J1g/s400/IMG_0350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450833972087168978" border="0" /></a><br />This is the northern part of the city from my boat view. The thing sticking up is the Galata tower. This guy Berk, who I talk about later, met with me and we went up there at night.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ41B9oQLNkHh5V4PIfUzGYs5vfYj7nZRos4PuL-nSHSCWkp3ZgMo8Q5GPFsWeaI0sQHVx2NhvYp6O2wjB6EGzZNCDlaKp_l3SvCM_qPhDd0Rb9fSDm_1PDtwH_8YByCUAjVMPrV7QVaU/s1600-h/IMG_0366.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ41B9oQLNkHh5V4PIfUzGYs5vfYj7nZRos4PuL-nSHSCWkp3ZgMo8Q5GPFsWeaI0sQHVx2NhvYp6O2wjB6EGzZNCDlaKp_l3SvCM_qPhDd0Rb9fSDm_1PDtwH_8YByCUAjVMPrV7QVaU/s400/IMG_0366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450889132296825634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He pointed out the price on the sign, in Turkish, reads five. Guys like me get to pay ten! :) This was common throughout everwhere. none of the stuff had price tags, and i always ended up bartering to get a good price (or at least a cheaper price). Whenever you buy ANYTHING you must ask the price first, cuz they are just absolutely into haggling. I think you could make a bad movie about a guy living in Istanbul and then using the street sales skills to make a fortune trading real estate in New York, and it would be great. Like Crocodile Dundee. More on this later in the Bazaar section.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjski7NhT3r7x8vcRFLHIyfqNJFmTNPt1A1v8L35ehBP-DsoVnrfZX76rkQBFTKfFTp4oiRstzunccxJeZH_8r9UlGqHdf0mDHfJtBORrCjfasWx-37W0zRe16I825h_3_af-I8KgGKovY/s1600-h/IMG_0205.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjski7NhT3r7x8vcRFLHIyfqNJFmTNPt1A1v8L35ehBP-DsoVnrfZX76rkQBFTKfFTp4oiRstzunccxJeZH_8r9UlGqHdf0mDHfJtBORrCjfasWx-37W0zRe16I825h_3_af-I8KgGKovY/s400/IMG_0205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450886935684832130" border="0" /></a><br />Amazing view. while we were up the the last Call to Prayer occured, and it was stunning to hear all the mosques on the horizon, big and small, do their thing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJGgW9vjBs8sKaJPeEACzQKWNKxrMD8Fui4xNDS420Qt0P5LbFfkXFq2XljUZ6qJC7vS7dpIdLQhjYR61-j8LHYUlFm80-stqm7fFGIzKQNHn74nkhCyHyov9643Sw-SLFVK71Sqbojo/s1600-h/IMG_0197.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJGgW9vjBs8sKaJPeEACzQKWNKxrMD8Fui4xNDS420Qt0P5LbFfkXFq2XljUZ6qJC7vS7dpIdLQhjYR61-j8LHYUlFm80-stqm7fFGIzKQNHn74nkhCyHyov9643Sw-SLFVK71Sqbojo/s400/IMG_0197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450886921493315538" border="0" /></a><br />Efes Beer and ‘white cheese’<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8y9f2DRBAj66SGlAOdsvgSIqu1K-FitrVXkzdww4GN7I7s8IKaI_FSqdsfHbo4SVLKPuB3Vq2ly2r5WP-cdD8a168uVE_j2XLz3-0YvhfbfLa7-lE1wQ72iTtlLcEnOMOJkc79ZdYX4/s1600-h/IMG_0185.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8y9f2DRBAj66SGlAOdsvgSIqu1K-FitrVXkzdww4GN7I7s8IKaI_FSqdsfHbo4SVLKPuB3Vq2ly2r5WP-cdD8a168uVE_j2XLz3-0YvhfbfLa7-lE1wQ72iTtlLcEnOMOJkc79ZdYX4/s400/IMG_0185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450886913828614914" border="0" /></a><br />Taskim, a neighborhood on the north side of town which is kind of a modern downtown, as opposed to the older part where the bigger mosques were (and where I was staying)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkTd8lErC-xypU4gNQzMA0NaIIWBsR71DoZHE7dRGikb9yeq-o8WMOcCpPoTZIyjrcwpCWWTIi14eb_991GvHeaOyPLI8wEMLo5jyoLkRRW1kwqe3EL-T3ln2aT9dU71tUBizBzw8wvI/s1600-h/IMG_0179.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkTd8lErC-xypU4gNQzMA0NaIIWBsR71DoZHE7dRGikb9yeq-o8WMOcCpPoTZIyjrcwpCWWTIi14eb_991GvHeaOyPLI8wEMLo5jyoLkRRW1kwqe3EL-T3ln2aT9dU71tUBizBzw8wvI/s400/IMG_0179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450886905678742962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Site of the Hippodrome, between the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, where horses were raced while this was the capital of the Byzentine empire. This obilisque was brought from the Luxor temple in Egypt around 390 AD this time but dates from 1490 BC. Astonishingly, 3500 years old and looking good!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZEiyOF5KeUMqs-TkszYxvvNyTEZLK03BhXuyYBY4vXqO5CsbS2IZEFKH9m25BikCTb3Xy6-pOrHE2qlO7-NVDWmUw52KvXgCUgyfk_BAH5vzu6Qw8Xlal85bZEK0cFEEV45zxvIlqa4/s1600-h/IMG_0165.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZEiyOF5KeUMqs-TkszYxvvNyTEZLK03BhXuyYBY4vXqO5CsbS2IZEFKH9m25BikCTb3Xy6-pOrHE2qlO7-NVDWmUw52KvXgCUgyfk_BAH5vzu6Qw8Xlal85bZEK0cFEEV45zxvIlqa4/s400/IMG_0165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450884406476138962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A small bazaar where I scored some leather gloves one day when it was cold and rainy (after visiting several shops and lots of haggling)....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpBwVZGNy9lbvNSphCHBCtzLf0P3AtV0fs1srdvtCWl8r1iv5AVIz-akXqByqz_lvC6y_NaRTLQn8irs7ESta3yPb3JDcwz3-HDW50eO7qxxp_6gu-AHtshqMF9hqPlmG0SIKKvyDG2Q/s1600-h/IMG_0156.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpBwVZGNy9lbvNSphCHBCtzLf0P3AtV0fs1srdvtCWl8r1iv5AVIz-akXqByqz_lvC6y_NaRTLQn8irs7ESta3yPb3JDcwz3-HDW50eO7qxxp_6gu-AHtshqMF9hqPlmG0SIKKvyDG2Q/s400/IMG_0156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450884396089592834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A mosque, don’t know which one. I’m sure its famous. Close to the waterfront (next pics)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4G09gXhfbvG2rf9AhCHmkFip0a17JL4r6vhkWK23L-wBV6Zs_zxnOaY7dwoDqxpvTJPjm1Ydm0JOB1rPnxarZBGJ7wgxOxa_eP3hJe6bzapNQ4kCS9lBaEMLpPWmq7jdXGi6hSh1NrIw/s1600-h/IMG_0074.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4G09gXhfbvG2rf9AhCHmkFip0a17JL4r6vhkWK23L-wBV6Zs_zxnOaY7dwoDqxpvTJPjm1Ydm0JOB1rPnxarZBGJ7wgxOxa_eP3hJe6bzapNQ4kCS9lBaEMLpPWmq7jdXGi6hSh1NrIw/s400/IMG_0074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450884382494760594" border="0" /></a><br />Fishing in the Bosphorous from the bridge. The lit up boats in the backround sell sandwiches (see below):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNmbDnoLH7KwrWgv2plikqQPeweWiS_r1x2j9R0xoBCaYm7TLBdjByOxuim8ZvsTQV096VjpYrBDW2IH0gW_h2vjHc-Xnx7AumSNnWw3AXYYonsNVgo1Fsaq3Sr-oBhJAtgRWlWG7vBw/s1600-h/IMG_0060.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNmbDnoLH7KwrWgv2plikqQPeweWiS_r1x2j9R0xoBCaYm7TLBdjByOxuim8ZvsTQV096VjpYrBDW2IH0gW_h2vjHc-Xnx7AumSNnWw3AXYYonsNVgo1Fsaq3Sr-oBhJAtgRWlWG7vBw/s400/IMG_0060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450883601299226130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzI9OtyNe7lBQhJEig3rWqQJsxJPgKIl7rMkDRSxGEy9-IaIV7U6ikQsGwkVTzxO_VPgYcSlxSVu-_QmefN7kIo3EDeI8PxkTJJnWdyJhYVV4mlCouftdH9_bJqVh9ZuFvgfV3POaxqM/s1600-h/IMG_0084.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzI9OtyNe7lBQhJEig3rWqQJsxJPgKIl7rMkDRSxGEy9-IaIV7U6ikQsGwkVTzxO_VPgYcSlxSVu-_QmefN7kIo3EDeI8PxkTJJnWdyJhYVV4mlCouftdH9_bJqVh9ZuFvgfV3POaxqM/s400/IMG_0084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450884391815101730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This guy was fishing off the bridge, and he was like ‘Hey! I got one!!!’ but then he reeled it in and acted like his minnow was in fact a catch. Interestingly, I used to do the same thing to my dad when I was 5. The point is that the Turkish people were extremely nice to me, and many of them spoke either English or German. or both. It worked out cuz I know about 3.5 words in Turkish, and I bet my Swiss friends can guess what they are.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzm5TBh_W45bZpABJnd7DFQwSilHGOLU0QtIyUQG0oMr6ipGWq90yIXLj-WzQ-pkgBc5R8ugpMLdX0ED56efKMVuOfQ10qpxKB6AeK2BFoCDgU7qDF6dPKYAXkzj4Shru-y9hpkOsJXF0/s1600-h/IMG_0069.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzm5TBh_W45bZpABJnd7DFQwSilHGOLU0QtIyUQG0oMr6ipGWq90yIXLj-WzQ-pkgBc5R8ugpMLdX0ED56efKMVuOfQ10qpxKB6AeK2BFoCDgU7qDF6dPKYAXkzj4Shru-y9hpkOsJXF0/s400/IMG_0069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450884381075252194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These guys grill up sandwiches, and its very popular. A lunch cost me 3 lyra, approx 2 dollars US (surely the Turkish price is half):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvG8fH2qS0yqlQqsfUnMsSdtl1wY9org-AQaOBkGxCM4VvwvOvL8mUlqg4Yrkcyy-T6k_NZQoxFbGQo8bwdgRaI1MkrjETCGn8BxbOLZNSzjiGNoSSzfEI7FJ-7_L6FdYzqcQGQoCBmc/s1600-h/IMG_0042.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvG8fH2qS0yqlQqsfUnMsSdtl1wY9org-AQaOBkGxCM4VvwvOvL8mUlqg4Yrkcyy-T6k_NZQoxFbGQo8bwdgRaI1MkrjETCGn8BxbOLZNSzjiGNoSSzfEI7FJ-7_L6FdYzqcQGQoCBmc/s400/IMG_0042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450883585582084162" border="0" /></a><br />This juice they sell looked really good, but it was basically nasty pickle juice with bitters. unbelievably foul... but when in Rome-er-uh-Constantinople, do as the Istanbulians!