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Our trip to the Favarger chocolate factory gave us some insight into the Geneva tradition of the Fête de l’Escalade. Families crush a chocolate cauldron filled with marzipan vegetables to commemorate the night of December 11, 1602, when a woman threw a pot of boiling soup on advancing soldiers of the Duke of Savoy, whose screams of pain alerted other Genevans, saving the city. Just before crushing the tasty treat, children yell, “Thus perishes the enemies of the republic.” But in French, which makes it more adorable, I guess…the chess set is 100% chocolate!

Our hike to the Tibetan Bridge near Bellinzona…what a day in Ticino!

Our hike to Liechtenstein’s Alpspitz, the cross erected on this peak in 1944 at the direction of Vaduz Chaplain, Martin Bamert. We first followed two-track roads up through alpine meadows filled with bell-wearing cows. Then, the trees gave way to windswept rock and views to Switzerland and Austria…stunning and a welcome workout

Found on a Geneva team seat…one way to solve the Rubik’s cube. Done!

Views of and from Schloss Thun today. Two Kyburz brothers had a little disagreement which ended in one stabbing the other in the eye and throwing him out of the tower. Seems like one or the other would have sufficed, but I never met the guy.

Great day of shooting for Real Electric Adventures in the Jungfrau region…kayaking on Lake Brienz and a lesson in chocolate-making at Dunky Chocolate Club in Interlaken, topped off by a sunset dinner on the incomparably scenic Harder Kulm

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