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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 18 Rüeggisberg to Guggisberg
Stage 18 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 17 km hike with 820 m ascent and 620 m descent that goes from Rüeggisberg to Guggisberg.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 17 Münsingen to Rüeggisberg
Stage 17 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 19 km hike with 950 m ascent and 560 m descent that goes from Münsingen to Rüeggisberg. With the shorter days, we decided to split this hike over two days.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 16 Moosegg to Münsingen
Stage 16 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 19 km hike with 440 m ascent and 860 m descent that goes from the Moosegg hotel to Münsingen.
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Running the Greifenseelauf in Uster
Just for fun, I ran the 10k distance in the Greifenseelauf. This is a pretty big race event held every September in Uster with several race distances throughout the day – half-marathon, 10 k, 5.5 k, and kids 1.5 k and 1.2 k distances.
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Hiking Mettmen to Matt via the Berglimattsee
The trail from Mettmen to Matt is 11 km long with 599 m ascent and 1379 m decent. With stunning mountain panoramas and a lovely alpine lake (Berglimattsee), this is a beautiful hike. However, the long steep descent, often on loose gravel was very tough on the knees and not my favorite to hike.
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Arugula, Peach, Prosciutto, and Burrata Salad
Easy summer main course salad or starter for an elegant dinner.
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German and Swiss German Film Recommendations
Part of learning German and Swiss German is watching movies in those languages. This post is a running list of films that I have watched with notes to help you decide if you want to watch them too.
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Swimming Across Lake Zürich – Thalwil to Küsnacht (Seeüberquerung)
Every summer, there are multiple Seeüberquerung (lake crossing) events where you can swim across Lake Zürich with a crowd of people and safety boats alongside. This year, we did the Thalwil to Küsnacht Seeüberquerung, a yearly event run by SLRG SSS – Ihr Rettungschwimmer (Swiss Lifeguard Association).
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Visiting the Titlis Peak + Hiking the Trübsee Waterfall Loop Trail
The Titlis peak has spectacular glacier and mountain views. The glacier cave and cliff walk experiences are fun as is the chance to throw a snowball in August. A short hike half-way down the mountain completes the day.
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Hiking the Alpine Panorama Trail – Stage 15 Lüderenalp to Moosegg
Stage 15 of the Alpine Panorama Trail (Route 3) is a 16 km hike with 640 m ascent and 840 m descent that goes from Lüderenalp to Moosegg. We did this hike over two days because both endpoints have limited bus service. Our break point was the Emmenmatt train station.
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Hiking from Schneehüenerstock to Nätschen via the Lutersee
This trail starts at the top of the Schneehüenerstock cable car (valley station at Oberalppass) and goes to the Nätschen train station and is approximately 9 km long with 125 m ascent 875 m descent. This gorgeous high elevation hike near Andermatt is fairly easy, relatively affordable, and absolutely gorgeous.
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Visiting the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MassMoCA) in North Adams, MA, USA
The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MassMoCA) in North Adams, MA, USA is a terrific art museum and well worth a visit.