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsE9sQbhR0E0TTFamNr2tcRkF0GczE3YbvheyhpWPPls95uJGC0kRSI_f5OyzFZKcH9L8EyDKbBziLaVEjY_8IKLZOY7fCT2Uy9_lp8RrDhaAXp1FU6U9d-9KI4uzhLh9ZBXG6gg8-Rk/s1600-h/IMG_0043.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsE9sQbhR0E0TTFamNr2tcRkF0GczE3YbvheyhpWPPls95uJGC0kRSI_f5OyzFZKcH9L8EyDKbBziLaVEjY_8IKLZOY7fCT2Uy9_lp8RrDhaAXp1FU6U9d-9KI4uzhLh9ZBXG6gg8-Rk/s400/IMG_0043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450883588115701298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cool waterfront near my hostel, just down the hill from the Blue Mosque.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJOTi0CGPahJIoU2G_ww9Z5GLstDsx5yaIm_ipT3bN-C24JDzct0lZcDdFJPLvRUawsETjIxVnsaqB8CSNrRr8pj-AhmW965h0CdgPUPvmXNdAqScitis24IfFzFqahT-oKxfZon7NUs/s1600-h/IMG_0525.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJOTi0CGPahJIoU2G_ww9Z5GLstDsx5yaIm_ipT3bN-C24JDzct0lZcDdFJPLvRUawsETjIxVnsaqB8CSNrRr8pj-AhmW965h0CdgPUPvmXNdAqScitis24IfFzFqahT-oKxfZon7NUs/s400/IMG_0525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450893191455164146" border="0" /></a><br />i had a Turkish bath which is like a cross between a sauna and a massage (no below the belt stuff),<a href="http://www.cemberlitashamami.com.tr/hamam_english.htm"><br /><br />http://www.cemberlitashamami.com.tr/hamam_english.htm</a><br /><br /> and afterwards I felt sooo good, I had to get a haircut. here’s me with my Turkish haircut (yes it is silly):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1Tw1R5jO0s7TNbD9eVvuptf_HyWJp96I1_Yt9zh9_p61Q9t2rOOiCuZGKM0wWhLqCocqR5tLbuBe2UrAMHK3jIO4DEsazrZNqUWvkbPDZxKHTH-T3voHEUld95yUJMCDMF-WxvnL-p4/s1600-h/IMG_0242.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1Tw1R5jO0s7TNbD9eVvuptf_HyWJp96I1_Yt9zh9_p61Q9t2rOOiCuZGKM0wWhLqCocqR5tLbuBe2UrAMHK3jIO4DEsazrZNqUWvkbPDZxKHTH-T3voHEUld95yUJMCDMF-WxvnL-p4/s400/IMG_0242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450889131120519394" border="0" /></a><br />One of my favorite things to do was throw in my ipod and walk around random streets. I never felt in danger despite sometimes ghetto surroundings.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldrmTJLLux8lvUSlAgrHhyphenhyphenEL6apOwTehYOLp5qfB4t7yrhTLINfIs7Z4vSCjD3vKFmXMZvqCdozlThMswYsTu6GHR_hU_6nUhiZmGqZTyuxtOQFpMeWMfNRkBkYQs689aJVNHFySP7RY/s1600-h/IMG_0241.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldrmTJLLux8lvUSlAgrHhyphenhyphenEL6apOwTehYOLp5qfB4t7yrhTLINfIs7Z4vSCjD3vKFmXMZvqCdozlThMswYsTu6GHR_hU_6nUhiZmGqZTyuxtOQFpMeWMfNRkBkYQs689aJVNHFySP7RY/s400/IMG_0241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450889119534707250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUEWDspBITJqbBlRLNqQWRhpJX_z6YLx9KO228qQSu4F8GC356GjoDQTYQHwoonJr4BM54gvQbIQbgeEKjCpYRDlXs3zqmUnKYayy6VXYKGJEJT6v-BsYYv-WWxe5JdeEEFgSnzCAgbk/s1600-h/IMG_0517.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUEWDspBITJqbBlRLNqQWRhpJX_z6YLx9KO228qQSu4F8GC356GjoDQTYQHwoonJr4BM54gvQbIQbgeEKjCpYRDlXs3zqmUnKYayy6VXYKGJEJT6v-BsYYv-WWxe5JdeEEFgSnzCAgbk/s400/IMG_0517.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450893182484461954" border="0" /></a><br />burned out old building.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHO_sGRz4AobMIDPZCNpplNkgaOb7hUVBF-slIgGe8LbhcByTTu0aGL_v9NsONhCyQl8f4FytZsVa3eTAjOnC7KsFQ0DargZNlNAt643WZh0-NjvncjRmoIJniIv9w4C-00vLDiIZDGpw/s1600-h/IMG_0240.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHO_sGRz4AobMIDPZCNpplNkgaOb7hUVBF-slIgGe8LbhcByTTu0aGL_v9NsONhCyQl8f4FytZsVa3eTAjOnC7KsFQ0DargZNlNAt643WZh0-NjvncjRmoIJniIv9w4C-00vLDiIZDGpw/s400/IMG_0240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450889117139454994" border="0" /></a><br />A cool restored building, right in the same area!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQ-K5UQoyPm2-kB4fMiv2qnDGztMDvv_edKUg79GPL622xFroQoarITqSAY8S-U4XBl8cizkL6-AFVNtuceYu369dDAzj4inHFGnOpKZKZF1O2zJ1vGKuAdmwJzlESKHzTVp3CxMbfoA/s1600-h/IMG_0515.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQ-K5UQoyPm2-kB4fMiv2qnDGztMDvv_edKUg79GPL622xFroQoarITqSAY8S-U4XBl8cizkL6-AFVNtuceYu369dDAzj4inHFGnOpKZKZF1O2zJ1vGKuAdmwJzlESKHzTVp3CxMbfoA/s400/IMG_0515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450893175391806674" border="0" /></a><br />Mineret from the Blue Mosque, visible through the window because this house has no roof (burned out)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bPLmqdn3xFrJgrzYs1oJzwmou3vFK4qEaJaR1lPeWTeo2RL7FZFM7NhhHmaFMJ2hJq6UkuHb2hZOPa8C7okB-OFugrd0wX4rCPYL921a6VwYDRwiBfHsi5F5MHy5woB1LONtVYMCQrM/s1600-h/IMG_0222.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bPLmqdn3xFrJgrzYs1oJzwmou3vFK4qEaJaR1lPeWTeo2RL7FZFM7NhhHmaFMJ2hJq6UkuHb2hZOPa8C7okB-OFugrd0wX4rCPYL921a6VwYDRwiBfHsi5F5MHy5woB1LONtVYMCQrM/s400/IMG_0222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450889106892103634" border="0" /></a>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-61770352115147921582010-03-22T17:00:00.006+01:002010-03-22T21:14:29.652+01:00Hagia Sophia and Blue MosqueCut and paste from wikipedia:<br /><br /><p><b>Hagia Sophia</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_language" title="Turkish language">Turkish</a>: <span lang="tr"><i>Ayasofya</i></span>, from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">Ἁγία Σοφία</span>, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Wisdom" title="Holy Wisdom">Holy Wisdom</a>"; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_language" title="Latin language" class="mw-redirect">Latin</a>: <span lang="la"><i>Sancta Sophia</i></span> or <i>Sancta Sapientia</i>) is a former <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Eastern Orthodox Church" class="mw-redirect">Orthodox</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarchate" title="Patriarchate">patriarchal</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica" title="Basilica">basilica</a>, later a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque" title="Mosque">mosque</a>, now a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum" title="Museum">museum</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul" title="Istanbul">Istanbul</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>. From the date of its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as the cathedral of Constantinople except between 1204 and 1261, when it was the cathedral of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_empire" title="Latin empire" class="mw-redirect">Latin empire</a>. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1934, when it was secularized; it was opened as a museum on 1 February 1935.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Famous in particular for its massive <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome" title="Dome">dome</a>, it is considered the epitome of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_architecture" title="Byzantine architecture">Byzantine architecture</a> and to have "changed the history of architecture."<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes_1-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia#cite_note-nytimes-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> It was the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a thousand years, until the completion of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seville_Cathedral" title="Seville Cathedral">Seville Cathedral</a> in 1520. The current building was originally constructed as a church between 532 and 537 CE on the orders of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire">Byzantine Emperor</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justinian" title="Justinian" class="mw-redirect">Justinian</a>, and was in fact the third Church of the Holy Wisdom to occupy the site. (The previous two had both been destroyed by riots.) It was designed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_of_Miletus" title="Isidore of Miletus">Isidore of Miletus</a>, a physicist, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthemius_of_Tralles" title="Anthemius of Tralles">Anthemius of Tralles</a>, a mathematician.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhov8qeav5lJeov3pmEgMxs0eq_yG4MurGqyGEcQojGWXzJnh6YWYcH-j1UjMRjH7zUSc5p2gN63ykA_s0p4p_8jH-lOKEbuNYxwoIy6ht-ic3vlcdkgP9EEz3k2UoH7GWjII06ckkQxcU/s1600-h/IMG_0545.