Pais de Sol

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Some photos today for you. The shopkeeper here has given us the 10 minute warning, so not much time for me to write.

We are in Seville, but this morning in Granada Sherry and I toured the Alhambra Palace and it was absolutely amazing! Pictures to come soon.

Apologies for butchering yet another language. I think I titled the last entry Buenas Dias, but that´s not right. Dia, or day, even though it ends in a vowel, is a masculine noun and so the correct phrase is 'Buenos Dias', or good day.

More soon,

-Cory

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Photos

Swiss Cow Bells
Bells are/were a status symbol. Larger communicates more wealth for a dairy farmer.

Bernese Alps
Alps viewed from above the village of 'Zimmerwald' where we stayed at Novit and Bianca's. There are 3 famous, large peaks all in a row. Eiger, Monch, and the Jungfrau. These are the monster, monk (protecting the virgin) and the virgin.

Statue of the Childeater
Childeater statue in old town of Bern. This is apparently an old story that parents tell their children. Essentially, behave or be eaten by this guy...

Crazy 'bout Fussball
Thun is a city close to Bern, small city. They have a soccer team called FC Thun that has made an unlikely rise to the top Swiss league, and based on their performance are in the Champions League this season. Town is absolutely crazy for them. Thís is in a bakery window. Similar displays were everywhere. The sign that says ´stade Thun´ is kind of a joke. They´re playing their games in berns stadium, called ´stade Swiss´ (?). Basically, these fans are annexing it for the Thun team.

Renoir Lives
I can´t be sure, but I think this is a campy homage to cinema that involves my famous impressionist painter, (also my favorite ESRI development project code name).

Alps viewed from Thun
Well, I talked all about the beautiful scenery, but as it always seems to happen, none of our photos really show you what we saw. Still, this is a good one...

(Alp)ine Valley
Near the open air museum we toured.

Comments

[Rawley]

Renoir Renoir
Jean Renoir was the son of Auguste, the impressionist painter. His films are some of the best ever made; in many regards he is the French version of Orson Welles.

[Timoney]

Renoir/Renoir
Actually it's a juxtaposition of the Impressionist painter with the movie director of the New Wave movement of the same last name. And don't even get me started on Truffaut.

[Marc-O]

Renoir in Switzerland !? Hum... Reminds me something