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Down from the Mountaintop

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Roger

The Piz Gloria has the 007 logo painted all over the outside. The inside is decorated in James Bond. There’s a small museum called Bond World 007 that consists of photos, tidbits of information about On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, … Continue reading →

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Piz Gloria

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Roger

When we arrived in Murren, we didn’t have a plan apart from eating fondue. But while we were wandering the streets on Friday afternoon, we happened upon the station where we could take a cable car to the top of … Continue reading →

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Animal #70 — Eurasian Red Squirrel

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Roger

sciurus vulgaris Friday, April 19, 2019 — 5:40 pm Murren, Switzerland One day when we were driving somewhere in Europe I may have seen two deer in a field along the road. When someone in the car mentioned them, I … Continue reading →

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Bird #532 — Coal Tit

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Roger

periparus (from peri, very, all-around, and parus, tit) ater (dull black) Friday, April 19, 2019 — 5:28 pm Murren, Switzerland We’d finished our walking tour of Murren and were heading back to our hotel when we stopped to watch a … Continue reading →

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Bird #531 — Yellow-billed Chough

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Roger

pyrrhocorax (from purrhos, flame-coloured, red, and korax, raven) graculus (origin unknown) Friday, April 19, 2019 — 4:45 pm Murren, Switzerland After taking the cable car up to Murren and checking into our hotel, we wandered the streets of the town. … Continue reading →

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