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhov8qeav5lJeov3pmEgMxs0eq_yG4MurGqyGEcQojGWXzJnh6YWYcH-j1UjMRjH7zUSc5p2gN63ykA_s0p4p_8jH-lOKEbuNYxwoIy6ht-ic3vlcdkgP9EEz3k2UoH7GWjII06ckkQxcU/s400/IMG_0545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450876864779547074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTKXovK0ncOhs70YBtvX0CYXXEm2_gTqWvgiMnEEB_MbDGDRHCGEier-Mkj0qFHfS81s7FXBYJ8WxllSOUGtfjs_F2uTaGpOUIcQerxdU3fu-tq7kw27PBpoWqHQnytbDRIVQzK2egQM/s1600-h/IMG_0447.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTKXovK0ncOhs70YBtvX0CYXXEm2_gTqWvgiMnEEB_MbDGDRHCGEier-Mkj0qFHfS81s7FXBYJ8WxllSOUGtfjs_F2uTaGpOUIcQerxdU3fu-tq7kw27PBpoWqHQnytbDRIVQzK2egQM/s400/IMG_0447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450876313281674082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFP7sM1AiHh0_3CGP7Xd3Ha8bSToFRrV9Vp3HjvWCksceVADZ3G_Ow0WHFxTjGwQ07kuHacgM6XVtf8jZek98XaOZ83Ilm2pTCRN_3pmu_r05peA7aHcx0a1VW8Q1sUCv68DldAvQYJU/s1600-h/IMG_0446.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFP7sM1AiHh0_3CGP7Xd3Ha8bSToFRrV9Vp3HjvWCksceVADZ3G_Ow0WHFxTjGwQ07kuHacgM6XVtf8jZek98XaOZ83Ilm2pTCRN_3pmu_r05peA7aHcx0a1VW8Q1sUCv68DldAvQYJU/s400/IMG_0446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450876305055433698" border="0" /></a><br />Beautiful mosaics done in gold tiles:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1Pv79o-bOGjCq5cNLlKI410qpeUE8StB8hpEsaClZyh5MaOxXYy0_JpnfIi6XR_4VXGZ5nRdIe4ELSUKTiqV0ZmhjVr1nFPYdUC5lrOZudbbg66BZI8erTF3jzl7aQOTgRbLbq7UPQY/s1600-h/IMG_0431.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1Pv79o-bOGjCq5cNLlKI410qpeUE8StB8hpEsaClZyh5MaOxXYy0_JpnfIi6XR_4VXGZ5nRdIe4ELSUKTiqV0ZmhjVr1nFPYdUC5lrOZudbbg66BZI8erTF3jzl7aQOTgRbLbq7UPQY/s400/IMG_0431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450876294281253058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVhk0Ttqs6uridEPPjxOUtF_TnfoziQiBsg5TjbPoPnY09gYt9EoAiYFm3_Zb8MlLBZhoP3VQ0itow49iV2TirAtrE-V0ewekAOmV0NpdPo-9cUZAXjlTBNkrGPk3xcDSBMREpawVwZ8/s1600-h/IMG_0430.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBVhk0Ttqs6uridEPPjxOUtF_TnfoziQiBsg5TjbPoPnY09gYt9EoAiYFm3_Zb8MlLBZhoP3VQ0itow49iV2TirAtrE-V0ewekAOmV0NpdPo-9cUZAXjlTBNkrGPk3xcDSBMREpawVwZ8/s400/IMG_0430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450876290334628818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bizaare mix between an ancient church and mosque. Notice the mihrab (the gold thing in center stage) is slightly off center so that it points to Mecca. It was put it after this became a mosque.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxLfyzRM_hCol1ZQtawBZxQW3DIAExmpFjP9iLPHTd_dCsASnXjnK6stZfVIGAeys4xPlzcRVAxCnpdhGRekM8jBFPAsjt7lbRw5Ux1GEpTYE-7mm7KnsyndwDOCWc8HgdT7JBY6aiW8/s1600-h/IMG_0421.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxLfyzRM_hCol1ZQtawBZxQW3DIAExmpFjP9iLPHTd_dCsASnXjnK6stZfVIGAeys4xPlzcRVAxCnpdhGRekM8jBFPAsjt7lbRw5Ux1GEpTYE-7mm7KnsyndwDOCWc8HgdT7JBY6aiW8/s400/IMG_0421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450875159449957490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgC3uAxvEQLXbuQJyeYoQS_lMNFltgfnwQezzOJ_K1XDUphCccTZ-UKMARyiBgMcg7dsri0rhJgeqXVXbXWQ12Fn9yKy8r3GRe_Of7Au5IOOMGZGz0a4BdVOWwHyGAb95C2R-BvPXJc-M/s1600-h/IMG_0417.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgC3uAxvEQLXbuQJyeYoQS_lMNFltgfnwQezzOJ_K1XDUphCccTZ-UKMARyiBgMcg7dsri0rhJgeqXVXbXWQ12Fn9yKy8r3GRe_Of7Au5IOOMGZGz0a4BdVOWwHyGAb95C2R-BvPXJc-M/s400/IMG_0417.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450875148567159794" border="0" /></a><br />The Sultan would sit in this thing, keeping him mysterious and powerful.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMDkWUYR988QuHSXuwivDdbkXmlQ_7CYA2cHxfuykhNqi97vjr55O5RNiXXVhz1Ta3WWuhEN1lAP5bnHUwE21-BnE8zesiex0XK6oZxzNYqrwyi_cA8omnh_eMruwjNjpwgZnRbbsafw/s1600-h/IMG_0408.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMDkWUYR988QuHSXuwivDdbkXmlQ_7CYA2cHxfuykhNqi97vjr55O5RNiXXVhz1Ta3WWuhEN1lAP5bnHUwE21-BnE8zesiex0XK6oZxzNYqrwyi_cA8omnh_eMruwjNjpwgZnRbbsafw/s400/IMG_0408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450875139899607890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uB612_7u4FOrZPHtSAc-Rtge2f2dEEpoad3JhEmZsMLFtR81BNiFzbvJp4H6rBfY-k-5lLIBjl6Ja246ho8YGl0mTcgOWmjH8aLeU0AG2HLKlqbuKXBvnHgJfUptuVSawD3Uu5Idapo/s1600-h/IMG_0406.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_uB612_7u4FOrZPHtSAc-Rtge2f2dEEpoad3JhEmZsMLFtR81BNiFzbvJp4H6rBfY-k-5lLIBjl6Ja246ho8YGl0mTcgOWmjH8aLeU0AG2HLKlqbuKXBvnHgJfUptuVSawD3Uu5Idapo/s400/IMG_0406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450875130248489346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRjo1WZCZKQdV5_l7WQmu1C1T62FubgYbEtnALur2PTPIBYgXsc8oXatWlnmTIQFHZQRWON7viP-v4CYj9Ua4-equqOV_13QtlMaXqpSIaiBhatI0di7iJ0ZAXzHdYJgvLxpSDCaPbWI/s1600-h/IMG_0404.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRjo1WZCZKQdV5_l7WQmu1C1T62FubgYbEtnALur2PTPIBYgXsc8oXatWlnmTIQFHZQRWON7viP-v4CYj9Ua4-equqOV_13QtlMaXqpSIaiBhatI0di7iJ0ZAXzHdYJgvLxpSDCaPbWI/s400/IMG_0404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450875124493062994" border="0" /></a><br />The mihrab:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWS8nxorTC3uEgi_1m3FUc-jcsk-fvKzHD_aFaAT98t-RtZHkbVIPuWyaZ_AQ9sUvK5FavCPSXvcJxqkLNq3WvCWTDFQFH7VftUZ204lBkk10V7Rj-FCneCUS92MKMFp_BQyt1Kgl1y4/s1600-h/IMG_0398.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWS8nxorTC3uEgi_1m3FUc-jcsk-fvKzHD_aFaAT98t-RtZHkbVIPuWyaZ_AQ9sUvK5FavCPSXvcJxqkLNq3WvCWTDFQFH7VftUZ204lBkk10V7Rj-FCneCUS92MKMFp_BQyt1Kgl1y4/s400/IMG_0398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450841859756352914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Modanna and child above the Mihrab.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprU6et7SpeKnYrNe7AhUk3eKg6UWCjColW7bMTZKh9Net59g0lcI2whFoOdYHW9X8rr6hDaEuELXwhZr8duv85jJPGgSaf7NKNhni7GwtrBr0Z4DFwVVfPVBrR4nRSVoZ-XqwRr35l90/s1600-h/IMG_0393.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprU6et7SpeKnYrNe7AhUk3eKg6UWCjColW7bMTZKh9Net59g0lcI2whFoOdYHW9X8rr6hDaEuELXwhZr8duv85jJPGgSaf7NKNhni7GwtrBr0Z4DFwVVfPVBrR4nRSVoZ-XqwRr35l90/s400/IMG_0393.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450841850405426242" border="0" /></a><br />Looking pretty dopey here, but in this photo, I’m carrying EVERYTHING i brought with me on this trip. except the camera. The British tourists are taking the picture with my camera. Im wearing a schoolbag with some underwear and socks etc. in it. I bought those new white shoes in the Bazaar and threw the old ones away.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXnjtn6DDCPW-tg66LMgHSD5IIMhSXmmUvwhouG3MwITiXm24OOp5XLoLS1q4MWfS2woWSZ9-kxaUE3afAGhtnZMXG_ghLZXb6pntkT7WeGBPQMwDlpm_uowFaPiwGq8oEORmi1eORsE/s1600-h/IMG_0392.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXnjtn6DDCPW-tg66LMgHSD5IIMhSXmmUvwhouG3MwITiXm24OOp5XLoLS1q4MWfS2woWSZ9-kxaUE3afAGhtnZMXG_ghLZXb6pntkT7WeGBPQMwDlpm_uowFaPiwGq8oEORmi1eORsE/s400/IMG_0392.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450841841981875074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTAwDtE1uhCs5d26FVqJoBwEY1GIUyiT-XqVDMFgnSeeFmI2z0U2gXjeaXJsWL1g7cGZjl0x0hAgGyzpzOnCkRGYtjrVzVXmzkceCUx7OVMhFcaSDcvgTCSDdPmrtQPGrDnmzIwP5Ojc/s1600-h/IMG_0375.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTAwDtE1uhCs5d26FVqJoBwEY1GIUyiT-XqVDMFgnSeeFmI2z0U2gXjeaXJsWL1g7cGZjl0x0hAgGyzpzOnCkRGYtjrVzVXmzkceCUx7OVMhFcaSDcvgTCSDdPmrtQPGrDnmzIwP5Ojc/s400/IMG_0375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450841831964476882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />___________________<br />Cut and Paste:<br />he <b>Sultan Ahmed Mosque</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_language" title="Turkish language">Turkish</a>: <span lang="tr"><i>Sultanahmet Camii</i></span>) is a historical mosque in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul" title="Istanbul">Istanbul</a>, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a> (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the <b><strong class="selflink">Blue Mosque</strong></b> for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. <p>It was built between 1609 and 1616, during the rule of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_I" title="Ahmed I">Ahmed I</a>. Like many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrasah" title="Madrasah">madrasah</a> and a hospice. While still used as a mosque, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction.</p> <h2><br /></h2><br />My pictures are no good, because there are actually 6 minarets, and you only see 4 here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ynLWZJNLDp3MloGYhR6046N3wFKO4Nd3NmR8nUCSrq6UJMhACbtXHdPs9PUuAmzB0z0VPBMRyG3OBvdZ1hmjEdiKZ8HLYHse4Zo5lE5c6kr6_i-jRFEqn9VgdYeDpPy_2auwYEHLMOY/s1600-h/IMG_0012.