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July 31st 2006

Ftan

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Christopher Nelson Anderson
December, 2005 In my incessant pursuit of experiencing the world as it is and not as it appears on the screen, I have embarked on my next installment of travel. This one has abandoned the elements that tend to plug us into one spot for the benefit of a particular society, and embrace the flux and whim of nature, vector and rhythm. What else but sailing? I've clipped the necessary puppetstrings that attach me to the US (rent, employment, and car, not to mention debt, the greatest hindrance to human movement and the prison warden of society), and am now free to move about as the world wants... full info
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Start 'em youngStart 'em young
Start 'em young

Yes, round here, a three year old takes a sip of Mommy's beer!
The Fog rolls in...The Fog rolls in...
The Fog rolls in...

At the end of July, it's a cool 10 degrees Celsius
A Nearby ValleyA Nearby Valley
A Nearby Valley

Freetime with counselors...
Tarasp Castle in Ftan valleyTarasp Castle in Ftan valley
Tarasp Castle in Ftan valley

We're going down there...
Fontana villageFontana village
Fontana village

At the base of Tarasp Castle
FishingFishing
Fishing

Local kids try their luck in one of the few ponds around.
St ChristopherSt Christopher
St Christopher

A statue of the one and only...
The view from the CastleThe view from the Castle
The view from the Castle

Along the ridge is Ftan town then, left, the two main buildings of the Ftan Upper Alpine Institut.






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