Terrasses de Lavaux walk
Pully Port – Lutry – Aaran – Rivaz
We made a nostalgic trip back to Lausanne, which was our home for almost 10 years.
The purpose of this trip was to see our nephew, who has started his study at EPFL this autumn. But, of course, Yasuko will never miss an opportunity to combine anything with a walk, so we tightened our hiking shoes and started to follow the famous “Route de Vignoble”. While living here, we walked and biked this area numerous times. The vineyards are of stunning beauty.
Fantastic Augstmatthorn
Route: Alp Lompbach 1559m – Augstmatthorn 2137m – Suggiture – Harder Kulm 1322m11km, 700m up, 1000m down
On a sunny autumn day we went for the fantastic Brienzer ridge hike known for its trulry amazing views.
we took the Alpenbus from Interlaken to Lompbach, and arrive at the trailhead with a bunch of fellow hikers. The bus driver was kind enough to point out the freezing temperature, but made us hopeful by quoting the weather forecast for the day. Blue sky. So without hesitation, we started to walk on the still frozen path, to support the heat still within our body.
Read MoreF3F Swiss Championship @ Hahnenmoos
Today was my second F3F competition. The F3F discipline is about flying a 100 m course ten times as fast as possible. It’s a pretty technical and fun way to improve your model glider flying technique. The competition took place at the Hahnenmoospass, with great weather and good wind conditions. To my own surprise, I was able to take the 4hth place. Happy.
Glider: Shinto Pro, Vladimir’s Model
A big “thank you” to those which keep the F3F Swiss Pilots alive and organized the championship.
OPEN HOUSE ZÜRICH 2021: A coffee machine maker, a city wastewater center and a modern office complex
Every year Open House Zürich opens its door to many private, public or historical buildings, facilities and landmarks. This year’s event was spread over 2 weeks and combined with the events linked to the “Tag der urbanen Produktion“, the choices are many.
Read MoreOPEN HOUSE ZÜRICH 2021: Plan Lumière
Tonight we participated in the tour by the Plan Lumière department of Zurich City. They design city lights, creating an identity of the city by illuminating historical buildings with soft light, but at the same time not beaming light into the night sky uselessly and reducing light pollution. It was our second time to participate in this city light tour and we loved especially the lighting of the new pedestrian bridge over the Zurich train station!
Read MorePaula’s first time
Paula, our Brazilian-Swiss friend from Barcelona, came to stay with us for two nights. Our question, whether she would like to go for a small hike was answered positive, so we chose a very nice and easy hike not knowing that this would be Paula’s first hike – ever. With my sister Nicole joining, we had a nice “Brazilian-Swiss-Japanese” group hiking off near the Etzelpass.
Read MorePaddling down the Linth Kanal
Today we decided to paddle down the 18 km of the Linth Kanal between the Walensee and the Lake Zurich. It was nice, a bit like a stroll but on water. Helped by the current, it took only 2 ½ hours to get from Weesen downstream to Schmerikon.
Read MoreFamily hike to the Carschina Hut
10 km, 200 m up, 600 m down
Bärgli – Carschinasee – Carschinahütte – Partnunsee – Partnun – St. Antönien
This is an easy 4-hour family hike in the impressive Rätikon mountain area. We did the same hike one month ago and thought that such alpine beauty needed to be shared.
Silvia also joined our scenic bus ride up to 2000 m altitude but then took the bus back down. The rest of the family started to walk. The weather was not as sunny as forecasted, but the clouds and the mist made the scenery look dramatic.
Read MoreNy-Hellesund
In the afternoon, after spending a pleasant morning at the picturesque Stokken island, we sailed for a short distance into the very pretty Norwegian archipelago to reach Ny-Hellesund Bay. Nature here is so stunningly beautiful and seemingly unspoiled. It is like yoga for my mind to sail through this landscape (or what I imagine yoga to be for my mind).
Read MoreStokken Island
Mid-afternoon we left Thyborøn for another rocky passage, this time to Norway. We were blown fast toward Kristiansand, our approximate destination, by a strong wind. The waves pushed me just to the limit of sea sickness again. Next morning, the wind stopped, paused for an hour, and then started blowing from the opposite direction but with the same force of up to 6 Beaufort (22 knots, 40 km/h). We were fortunate to have about two hours left to sail only.
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