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ynLWZJNLDp3MloGYhR6046N3wFKO4Nd3NmR8nUCSrq6UJMhACbtXHdPs9PUuAmzB0z0VPBMRyG3OBvdZ1hmjEdiKZ8HLYHse4Zo5lE5c6kr6_i-jRFEqn9VgdYeDpPy_2auwYEHLMOY/s400/IMG_0012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450835828107475234" border="0" /></a><br />oh, okay, here are all 6. seems to be that since the Hagia Sophia was once a church, they needed to build a big awesome Mosque right next door to challenge the magnificence of the other one. Now both are well known, studied and explored. Since this one is still a mosque, one has to take his shoes off and be quiet etc.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDriRjVvxtu3_sxnlh6_XRIxWC_ZelKnCmDgVwYjkfLUugR0GzTBUTz3HLOHDrxwDeTKLFDa_jBYtyRb_E7zQm3jk-cf_0QljZVTGjYRKeSLhzMfUdkscVyCqVkfzoP9ZhrwBwEKPIns/s1600-h/IMG_0217.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDriRjVvxtu3_sxnlh6_XRIxWC_ZelKnCmDgVwYjkfLUugR0GzTBUTz3HLOHDrxwDeTKLFDa_jBYtyRb_E7zQm3jk-cf_0QljZVTGjYRKeSLhzMfUdkscVyCqVkfzoP9ZhrwBwEKPIns/s400/IMG_0217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450835875965910530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcln-1R6dOhezq8W2Wt7WgBdR7vWLhOm96mkYaCwUkOTrPfYexsSmkaFOkLKhWIKjBYHsd2rRjbK0WVqrE8kBd3WdBLhaRnUt5tka9p27QidURoIGMUEJwUIweweQYd0aFVPZ5e_tdbQ/s1600-h/IMG_0598.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcln-1R6dOhezq8W2Wt7WgBdR7vWLhOm96mkYaCwUkOTrPfYexsSmkaFOkLKhWIKjBYHsd2rRjbK0WVqrE8kBd3WdBLhaRnUt5tka9p27QidURoIGMUEJwUIweweQYd0aFVPZ5e_tdbQ/s400/IMG_0598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450840179344248018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCz3fBjR6WW2BcGHjGrW6g7JeMfmD6sAk2JbBNv7iLpcKPRZczVr70-1lg_tIFHHFQNY2nnVBzlUS7vV_mJDGD8kf5BSZ-awG3eCTqQwwr5vLAKSd768ne-s3ip9t3tur2MUz8rkIAHKg/s1600-h/IMG_0479.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCz3fBjR6WW2BcGHjGrW6g7JeMfmD6sAk2JbBNv7iLpcKPRZczVr70-1lg_tIFHHFQNY2nnVBzlUS7vV_mJDGD8kf5BSZ-awG3eCTqQwwr5vLAKSd768ne-s3ip9t3tur2MUz8rkIAHKg/s400/IMG_0479.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450840171773157042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Close up of the tiles that decorate the interior:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXVx_M0MKN-pq-BShMmAnGVo3ssC2TVHXw8zDh5mkHMuBTJ75ydIMuJKghurj4PJ8hFDSU1V3IgpaudqTgaXG0DmMueBybvKY0uT1nqZsMPqSXT-m5kbWOkie3eufeZeR_CDB50iUEVs/s1600-h/IMG_0478.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaGXT9F3VOFKa6MqDYxg_1yQtLkN31bt8WIdUI450pPTcY0khhhWkVENqotkFwyEIYRya3P2TSPOUcv_Ueb62IvedpsLZIkk0trXXiGHDCp0a74boiFF_sbCalFc6GSUxLMkvt9RR4tU/s400/IMG_0459.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450837679234587490" border="0" /></a><br />I’m behind the fence with the other tourists, while if your coming to pray, you just go right on ahead up front and do your thing:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_kejGb16UIpNIe6cTj-Bp0JLTOtPXeLP6v5wMS3ayB8pnRWTB6W7UqANlxcX2qdQDaEClNiuREI1wpFEjbeZHvL5HtGoCwaoFiHN1QaN76_vOIHtww5jRl3lR2AN78Ykn9hwA3RqfQ8/s1600-h/IMG_0458.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_kejGb16UIpNIe6cTj-Bp0JLTOtPXeLP6v5wMS3ayB8pnRWTB6W7UqANlxcX2qdQDaEClNiuREI1wpFEjbeZHvL5HtGoCwaoFiHN1QaN76_vOIHtww5jRl3lR2AN78Ykn9hwA3RqfQ8/s400/IMG_0458.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450837670325342306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Washing up outside before prayer:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBn5NG3XAp93KW9rhyphenhyphenM-NNdgiudfsV7aWp_xWHytdIlyOnmt6yfOVJFTA9DaFl9aDgb4YvGqCxv94E3JdyJfB3ASsztOfsTAdHHyK0R8swg6OAw3S7_86F_L3yiQQgx2aXjC2R5YPKrU/s1600-h/IMG_0255.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItXE8TZWS0ZAeb99HZEXyzDkYqab0wMh5jU2puJLSYhohTGJxKcQ3Zes9rrX9LiKPJy8nuhDdKBk0iyxMp3ogHvS8r4_AbMaOrrhMHJx42bQkidjIrJGpFhoHq6fhdfvdtrXzFbbHh-I/s400/IMG_0140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450835848094854002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I just came across this, I thought it was kinda cool, because Christians and Muslims DO worship the same God yknow...<br />Cut and paste:<br /><br /><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Pope_Benedict_XVI.27s_visit_and_silent_prayer">Pope Benedict XVI's visit and silent prayer</span></h2> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI" title="Pope Benedict XVI">Pope Benedict XVI</a> visited the Sultan Ahmed Mosque on 30 November 2006 during his visit to Turkey. It marks only the second papal visit in history to a Muslim place of worship. During his tour, the pontiff turned towards Mecca in a gesture of Muslim prayer and conducted "Silent Prayer." Having removed his shoes, the Pope paused for a full two minutes, eyes closed in prayer, standing side-by-side with Mustafa Çağrıcı, the Mufti of Istanbul and Emrullah Hatipoğlu, the Imam of the Blue Mosque. <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Ahmed_Mosque#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The Pope “thanked divine Providence for this” and said: “May all believers identify themselves with the one God and bear witness to true brotherhood.” The Pontiff augured that Turkey “will be a bridge of friendship and collaboration between East and West” and he thanked the Turkish people “for the cordiality and sympathy” they showed him throughout his stay, saying, “he felt loved and understood.”</p><p>Topkapi Palace, primary residence of the Sultans of the Ottoman empire from the 15 to 19 century. Beautiful buildings and fascinating artifacts (no pics allowed on the weird relics). Among the more bazarre things here are possibly the skull and arm of St. John the Baptist (apparently there are many skulls around claiming to be this) and some clothes, teeth, and beard shavings of the last prophet Mohammed. Yay!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqc1FTSxCElCIcGoRbi3RzvX5AIhY_HVZ4B3XkSm4JtYdEUkUPutkNI7L1E_83AT5ZAXxvk3gUcYJbRWr7hG26HduOkzKXxCsGK3ZSxmOd5IcFeMo9NXaMANNCRnp_B9WBGjzkkZXsXdg/s1600-h/IMG_0548.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqc1FTSxCElCIcGoRbi3RzvX5AIhY_HVZ4B3XkSm4JtYdEUkUPutkNI7L1E_83AT5ZAXxvk3gUcYJbRWr7hG26HduOkzKXxCsGK3ZSxmOd5IcFeMo9NXaMANNCRnp_B9WBGjzkkZXsXdg/s400/IMG_0548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450833979446152802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDIdbiaofXFSvzpkgQRJAHNCgyS_-By7m4lrJH85e5XhqZZrv5dykjb19r9YwkxnWfb-V_e5Fv3yMgWBQNcx9U0MGghjAgbf9vRBE2Z8AQuV4Bo8txoBXepB9_fyYuqOd_cdQPAz7BwM/s1600-h/IMG_0583.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDIdbiaofXFSvzpkgQRJAHNCgyS_-By7m4lrJH85e5XhqZZrv5dykjb19r9YwkxnWfb-V_e5Fv3yMgWBQNcx9U0MGghjAgbf9vRBE2Z8AQuV4Bo8txoBXepB9_fyYuqOd_cdQPAz7BwM/s400/IMG_0583.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450834710902668706" border="0" /></a>.<br /><br />Fancy rooms for sultans, his mom, and the concubines.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtTmQ4FAWXtycfc8if6lQOf_CWOJxrr3C284LEC4SJ-euDJTraBJ109-lJihzJN7FLOrFPjMdW-Ah0UutYZaKe8-hAoTUrOWWNGPH4wSWz-DVKoRPMlOmQCT-n5Z-EEBPLWSeHbgUUm4/s1600-h/IMG_0577.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtTmQ4FAWXtycfc8if6lQOf_CWOJxrr3C284LEC4SJ-euDJTraBJ109-lJihzJN7FLOrFPjMdW-Ah0UutYZaKe8-hAoTUrOWWNGPH4wSWz-DVKoRPMlOmQCT-n5Z-EEBPLWSeHbgUUm4/s400/IMG_0577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450834729175428562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuiM8aNAKrGeRP9HDKaZPfTOMlIFiu8FRDhcmiFHw9XR81sOLZDSqXlridkqBQzEA1oDn3Vh-tEiTDhgfYO0UKp5VDaCEMKGAvSFd8OP1Lbz0r3QkTws1uWuwHnCaB0k6c3nEjYgel6U/s1600-h/IMG_0574.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuiM8aNAKrGeRP9HDKaZPfTOMlIFiu8FRDhcmiFHw9XR81sOLZDSqXlridkqBQzEA1oDn3Vh-tEiTDhgfYO0UKp5VDaCEMKGAvSFd8OP1Lbz0r3QkTws1uWuwHnCaB0k6c3nEjYgel6U/s400/IMG_0574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450834709812705794" border="0" /></a><br />The Royal pooper. Now would be a good time as any to explain the facility I used in the Grand Bazaar. I really had to go, and I ended up doing my business in a tiny mosque in the middle of the Bazaar district. they way they do it is to squat over a hole, not unlike this one, let it go, and then wash off using a tiny watering can (no TP, the 1000+ year old plumbing can’t handle it). awesome.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sXoE4V5FetkoFVCRGr4b9yrI8B5Gw4hlVTxG088uLFTEETQAsqhZ59BXeqnMLPpu4KTwSFcLUsgz3EgvzScHfhhdMlhlvBzt0YZWEsorrcmjriO3Ig667_8I3lsOqo79XHu3Q1ZoU60/s1600-h/IMG_0572.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sXoE4V5FetkoFVCRGr4b9yrI8B5Gw4hlVTxG088uLFTEETQAsqhZ59BXeqnMLPpu4KTwSFcLUsgz3EgvzScHfhhdMlhlvBzt0YZWEsorrcmjriO3Ig667_8I3lsOqo79XHu3Q1ZoU60/s400/IMG_0572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450834698920259586" border="0" /></a><br />Bathroom.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Jkois06L7L92mQPxvMYgnZkUK8QjF8I3edMIAew3UxaBpKKJ1pxtJPXtHhj7hqSyhS-gWSv1E4n_RzBfa2RwkS2BlKqK8CcfBmz0j2D_wo32LdWDyPjKNa_UG48wF9nCmSJQgWSZxIk/s1600-h/IMG_0571.