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| Splashes of colour outside the Einstein Museum |
We've loved spending the summer in Bern and feel quite at home in the city now- and we've covered a lot of ground. We've watched while the centre of Bern was dug up and put together again with no apparent disruption, we've been intrigued by the telecom people laying new cables and then coming not once - but twice to hand out chocolates to apologise for the incovenience - we suspect really to suss out Louisa - and gone to bed with the late evening twack-twack of tennis balls. Most especially we've had a wonderful time with the Roos family. Such lovely memories of Jan standing on the edge of a diving board trying to pluck up courage to jump - doing it and then as he dashed around for the next jump saying - "this could actually become addictive - like eating chips". And the constant stream of george-ous young gals that chatter in Swiss German like a flock of canaries.
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| Victorious - Jan's soccer team |
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| Soccer field on the Aare River |
Last weekend we went to the annual garden party for the neighbours and we're so pleased to know that our family is surrounded by such kind, caring people. We've had drinks with the next door neighbours and find that we're bumping into people we've met on our walks. Visits to the local art gallery, cathedral and then just hanging out and enjoying the beauty of summer in Europe.
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Jan, Hendrik, Louisa, Anna, Conal and moi in Bellagio |
This weekend has been busy with lots of social events including the Somerfest for the area and Jan's first soccer match of the season. It's sweltering and Hendrik took Jan for his first float down the Aare. Today we had Olivier and Julie for lunch and got instructions for our visit to their farm in Le Vigan. We leave tomorrow ---- and the journey will be quite an adventure in itself.
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