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.

Pais de Sol

October 27th 2005
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 thou ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more

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