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Jkois06L7L92mQPxvMYgnZkUK8QjF8I3edMIAew3UxaBpKKJ1pxtJPXtHhj7hqSyhS-gWSv1E4n_RzBfa2RwkS2BlKqK8CcfBmz0j2D_wo32LdWDyPjKNa_UG48wF9nCmSJQgWSZxIk/s400/IMG_0571.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450833993433073346" border="0" /></a><br />This area of the palace was for the eunuchs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFsdAYfkF1sT81iZwXOcow9S6noFAjMZ2gr9_ofguALOMMs_DMvhyphenhyphen8cMLfvN6_6_GTeKcZA3cMXtQCSEEjOvFYA0NXmtKubFJ0OKpt8rfxo9E2Ys7gLcrC-4vpbhyu3RNEgjfE0pHFME/s1600-h/IMG_0551.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFsdAYfkF1sT81iZwXOcow9S6noFAjMZ2gr9_ofguALOMMs_DMvhyphenhyphen8cMLfvN6_6_GTeKcZA3cMXtQCSEEjOvFYA0NXmtKubFJ0OKpt8rfxo9E2Ys7gLcrC-4vpbhyu3RNEgjfE0pHFME/s400/IMG_0551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450833984004497682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />_____________________________<br />Grand Bazaar in Istanbul contains over 1500 stores and sees 250k to 400k visitors daily! This particular photo was taken in what is known as the Spice Bazaar, one of the coolest parts. Lots of curries and candies and pickpockets too! Something like 63 streets make up the Bazaar part of town, and they are crowded and crazy.<br /><br />As I mentioned before, bargaining/haggling was an integral part of their society. As an obvious tourist, the starting price seemed to always be about double for me. Fortunately, I like doing it! My biggest achievement: I bought a nice dress coat, the asking price was 270 Turkish Lyra (200-ish US/CHF) and I got it for 65 TYL (45-ish US/CHF) after 10 minutes of haggling. Im sure a Turkish person could get it for even half that. On the flip side I got ripped off by paying too much for some orange juice on more than one occasion and my cab fair into town from the airport was about twice what it could have been. Its a learning experience ;). I got a really good fair on the way back to the airport! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZoLLVETq61xOzm5Dhe203wylTxp6Xq7tg0FhypEe2rOu-O0UjXMt7CFC8cYWaBWY4zBw9btDErS-xMaTw3EHx9NCR1yh93gy5A0JVx3ozXTd2D2RdVC_SrdViiSE8Y8fYBfydrJJ8Pw/s1600-h/IMG_0015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZoLLVETq61xOzm5Dhe203wylTxp6Xq7tg0FhypEe2rOu-O0UjXMt7CFC8cYWaBWY4zBw9btDErS-xMaTw3EHx9NCR1yh93gy5A0JVx3ozXTd2D2RdVC_SrdViiSE8Y8fYBfydrJJ8Pw/s400/IMG_0015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450883575625263746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This guy has a crappy job. Carry those bras to the...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQTUY0kPJH46D5lwt0Lk3qIWKhlY63NZbFetNNxM83ExFRwZgq8aenFUQMW2V0zIqe7KKcnEtLQs8OP8VyJ6b4YV249cmVrZdPhVPF-8OFrbirm85wtQeWSE5c__0zcTnJ7lSjzvmWhA/s1600-h/IMG_0248.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQTUY0kPJH46D5lwt0Lk3qIWKhlY63NZbFetNNxM83ExFRwZgq8aenFUQMW2V0zIqe7KKcnEtLQs8OP8VyJ6b4YV249cmVrZdPhVPF-8OFrbirm85wtQeWSE5c__0zcTnJ7lSjzvmWhA/s400/IMG_0248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450831138310052402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bra store!!!! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxixxYMfJSCxkT4XRNalVzULuIvpqooT5MMv7qUxOyhVCno-LNbijBicATrmzni0qZLuW2QodLMn03h_gNt9MKD35PA-eme6bTs-KJJg0igMb0Nbr0TYczyNWswNYTaAkpm6WYl8vxtCs/s1600-h/IMG_0245.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxixxYMfJSCxkT4XRNalVzULuIvpqooT5MMv7qUxOyhVCno-LNbijBicATrmzni0qZLuW2QodLMn03h_gNt9MKD35PA-eme6bTs-KJJg0igMb0Nbr0TYczyNWswNYTaAkpm6WYl8vxtCs/s400/IMG_0245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450831133502780866" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Basilica Cistern:</span><br /><br />Cut and Paste from wikipedia....<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_Cistern">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_Cistern</a><br /><br /><br />The <b>Basilica Cistern</b> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_language" title="Turkish language">Turkish</a>: <span lang="tr"><i><b>Yerebatan Sarayı</b> - "Sunken Palace", or <b>Yerebatan Sarnıcı</b> - "Sunken Cistern"</i></span>), is the largest of several hundred ancient <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cistern" title="Cistern">cisterns</a> that lie beneath the city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul" title="Istanbul">Istanbul</a> (formerly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople" title="Constantinople">Constantinople</a>), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>. The cistern, located 500 feet (150 m) west of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia" title="Hagia Sophia">Hagia Sophia</a> on the historical peninsula of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarayburnu" title="Sarayburnu">Sarayburnu</a>, was built in the 6th century during the reign of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire">Byzantine</a> Emperor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justinian_I" title="Justinian I">Justinian I</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9hYAS9iEGwKf08KbqGDLoTDg0pXpfmr86IFhXuCqZYDn977vIsYVWmZYRmJe1eLSeEG_hZUJTqxuvd4qpI-wg6lvl8Yk9djtX-o8F8sSAS-airiwcTPs-lvqyvnsN7ErREWzzwRTwOk/s1600-h/IMG_0483.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9hYAS9iEGwKf08KbqGDLoTDg0pXpfmr86IFhXuCqZYDn977vIsYVWmZYRmJe1eLSeEG_hZUJTqxuvd4qpI-wg6lvl8Yk9djtX-o8F8sSAS-airiwcTPs-lvqyvnsN7ErREWzzwRTwOk/s400/IMG_0483.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450825774453062130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Located in the northwest corner of the cistern, the bases of two columns reuse blocks carved with the visage of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusa_%28mythology%29" title="Medusa (mythology)" class="mw-redirect">Medusa</a>. The origin of the two heads is unknown, though it is thought that the heads were brought to the cistern after being removed from a building of the late Roman period. Tradition has it that the blocks are oriented sideways and inverted in order to negate the power of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgon" title="Gorgon">Gorgons</a>' gaze.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHSJSY9mAvK-1gRp_vrHCZ5CSBDAumpruht9vctQL8g2FTYlsZaoliNNwpB6nKA6Vw9mF_2u22dSR0m06222Fu_TzKx38oGWUGMVFdW_TLWMExniuISzco7U0G7p1MxdegcM2uUX9TdY/s1600-h/IMG_0498.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHSJSY9mAvK-1gRp_vrHCZ5CSBDAumpruht9vctQL8g2FTYlsZaoliNNwpB6nKA6Vw9mF_2u22dSR0m06222Fu_TzKx38oGWUGMVFdW_TLWMExniuISzco7U0G7p1MxdegcM2uUX9TdY/s400/IMG_0498.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450825784612343778" border="0" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>______________________________________<br /></p><p>Lots of stray animals in Istanbul.<br /><br />Cats:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aX6bCD_R6DWBM8TfFT4hfXUQuJvd9mmhPoQLC4BFi3wfsRgSEGVsFpTvcAdU1Oe5PCBw1zmKSHLBsEs2Pq4iYQ5yUiYEI1zbTDpOx-MFA_D2J86cjuMe3T91ctkCItQMio9hSMqzbWY/s1600-h/IMG_0529.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aX6bCD_R6DWBM8TfFT4hfXUQuJvd9mmhPoQLC4BFi3wfsRgSEGVsFpTvcAdU1Oe5PCBw1zmKSHLBsEs2Pq4iYQ5yUiYEI1zbTDpOx-MFA_D2J86cjuMe3T91ctkCItQMio9hSMqzbWY/s400/IMG_0529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450830628610392514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcV2GL8Vs5txi7nXdH1mqusjG-Nx2xyQinbzAan4Nyphv626wtVsiWg-Tov79PDnaAOD9qSjOISfNSkNHFKrcKZfM42tnhwSjFa7_3Rsk7p7G-7vCHCLgSbNxx8wCQ7sGNvQU4bIkLrqs/s1600-h/IMG_0236.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcV2GL8Vs5txi7nXdH1mqusjG-Nx2xyQinbzAan4Nyphv626wtVsiWg-Tov79PDnaAOD9qSjOISfNSkNHFKrcKZfM42tnhwSjFa7_3Rsk7p7G-7vCHCLgSbNxx8wCQ7sGNvQU4bIkLrqs/s400/IMG_0236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450830325484177858" border="0" /></a><br />Dogs:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpRQz83IWFWemnrVw36hOGrudI1Z2HzVnxsVrkNL-2vXRx9aiNkQdrmuBFvO11yB-MkkQPqeAntU6Odwz9EItEgix1c273wqF6xKgDz9TQwWDj1B6hlMmnWt6wbI79PBZcslEYgJagZE/s1600-h/IMG_0451.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpRQz83IWFWemnrVw36hOGrudI1Z2HzVnxsVrkNL-2vXRx9aiNkQdrmuBFvO11yB-MkkQPqeAntU6Odwz9EItEgix1c273wqF6xKgDz9TQwWDj1B6hlMmnWt6wbI79PBZcslEYgJagZE/s400/IMG_0451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450830338752076050" border="0" /></a><br />Chickens:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgccNFFlhaObdo3oTJeWxCkOkGx9Xs1M-099RVBbUhO1ZKdWlw7kVu9g6AK73wtK6MUH3kX3x7e26F8jbW1T5QajNj8_dzfryw7zrIt2aNgdYD7vFVOEUkvaCkeix0PiQrxEeAMY7vD4U/s1600-h/IMG_0155.