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Tag Archives: Arbon
Fountains… #travel #water
For the past few weeks, I’ve been taking photos of fountains in our local area here in N.E. Switzerland, some in our little town, others in St Gallen, our nearest city. There’s quite a variety… First up – our town’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Arbon, fountains, St Gallen, Switzerland, travel
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Out and about in #Switzerland #travel
Summer has arrived in N.E. Switzerland – at least it’s here for the moment; next week looks slightly iffier. Last Sunday was also museum day in our town, so as both sons were visiting, off we set to see a … Continue reading
#Travel in Switzerland…
Holidays abroad are going to be very hit or miss this year. Personally, I’m not planning on going anywhere too far from home. This could include going to another country – I can see two others from my flat as … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Switzerland, travel
Tagged Arbon, mountains, Rhine Falls, River Aare, Switzerland, Tamina Gorge, travel
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Yarn-Bombed in Switzerland…
Our town has a new tourist attraction this summer – the Strickweg, loosely translated, the knitwear trail, which starts by the wool shop in the old Fischmarktplatz. One sunny afternoon, a friend and I set off to investigate. There are … Continue reading
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Tagged Arbon, knitting, Strickweg, tourist attraction, travel, yarn bombing
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A walk around the old town…
Arbon has been here for many, many years. Centuries, in fact – it has connections to an Irish monk called Gallus who died here in 646. We have a castle, part of the original town wall still stands, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arbon, Gallus, Lake Constance, Switzerland, travel
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Four trains, two boats and a bus in Switzerland…
A couple of weeks ago, a friend and I took ourselves on a trip to the island of Ufenau, near the south end of Lake Zürich. Early-morning haze was hanging in the air as I stood waiting for the train … Continue reading
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Tagged Arbon, Rorschach, travel. Switzerland, Ufenau, Walensee
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Black and white…
I can remember – just – when my parents had a black and white television. I remember my father’s old camera, too, with its black and white photos, most of which are unfortunately now lost. At some point, a new … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Switzerland, The Writing Life, travel
Tagged Arbon, Edinburgh, Facebook, Olten, Prague, St Gallen, Writing
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Water, water everywhere…
– but what can you expect, after the rainfall of the past several weeks? And it’s still raining… There’s nothing titchy about our lake. At 64km long and 12km wide, Lake Constance is one of the largest in Central Europe, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arbon, Austria, floods, Friedreichshafen, Germany, Lake Constance, rain, Switzerland, weather
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The first of the summer visitors!
Last week I had the first visitors of the summer when some cousins came to N.E. Switzerland for a few days. It was their first time in the area, so I showed them all the best sights. Here are some … Continue reading
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Tagged Arbon, Friedreichshafen, historical centre, St Gallen, summer, visitors, Zürich
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Rhinoceros Graffiti…
The building site along the road is busy – and noisy – these days. They’re pushing hard to get the roof on before winter, so for six days a week we have banging and hammering in the background. Not to … Continue reading