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Apparently the translation is something along the lines of "Damaging the establishment has criminal consequences". Not as much fun as "Don't saw the seats".
Date/Time: Sun May 25 02:08:31 2008
Apparently the translation is something along the lines of "Damaging the establishment has criminal consequences". Not as much fun as "Don't saw the seats".
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View from our room at the corporate apartment - there's a stream behind those trees, and lots of bird life singing
Date/Time: Sun May 25 23:01:26 2008
View from our room at the corporate apartment - there's a stream behind those trees, and lots of bird life singing
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Standing on Quaibrücke (Quay Bridge) looking across Lake Zurich
Date/Time: Sun May 25 17:11:04 2008
Standing on Quaibrücke (Quay Bridge) looking across Lake Zurich
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Standing on Quaibrücke looking the other direction to the city
Date/Time: Sun May 25 17:11:15 2008
Standing on Quaibrücke looking the other direction to the city
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Swan in Lake Zurich - look how clear the water is!
Date/Time: Mon May 26 19:45:57 2008
Swan in Lake Zurich - look how clear the water is!
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Ganymed statue on Lake Zurich
Date/Time: Mon May 26 19:54:50 2008
Ganymed statue on Lake Zurich
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"Monday Night Skate" - they close off the streets in the city from 8pm every second Monday for a "skate tour of Zurich". The route changes each week and is approx. 20km. It's very popular!
Date/Time: Mon May 26 19:57:56 2008
"Monday Night Skate" - they close off the streets in the city from 8pm every second Monday for a "skate tour of Zurich". The route changes each week and is approx. 20km. It's very popular!
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Cute little covered scooters
Date/Time: Mon May 26 20:07:34 2008
Cute little covered scooters
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Fraumünster abbey to the right, founded in 853, not sure of building on left
Date/Time: Mon May 26 20:09:53 2008
Fraumünster abbey to the right, founded in 853, not sure of building on left
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There were Smart cars all over Zurich
Date/Time: Mon May 26 20:10:23 2008
There were Smart cars all over Zurich
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Münsterbrücke, with Fraumünster abbey off to the left, and Grossmünster church off to the right
Date/Time: Mon May 26 20:15:08 2008
Münsterbrücke, with Fraumünster abbey off to the left, and Grossmünster church off to the right
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The clocktower at Fraumünster
Date/Time: Mon May 26 20:16:50 2008
The clocktower at Fraumünster
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Beautiful Romanesque style Grossmünster ("Great Minister"), inaugurated around 1220.
Date/Time: Mon May 26 20:18:00 2008
Beautiful Romanesque style Grossmünster ("Great Minister"), inaugurated around 1220.
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Hans Waldmann was the son of a peasant who went of to become a Swiss military leader, and mayor of Zurich from 1435 to 6 April 1489 - that was the date he was beheaded for accusations of financial corruption, foreign connections and sodomy. He still got
Date/Time: Mon May 26 20:18:23 2008
Hans Waldmann was the son of a peasant who went of to become a Swiss military leader, and mayor of Zurich from 1435 to 6 April 1489 - that was the date he was beheaded for accusations of financial corruption, foreign connections and sodomy. He still got a statue though - isn't that nice?
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Hans again - with his head...
Date/Time: Mon May 26 20:19:13 2008
Hans again - with his head...
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This is actually a drinking fountain
Date/Time: Mon May 26 20:29:48 2008
This is actually a drinking fountain
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Faces on the side of a building
Date/Time: Mon May 26 20:31:07 2008
Faces on the side of a building
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Nanda trying to use her laser vision on Liam
Date/Time: Wed May 28 12:10:38 2008
Nanda trying to use her laser vision on Liam
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Don't you hate when you all wear the same shirt...
Date/Time: Fri May 30 09:12:51 2008
Don't you hate when you all wear the same shirt...
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In the river running through Zurich
Date/Time: Fri May 30 09:17:40 2008
In the river running through Zurich
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The stream behind the corporate apartment we stayed in - it was gorgeous!
Date/Time: Sat May 31 09:41:26 2008
The stream behind the corporate apartment we stayed in - it was gorgeous!
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Lindt factory, you couldn't get inside, but gee it smelled good!
Date/Time: Thu May 29 14:45:10 2008
Lindt factory, you couldn't get inside, but gee it smelled good!
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Just another beautiful building
Date/Time: Thu May 29 15:10:51 2008
Just another beautiful building
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Inside Fraumünster - apparently you're not supposed to take photos... oops!
Date/Time: Thu May 29 15:19:50 2008
Inside Fraumünster - apparently you're not supposed to take photos... oops!
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Outside Google - apparently the site Google is on used to be a brewery, and the water coming from these hoses is fresh spring water, so people come and make the most of it.
Date/Time: Thu May 29 20:17:15 2008
Outside Google - apparently the site Google is on used to be a brewery, and the water coming from these hoses is fresh spring water, so people come and make the most of it.
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Inside the corporate apartment
Date/Time: Thu May 29 21:49:27 2008
Inside the corporate apartment
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The Google one is second from the right
Date/Time: Sat May 31 09:54:13 2008
The Google one is second from the right
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The number 11 tram got us from the apartment into the city
Date/Time: Sat May 31 09:59:39 2008
The number 11 tram got us from the apartment into the city
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On a ferry checking out Lake Zurich
Date/Time: Sat May 31 11:22:03 2008
On a ferry checking out Lake Zurich
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Our snacks for the ferry ride - the wonderfully tasty Luxembergerli's made by Sprungli
Date/Time: Sat May 31 11:48:40 2008
Our snacks for the ferry ride - the wonderfully tasty Luxembergerli's made by Sprungli
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Lindt factory from the water
Date/Time: Sat May 31 11:54:23 2008
Lindt factory from the water
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View from the top of Grossmünster
Date/Time: Sat May 31 13:43:29 2008
View from the top of Grossmünster
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The rectangle in the middle is a Ladies Only swimming pool
Date/Time: Sat May 31 13:52:35 2008
The rectangle in the middle is a Ladies Only swimming pool
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Going back down the windy, narrow staircase
Date/Time: Sat May 31 13:56:12 2008
Going back down the windy, narrow staircase