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgccNFFlhaObdo3oTJeWxCkOkGx9Xs1M-099RVBbUhO1ZKdWlw7kVu9g6AK73wtK6MUH3kX3x7e26F8jbW1T5QajNj8_dzfryw7zrIt2aNgdYD7vFVOEUkvaCkeix0PiQrxEeAMY7vD4U/s400/IMG_0155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450830322806987010" border="0" /></a><br />Ugly chickens:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-YA1Bc10_HRVytAS0STRRFAl4DbYlih9Xjwh2l5PpD7yZXexZjI8l7T4a0eetDQx7cudPKCiXEIWszqmlep0ntE1xW6f-U6uspeN21CIWBdcmEaFh4TjRLg4s55tdPvZwHss2l3SWlY/s1600-h/IMG_0154.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-YA1Bc10_HRVytAS0STRRFAl4DbYlih9Xjwh2l5PpD7yZXexZjI8l7T4a0eetDQx7cudPKCiXEIWszqmlep0ntE1xW6f-U6uspeN21CIWBdcmEaFh4TjRLg4s55tdPvZwHss2l3SWlY/s400/IMG_0154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450830316070392402" border="0" /></a><br />Disco Chickens:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyThSjBRVuGhTQYG_4xTtbS5rA_c0CrHX277L2mO3UjsJHOUv8EYGxf4cey96mA4SY71JX0IYx45jUe2HzCaJd8q5-xFfZ4IaAYol2tY19sYWr5e3yuqHbgP3G8BAIdoWrzDWFZtM6v4/s1600-h/IMG_0133.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyThSjBRVuGhTQYG_4xTtbS5rA_c0CrHX277L2mO3UjsJHOUv8EYGxf4cey96mA4SY71JX0IYx45jUe2HzCaJd8q5-xFfZ4IaAYol2tY19sYWr5e3yuqHbgP3G8BAIdoWrzDWFZtM6v4/s400/IMG_0133.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450830306388020402" border="0" /></a><br />Turkish water pipes in Turkey! This guy's name is actually Volcano. He worked at the backpackers hostel and was especially cool and helpful. His job must be very stressful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQfbHxhwfsSJ4v8Q309Eh9flsffnjvg35Ccrvzgd71CzQ8Hhbvii3Jbe175VOB4W0loSp6GmNySxtex2Q7Wj3jsmqq5_wd7vwhFBjZQbTIR18qQe_V1taLsRi5Ks_-ZhS3NiQIvxYYMs/s1600-h/IMG_0589.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQfbHxhwfsSJ4v8Q309Eh9flsffnjvg35Ccrvzgd71CzQ8Hhbvii3Jbe175VOB4W0loSp6GmNySxtex2Q7Wj3jsmqq5_wd7vwhFBjZQbTIR18qQe_V1taLsRi5Ks_-ZhS3NiQIvxYYMs/s400/IMG_0589.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450833027969588210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hanging out at the hostel. the folks on the left were from Bern! The guy on the right was a Dubliner, and it was St Patty's day!!! The other girl was Canadian.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAv9jQ5z6-PgLcYsnhPfXGBamOAfJB9-kLJ9b8RtmzbPeqW0iz2kIPsAI0SW2TBQAZLxdhDQCG69GvImf0OrTN8qrCiIyF_pQFo6W4db4mPMJ9fvcFZ3YhvyQUXPfFLPSAh6mk_UtaUCg/s1600-h/IMG_0588.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAv9jQ5z6-PgLcYsnhPfXGBamOAfJB9-kLJ9b8RtmzbPeqW0iz2kIPsAI0SW2TBQAZLxdhDQCG69GvImf0OrTN8qrCiIyF_pQFo6W4db4mPMJ9fvcFZ3YhvyQUXPfFLPSAh6mk_UtaUCg/s400/IMG_0588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450832281698668850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is Berk, he was a foreign exchange student that had lived with Diane and Kenny. This was the first time I met him, actually. Obviously we got a long just fine.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdWuIrVdKX2f1hGlNyBgH92x7kfvMbJsJUuFXrHJXczm_cVFMiwfiu1FjGYuih8HK0Srsk7vyh-u74YBQxn2UivztZ1w7kNbuQq9DpZYQfpezNoGPbSCWVbTi6mv9R-I7Iku8lBK1Zdo/s1600-h/IMG_0211.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdWuIrVdKX2f1hGlNyBgH92x7kfvMbJsJUuFXrHJXczm_cVFMiwfiu1FjGYuih8HK0Srsk7vyh-u74YBQxn2UivztZ1w7kNbuQq9DpZYQfpezNoGPbSCWVbTi6mv9R-I7Iku8lBK1Zdo/s400/IMG_0211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450832265955220530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Chocolate from switzerland is always appreciated.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKA6Dg2LU-LGwieAnJ-l79FzG_YTZHIDoENA-liskiPlRRiTSWVmG5fRw_jpSD1xnglrjOajtvLl2oG80HrTIDM9AFbDOlPLUfTjZaIqt9KHELsr3DZYeNQJmIMUoite_7by_GHJUB9k/s1600-h/IMG_0188.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKA6Dg2LU-LGwieAnJ-l79FzG_YTZHIDoENA-liskiPlRRiTSWVmG5fRw_jpSD1xnglrjOajtvLl2oG80HrTIDM9AFbDOlPLUfTjZaIqt9KHELsr3DZYeNQJmIMUoite_7by_GHJUB9k/s400/IMG_0188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450832254199184098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Turkish coffee has an incredible amount of sludge at the bottom. A turkish guy can read your fortune in the sludge pattern. Berk said my fortune was: I was going to get drunk on Raki, the turkish signature drink (see above pic). I dont remember what happened after that.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3VhdGsTOrGOBAV2P90txNikVhCx_qptjUqm9sRnzsbN57k77kjA62feCwUBZEVjlyy2m3inL7m_kxWBVZIyTAS0OHYrloTHKD_1RIGFo6yE-eie4EnPgBf2AYC8-ngMbvoKQDApaK_A/s1600-h/IMG_0187.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3VhdGsTOrGOBAV2P90txNikVhCx_qptjUqm9sRnzsbN57k77kjA62feCwUBZEVjlyy2m3inL7m_kxWBVZIyTAS0OHYrloTHKD_1RIGFo6yE-eie4EnPgBf2AYC8-ngMbvoKQDApaK_A/s400/IMG_0187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450832249808709218" border="0" /></a></p>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-50438426692171796582010-01-18T07:37:00.000+01:002010-01-25T18:45:41.092+01:00StrasburgThis is a little late so sorry. Narration by Shelly - One day in mid December my American-Lyss friend, Dorene, her friend Noa and myself got into the car and drove to Strasbourg, France. The attraction to this small town is their amazing cathedral and the biggest Christmas market in France. Strasbourg has a mixture of both French and German cultures because it is so close to the German border. We decided to have some lunch before exploring the city. The menu definitely showed the mixed of cultures with many different typical meals for both countries. I went with a menu option which came with an onion tart (French) start, 5 meats with sauerkraut and potatoes (German) meal, and a crazy "Floating" mousse (French) desert (sorry I forgot to take pictures).<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHMNmOya0DI5sd9MrQLV3OD3OoyLqtrmkwhBTKUnF_DGY2V85rYOs-4ljdLNpXvXEaYHFFtIc3e_G93YDHz4OoZi3atg9rxbuKzBA14jfXALaPbuf-y9ZGk1z5LAuWj6NDtEBYyHloM8/s1600-h/IMG_0003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHMNmOya0DI5sd9MrQLV3OD3OoyLqtrmkwhBTKUnF_DGY2V85rYOs-4ljdLNpXvXEaYHFFtIc3e_G93YDHz4OoZi3atg9rxbuKzBA14jfXALaPbuf-y9ZGk1z5LAuWj6NDtEBYyHloM8/s400/IMG_0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418133260718492450" border="0" /></a><br />The cathedral was very beautiful and contains one of the coolest clocks I have seen. 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We looked around the market for a while and had a few glasses of Glühwein before coming back home to Switzerland.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFKGq4vrcIim0rLfzfK6NnlvoIzHb_gZWiAX4iZeYEcCSEMCQ1gSLgjhi8IhFFCJuPKf6K8oxuFnotK4W1KHi8-xDGZg2klwXhodwQTRSZZtAF6kwtSayU6QYgSrq8gZTGDWVgl-zWdc/s1600-h/IMG_0056.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFKGq4vrcIim0rLfzfK6NnlvoIzHb_gZWiAX4iZeYEcCSEMCQ1gSLgjhi8IhFFCJuPKf6K8oxuFnotK4W1KHi8-xDGZg2klwXhodwQTRSZZtAF6kwtSayU6QYgSrq8gZTGDWVgl-zWdc/s400/IMG_0056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418136906143713154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjB0naAk0UxxdFg98c827y6x0NPNQPh6StJ3qdn12P_W3O39YZGsOuqCRo9nG_07YgOtQLkAB9kK0Z7aBvlEgpRHXkmIpZVHTEhX_4O3aWwNx-EihWS6KZOHIbBK2znr2yTxTPxnIqvtE/s1600-h/IMG_0054.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjB0naAk0UxxdFg98c827y6x0NPNQPh6StJ3qdn12P_W3O39YZGsOuqCRo9nG_07YgOtQLkAB9kK0Z7aBvlEgpRHXkmIpZVHTEhX_4O3aWwNx-EihWS6KZOHIbBK2znr2yTxTPxnIqvtE/s400/IMG_0054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418136897899005986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqnED_bh-OveRBQES6iaYlLOJuuM6EMbxGwyiSz3E-q0hBm2iw3dr0TgrC21yjLFjjUvCFaukBJmhTSDxiCaLWhvW5AYzE5q1Z-_8e6dT6xDQizLPeASQJZLyq23pdczeYQOBgx2eq-Y/s1600-h/IMG_0052.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqnED_bh-OveRBQES6iaYlLOJuuM6EMbxGwyiSz3E-q0hBm2iw3dr0TgrC21yjLFjjUvCFaukBJmhTSDxiCaLWhvW5AYzE5q1Z-_8e6dT6xDQizLPeASQJZLyq23pdczeYQOBgx2eq-Y/s400/IMG_0052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418136891645113650" border="0" /></a>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-91239936590916184162010-01-06T08:03:00.002+01:002010-01-06T12:47:36.921+01:00BrrrrrrrnWell, Christmas and New Years were great, and it's time to get some stuff on the blog. I have a lot of stuff from December, so I'll start here with some pictures of Christmas in Bern that I took for Aaron but never got around to emailing. It was still kind of daylight when I took them so its hard to see the lights...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87wae9JI_VjOw7qWzec2IbJYFV5Nd3DHsR4UdJ2cvNj81yTY5qxI5bdSeeNQuAvtBDo7wj2IsCr5ADFbdMQehFIyq4iD_KhTJeMNykg0raXKd14g9Xp_wUebMPJDDbtpgWF-DVSGJvdc/s1600-h/IMG_0142.