Craig off to EAWAG
| Public transportation and bicycles are the easiest way to travel in Zurich |
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Heidi Land Bread
| Stopping at the world famous 'Heidiland' Restaurant, we sample Heidiland brot (bread), a delicious combination of bacon style meat wrapped around a long bread stick. |
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Heidi Land Specialities
| Heidiland Restaurant chefs and bakers prepare fresh meats, vegetables, pastries, breads, etc. while you watch - wide mouthed at the overwhelming selection! |
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Heidi, Peter and Goat
| Heidi, Peter and a goat welcome visitors to the Heidiland Restaurant. Often a large crowd of tourists wait in front of the building for the characters to appear. |
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Snow Stakes
| Snow fences prevent avalanches from covering Swiss mountain roads. |
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Walking Companion
| Strolling into Zernez for dinner at the Baer Post Hotel, we were met by two small Swiss goats, one shown here. |
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Switchback
| Driving to Zernez in the Swiss Alps, the switchbacks challenged drivers and passengers alike! |
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Swiss National Park Hdqtr
| Headquarters of the Swiss National Park in Zernez, the castle (Schloss) construction began in the thirteenth century. |
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Swiss Spring
| Hiking down the trail to the Spol River is a wooden - and welcome - watering trough made of a hollowed out tree trunk. |
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Restroom fees
| Most restaurants and gas stations along the Autobahn charge a small fee to use their restroom facility. To enter the Ladies Restroom cost one Franc, which gave you admission and a coupon in the amount of one Franc to use at their shop. |
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Goldfish Adoption
| We saw this sign in Kaferberg (Beetle Mountain) Park. You are asked not to release unwanted goldfish into the nearby pond but to donate goldfish to a local Goldfish Adoption Agency. |
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August First celebration
| Swiss bakers prepare special breads for the Switzerland Unification Day celebration on August 1st - each little bread sprouts a tiny Swiss flag! |
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Horse trailer in Zurich
| Large trucks are in short supply so most horse trailers are pulled by the family auto |
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