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87wae9JI_VjOw7qWzec2IbJYFV5Nd3DHsR4UdJ2cvNj81yTY5qxI5bdSeeNQuAvtBDo7wj2IsCr5ADFbdMQehFIyq4iD_KhTJeMNykg0raXKd14g9Xp_wUebMPJDDbtpgWF-DVSGJvdc/s400/IMG_0142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418232009522108146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bern has kind of a Christmas village feel to it anyway, so when they hang lights, it's pretty cool.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwikyGoyDy-XIG_vII7OTVf6leNLBezMs6NnkUNrlLi7JZNZDkg9i4-s5cpiOFPsXzO_7kVpp_0Z-HcdF8xc3JqmrOHmmF3LweXLLaUsgfwxOqYrEZOL1f_Q324LTJ_CQl1_1-dJsHPEc/s1600-h/IMG_0143.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYr-SUNBd4Kt9qK7cIBJ2FOpJ5c2g-ETeseuZQMHadqL9d3k0NKmCKmTO0kb5CecQEo-L6V088czbXuOzIuFNilOAOeIfHSOeEiY8zU33302A07fjCLVDLGrFcAets0JMcWvc-jJv8VQc/s400/IMG_0161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418141659483892786" border="0" /></a><br />Small Christmas market in front of the Münster:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir68KSzvVaaTak2XDIuHr5fCc2aTYc_7HkuQGp4NcxVBIgpkQsCG6aki6t09YK2i-32utlB74uzqDIaZO1USp5O6inhVggewOta8ET7jSscR53lfM1NcayS2J9HsikI1kIaLsdqYJnfq8/s1600-h/IMG_0140.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir68KSzvVaaTak2XDIuHr5fCc2aTYc_7HkuQGp4NcxVBIgpkQsCG6aki6t09YK2i-32utlB74uzqDIaZO1USp5O6inhVggewOta8ET7jSscR53lfM1NcayS2J9HsikI1kIaLsdqYJnfq8/s400/IMG_0140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418140293364461010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfg16IPCl0cj3zJhduW8nQiJAOpG0OWfwiXYxTNCsThVcOuylggLKjPEy0xQ077fHVfluscsJ6d0FluuyQmSIOgUVQUsEGv4n3VzhcwZXnUEeAHATQeIC289UMSxX5iuuezEOEe-nFss/s1600-h/IMG_0139.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Homemade eggnog, recipe couresy of Grandma Hoffman:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovVh9ceBKl9QxnDPvQaKG9_-BGjIS3h6tzSbSpRpL9M6kjb36LyqZCUsTbqXWSF41W4pJHcM9JtnrHIgp7RdVKUkAk8yi2a0e9AsmUaG3Y9PvZ1bL36xRXbnHIeQT6IRjpO-xF_QI2l4/s1600-h/IMG_0092.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovVh9ceBKl9QxnDPvQaKG9_-BGjIS3h6tzSbSpRpL9M6kjb36LyqZCUsTbqXWSF41W4pJHcM9JtnrHIgp7RdVKUkAk8yi2a0e9AsmUaG3Y9PvZ1bL36xRXbnHIeQT6IRjpO-xF_QI2l4/s400/IMG_0092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418145791690281106" border="0" /></a><br />And more pumpkin pie, and chocolate chip cookies (not pictured)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmh8MotjTeLkrCuswXl1EYXhvSIyiJCA_W-rxriiRxmfFBPwOYv90FKj8mGiDM6yrTNvn1rzCf4TLEKaYfxlL8maSlTvbMXYu7CbgdmzN8Fcrir_WeHgnnoVo4fQMM9JA6OKMe188QhU/s1600-h/IMG_0052.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmh8MotjTeLkrCuswXl1EYXhvSIyiJCA_W-rxriiRxmfFBPwOYv90FKj8mGiDM6yrTNvn1rzCf4TLEKaYfxlL8maSlTvbMXYu7CbgdmzN8Fcrir_WeHgnnoVo4fQMM9JA6OKMe188QhU/s400/IMG_0052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418145789369279602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZ42GCb3ItAiVPEHWbL3YL99T7uoWbTU7nrSlv_qB5vrkJ0vNNcLs5KljTVeRlowCEXwLyEyb8dnwJJ_MDyuKFmboLGl1YmBCOqo5acrc4qAcnRILqCe1hkVV78pryc1AuduMYrTjzHY/s1600-h/IMG_0050.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZ42GCb3ItAiVPEHWbL3YL99T7uoWbTU7nrSlv_qB5vrkJ0vNNcLs5KljTVeRlowCEXwLyEyb8dnwJJ_MDyuKFmboLGl1YmBCOqo5acrc4qAcnRILqCe1hkVV78pryc1AuduMYrTjzHY/s400/IMG_0050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418145778666509714" border="0" /></a>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-79291238708439699512010-01-06T05:00:00.000+01:002010-01-06T12:56:25.351+01:00Robin HoodAlso in Shelly news, the Robin Hood play was a blast. I myself was recruited for backstage duty, so unfortunaltely we are somewhat lacking in performance pictures. Here's a shot of Shell on stage doing one of her news flashes:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0X9cZ3BLZ31EWHzysA1-czQJUqkvKlxVa2iopZee1J1n7p7KaftKEDhjKPBqgB4hRvrbLImb3OeAEtGiPSjxW28ZUM1FOl6GaZVtE9CWd2bgn9yR0ito5Urzpzln92dS5b4XQlu0opGY/s1600-h/IMG_0035.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0X9cZ3BLZ31EWHzysA1-czQJUqkvKlxVa2iopZee1J1n7p7KaftKEDhjKPBqgB4hRvrbLImb3OeAEtGiPSjxW28ZUM1FOl6GaZVtE9CWd2bgn9yR0ito5Urzpzln92dS5b4XQlu0opGY/s400/IMG_0035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418138027481633202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hanging out backstage:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2tTsNh1e6pZtC8qq7s0ACtWkUi3DLieJYvdL0a0WgN7bZdnaA0f-cAFMxJVvOgJDa9oaahiZ2xowseamIVhAhyRfx2agVw4qpEjEIcJ-LaZnbBkv1_QUfVnyxtM56Jai8n_HKwfOrBc/s1600-h/IMG_0025.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2tTsNh1e6pZtC8qq7s0ACtWkUi3DLieJYvdL0a0WgN7bZdnaA0f-cAFMxJVvOgJDa9oaahiZ2xowseamIVhAhyRfx2agVw4qpEjEIcJ-LaZnbBkv1_QUfVnyxtM56Jai8n_HKwfOrBc/s400/IMG_0025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418138024671577890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Busy scene that unfortunately doesn't have Shell in it:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnHXXp3_0VWdIkZ822RKINW-pJDEgtwMo_7RS1r9-TO1QxgSH9eI2D6clX2Zj_6XFCtbi2us_itCTXxFE9NMQa1LFSTES174QxWqxZoSoRfkxCqolQ3ap2KwHvSeMD_qHXxX0xcZ_UFQ/s1600-h/15769_180163296837_786726837_2876231_6057896_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnHXXp3_0VWdIkZ822RKINW-pJDEgtwMo_7RS1r9-TO1QxgSH9eI2D6clX2Zj_6XFCtbi2us_itCTXxFE9NMQa1LFSTES174QxWqxZoSoRfkxCqolQ3ap2KwHvSeMD_qHXxX0xcZ_UFQ/s400/15769_180163296837_786726837_2876231_6057896_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418138009775474818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Shelly as Prince John:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVCKLZDhzTKA5CYBz3Dt-mKVJwB5Ny6QUOj88J-xN17yLUUWFL0ff6_FetvsyHtqljJuH5XW3k09ikTiGX2c_OXcEKia-3vpMmJojNRP8reL04YnR2bFilnl8n9TZegcB7-TjWO4gXsY/s1600-h/11835_207963724187_766144187_4108188_400250_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVCKLZDhzTKA5CYBz3Dt-mKVJwB5Ny6QUOj88J-xN17yLUUWFL0ff6_FetvsyHtqljJuH5XW3k09ikTiGX2c_OXcEKia-3vpMmJojNRP8reL04YnR2bFilnl8n9TZegcB7-TjWO4gXsY/s400/11835_207963724187_766144187_4108188_400250_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418138008405098194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Special thanks to our Lyss friends that came to Bern to see the show!Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-2223765694920148092009-12-25T23:43:00.002+01:002009-12-25T23:51:01.969+01:00Orphan Christmas!!Marry Christmas everyone! Last night was the ‘orphan’ Christmas party for us displaced peoples.... England, New Zealand, Croatia, USA, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland were all represented. tomorrow we head to the Sedrun for a week of mountain fun! Blog updates coming soon!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVF9vqL-Oz2fW2IYZgBnwVvvPsdCOxOqCh3N7SGc4fsPfd0Qknhyphenhyphenes5B709BdCEQauyB5jF08IN0BEddDMhKsKXiwBs5tJbJrIWBFjRQAyKV9JEauICPVC8VyxanfV9WTfR_lXO9ho4zU/s1600-h/20234_1285341767384_1045320503_30875832_2090392_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVF9vqL-Oz2fW2IYZgBnwVvvPsdCOxOqCh3N7SGc4fsPfd0Qknhyphenhyphenes5B709BdCEQauyB5jF08IN0BEddDMhKsKXiwBs5tJbJrIWBFjRQAyKV9JEauICPVC8VyxanfV9WTfR_lXO9ho4zU/s400/20234_1285341767384_1045320503_30875832_2090392_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419308200402637826" border="0" /></a>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-45166512390354977762009-12-23T07:30:00.000+01:002009-12-23T14:58:15.964+01:00MERRY XMAS!!!Our official family christmas photos for 2009:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAckBpNpdhbF59PM6vYi3EiKc7Pckb0cCvxt4NqTVpw55OW-_jBvmgcsLiO7fr3ACJl3vPqzR9DIDcoYDgEo3m4xRxBNl2gtfbaies-GmU7KV2KLFgmZD5VYSc2RYn3ZdJCas7TjuvTMg/s1600-h/IMG_0151.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAckBpNpdhbF59PM6vYi3EiKc7Pckb0cCvxt4NqTVpw55OW-_jBvmgcsLiO7fr3ACJl3vPqzR9DIDcoYDgEo3m4xRxBNl2gtfbaies-GmU7KV2KLFgmZD5VYSc2RYn3ZdJCas7TjuvTMg/s400/IMG_0151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418121152455017346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupNlNtEt9NxphTm4eN8b01we0pl9jityHHNtA71x_Ie-esfIJuiumRNAqw8IpfUfrspYmwzFIz2UJNeCjQ1su3Mc4GTTfyNrbqclKpRSpMc4DoIK91Kwaq63uek0XlbE8OVmgiBCI5LQ/s1600-h/IMG_0152.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupNlNtEt9NxphTm4eN8b01we0pl9jityHHNtA71x_Ie-esfIJuiumRNAqw8IpfUfrspYmwzFIz2UJNeCjQ1su3Mc4GTTfyNrbqclKpRSpMc4DoIK91Kwaq63uek0XlbE8OVmgiBCI5LQ/s400/IMG_0152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418121156702620482" border="0" /></a>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-2344593143369971062009-12-23T07:25:00.000+01:002009-12-23T15:02:33.161+01:00TreeHere’s Shelly’s awesome economical, ecological Christmas tree!!! Pretty cool, but Roo keeps trying to eat the popcorn. The little things on the tree are chocolates for me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideMfB9DIp4qLV8HUVCBKu1OmTS2N9rojv-GrYxuzvsX2FNFlidCUvO_d81Wq6LhBmLv8J4QY8VtreOFuvRXODFZQdPD0NYsyUKWLvXQtjVTGXcnZvCyVAPF2poLcvq_-4R_HDIBo8lbM/s1600-h/IMG_0099.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideMfB9DIp4qLV8HUVCBKu1OmTS2N9rojv-GrYxuzvsX2FNFlidCUvO_d81Wq6LhBmLv8J4QY8VtreOFuvRXODFZQdPD0NYsyUKWLvXQtjVTGXcnZvCyVAPF2poLcvq_-4R_HDIBo8lbM/s400/IMG_0099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418147464402541362" border="0" /></a>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-481332261592225542009-12-23T07:16:00.000+01:002009-12-23T14:55:54.023+01:00KressaSo perhaps you’ve heard.. I’m in a men’s choir! Its kind of like a misfit choir, where the lyrics are dreamed up after long drinking sessions. Excellent!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOkvpe5X34xqCLh_wZ8ZJ-erohK3DBoegUhpBFWG_8XcRTZVp1rdtu29sUSrCRfpOSyifFF4cVnhFd3an0w_24-2yNhLYg3lvGri3e3kCw0bn8vRDFG_O8uU-n1xhtNOBcIrE-bhAAw4/s1600-h/IMG_0059.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOkvpe5X34xqCLh_wZ8ZJ-erohK3DBoegUhpBFWG_8XcRTZVp1rdtu29sUSrCRfpOSyifFF4cVnhFd3an0w_24-2yNhLYg3lvGri3e3kCw0bn8vRDFG_O8uU-n1xhtNOBcIrE-bhAAw4/s400/IMG_0059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418127186377104978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0bHt9h2EZLBsUkqOxhI_EwZzbQJBgzTc8YncpvS0Fof8-6t37XLAa97DnstnmnVvHxTHW-OvxlG-KV6VCHK-Wi1LTzRNuf2uNQf0wXr3DDZDWcMr29eFN8uAw0-2LHm2C63y-P-6hW4/s1600-h/IMG_0068.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0bHt9h2EZLBsUkqOxhI_EwZzbQJBgzTc8YncpvS0Fof8-6t37XLAa97DnstnmnVvHxTHW-OvxlG-KV6VCHK-Wi1LTzRNuf2uNQf0wXr3DDZDWcMr29eFN8uAw0-2LHm2C63y-P-6hW4/s400/IMG_0068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418127195001434178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So for chistmas we went caroling on St. Nicks day. This requires glühwein, so we made 20 liters of the stuff. Cheap wine, oranges, lemons, sugar, cinnamon, cloves and various dried fruits. Here’s a pic of the process:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwfCgGlX3f4U_ItRr0BOwfhRLuV6w6BnWI4-O37pC8ZNOc1A_hnNZAR-vCxNFj1vGjiBnVmMGcrdyUnpoja3H4JS3o4L5eIQ9nh62Etvc7SrL7rPWRHWCfv6JX3T7zV0ZiZ-sdNmN2b8/s1600-h/DSCF2418.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwfCgGlX3f4U_ItRr0BOwfhRLuV6w6BnWI4-O37pC8ZNOc1A_hnNZAR-vCxNFj1vGjiBnVmMGcrdyUnpoja3H4JS3o4L5eIQ9nh62Etvc7SrL7rPWRHWCfv6JX3T7zV0ZiZ-sdNmN2b8/s400/DSCF2418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418127536276279474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To give it that extra kick, throw in a bottle of amaretto.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrC7u2yTDevAfP-Z3LhEV4Zm-RfXoNZBUa8JnCRb0AaC1K83c55f8jg5NTqo_Bubxr_8sdSFln4mTgZis8Sg_g3_w685iFJXa079opyd0QG0JX3GMSlxkINYvAWqeHpO-hlBRFFqkAnho/s1600-h/DSCF2419.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrC7u2yTDevAfP-Z3LhEV4Zm-RfXoNZBUa8JnCRb0AaC1K83c55f8jg5NTqo_Bubxr_8sdSFln4mTgZis8Sg_g3_w685iFJXa079opyd0QG0JX3GMSlxkINYvAWqeHpO-hlBRFFqkAnho/s400/DSCF2419.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418127538473467042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And so we went, a team of 7 Santas, a Schmützli (don’t have these in US. He is Santa’s assisstant...helps with the donkey) and a wheelbarrow full of cheer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhay9nuB2li_vzNxGJwTDejJb0naMjSqo1PBUiCnUhF6LwWQTcz2R-7wQH2gtYCbnN5JdK5ikGYbSOygnXjMKEuJCnymIhAdocm0SSCIddVASqL_ic9pA6s1csuLxPWPjdl657VaRa4fBM/s1600-h/DSCF2428.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhay9nuB2li_vzNxGJwTDejJb0naMjSqo1PBUiCnUhF6LwWQTcz2R-7wQH2gtYCbnN5JdK5ikGYbSOygnXjMKEuJCnymIhAdocm0SSCIddVASqL_ic9pA6s1csuLxPWPjdl657VaRa4fBM/s400/DSCF2428.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418127177306482466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is still unusal here, Just like home!:<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9dZgl2ulNdAq5u2KkQeTm0FhbM5_ZBogyi6ot388GtH4xQbsckNUp0RQa8dV-spFM7jhMkSgSR0qOZahyALiakMsq9G_ND2U9Rx7CwbKLOt5b1JpK-6qShTBVLYaTbRT6_tI8q3y5tI/s1600-h/13633_1302276723474_1427147882_30897624_2585176_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9dZgl2ulNdAq5u2KkQeTm0FhbM5_ZBogyi6ot388GtH4xQbsckNUp0RQa8dV-spFM7jhMkSgSR0qOZahyALiakMsq9G_ND2U9Rx7CwbKLOt5b1JpK-6qShTBVLYaTbRT6_tI8q3y5tI/s400/13633_1302276723474_1427147882_30897624_2585176_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418127516828371522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJu27dYmGMoFStpisFDjC-pMPd9tg5PIRI_C82K5ebQAPCUiyirrCwZCG9FyXgFTDVLij_HLlng5sckjYiNMtMHDrChtAM2CUUk0jfEY9J7xRe6pCfcKmILA7ecd60TVX4v4rktwMuPds/s1600-h/IMG_0164.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJu27dYmGMoFStpisFDjC-pMPd9tg5PIRI_C82K5ebQAPCUiyirrCwZCG9FyXgFTDVLij_HLlng5sckjYiNMtMHDrChtAM2CUUk0jfEY9J7xRe6pCfcKmILA7ecd60TVX4v4rktwMuPds/s400/IMG_0164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418127206249405250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This poor guy was sleeping. We sang to him and we were presented with Jagermeister shots. Actually everywhere we went we were given shots of something. bad. news.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAx3soccz466vr6Abtw2asizy9qhRFPuqXy7zdgki495FAfmgge3K8UrJ0ysALrVyN6qmlIkemsMX7GDpJL5k0kN78_agYgGdgiDUP8hc2_4GKxuwCOM2xvS9ofEB3CrHHUg1WIKGXwyQ/s1600-h/13633_1302277363490_1427147882_30897636_3587309_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAx3soccz466vr6Abtw2asizy9qhRFPuqXy7zdgki495FAfmgge3K8UrJ0ysALrVyN6qmlIkemsMX7GDpJL5k0kN78_agYgGdgiDUP8hc2_4GKxuwCOM2xvS9ofEB3CrHHUg1WIKGXwyQ/s400/13633_1302277363490_1427147882_30897636_3587309_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418127524063159266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Roo made a cameo appearance at one house. Maybe next year she can be the donkey.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn59MqjOniQZefhIjO8AyGBIlD2dMi3qIeKZKzH0WG0WVjjHxiR4-YNwMne_TBxPXLrPsBj6j9o24fOssbot4CE2nrd7FmkbtEMCnO7ZA0Zq0xnxLfbqgy72HzA8ANDyMhbKf4CrbNaWg/s1600-h/13633_1302275923454_1427147882_30897612_1498403_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn59MqjOniQZefhIjO8AyGBIlD2dMi3qIeKZKzH0WG0WVjjHxiR4-YNwMne_TBxPXLrPsBj6j9o24fOssbot4CE2nrd7FmkbtEMCnO7ZA0Zq0xnxLfbqgy72HzA8ANDyMhbKf4CrbNaWg/s400/13633_1302275923454_1427147882_30897612_1498403_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418429298945113458" border="0" /></a><br />At one house they were waiting for us, and they had a small party, beers, and a grill out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvLviQpTZK0EHDg-K1835kcsTg6YQxKgcujBa7fEhNV4i35d_h9QnhPJw5mDTPtZFM5JKnSTz9Ls3h6QYTBA0HuYqT8z-0E09AENxvnXdj-i8hlW0jZFcEq8L6wel7HSE1v-6BqoCDRk/s1600-h/DSCF2436.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvLviQpTZK0EHDg-K1835kcsTg6YQxKgcujBa7fEhNV4i35d_h9QnhPJw5mDTPtZFM5JKnSTz9Ls3h6QYTBA0HuYqT8z-0E09AENxvnXdj-i8hlW0jZFcEq8L6wel7HSE1v-6BqoCDRk/s400/DSCF2436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418127183086392146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAox1IC7hcB8cz-72uJtFO6ogVkjxQBgGjC-3bwsFzwjxoLa9BFmaNtAwFC4mZg16pi-r1cCX1zY-Xm-bUrllyDeeqUEU6etOoJppqzs_brqjf7ZIRPh0Fpp2RXcPnZPesKS5EyAHoCz0/s1600-h/13633_1302275883453_1427147882_30897611_6478504_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAox1IC7hcB8cz-72uJtFO6ogVkjxQBgGjC-3bwsFzwjxoLa9BFmaNtAwFC4mZg16pi-r1cCX1zY-Xm-bUrllyDeeqUEU6etOoJppqzs_brqjf7ZIRPh0Fpp2RXcPnZPesKS5EyAHoCz0/s400/13633_1302275883453_1427147882_30897611_6478504_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418429290092817378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3TyDXLI1XiOPJdW2e7ZmO6qfBl00eqmwkEVbSo2qa0bypBJ83g3r4qjc3xugPvIxCr4zpXI7bH2oMPMOwife3IkErHtYloYOCDnRblbJmRTBsBE12lTGOJ_QvAMmZFBWNkwiDFlTBmU/s1600-h/13633_1302290683823_1427147882_30897664_6107379_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3TyDXLI1XiOPJdW2e7ZmO6qfBl00eqmwkEVbSo2qa0bypBJ83g3r4qjc3xugPvIxCr4zpXI7bH2oMPMOwife3IkErHtYloYOCDnRblbJmRTBsBE12lTGOJ_QvAMmZFBWNkwiDFlTBmU/s400/13633_1302290683823_1427147882_30897664_6107379_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418127528605367826" border="0" /></a>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887414947356003348.post-90717397595714525552009-12-23T07:05:00.000+01:002009-12-23T14:56:41.257+01:00Mannerchor vids.<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dysnPHT4UfA4DRloME0-pXQifXZ8G2iQZVVLwLpu1Y5dqhbQmlc-D38ESdvzc3hsXFbUpt0K9fsLO0Me2dFkg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwjw6Q9yKUwfMtBBKt2WXtOwtEpKh25YVMNSzi_NXXxWJ2svt0Q_11cYFR-FcCYYIDHwaKG4TyBcKjxO80ETQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Diesel Debbie and Captain Pancakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10396899157859341757noreply@blogger.com0