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Fetes de Geneve Fireworks August 11, 2007

This was taken in Geneva Switzerland during the last weekend of Fetes de Geneve. An annual event that takes place in August.

Fetes de Geneve Fireworks

August 11, 2007. Taken at the office.

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Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe

Top of Europe

Hooters in Interlaken???!!!

Gotta love American influence. Surrounded by mountain peaks, one is still able to find a nice family style restaurant that has great hot wings!

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Ice Palace at Jungfraujoch

Jungfraujoch

Jungfraujoch - Interlaken Switzerland

Top of Europe, Conquered

Mid Summer in Moja Sweden

Midsummer Lunch in Moja Sweden. July 2007

Skål! Moja Sweden

Stockholm Sweden July 2007

Having drinks in Stockholm

Chateux D'Oex Jan 27 2007

Hot Air Balloon Festival in Switzerland

Escalade 2006: December 8-10

Every year in December, the people of Geneva take a break from their pre-Christmas shopping to celebrate l'Escalade. A festival that celbrates the city's victory over the Duke of Savoy's invading troops in 1602.

The Term escalade means 'scaling' and refers to the Savoyards' use of ladders to storm the city's walls. The Genevois defended their city with artillery, hand weaponry, and the soup (marmite) of one Mère Royaume, who-according to legend-dispatched an enemy soldier and his companions by throwing her pot of hot vegetable soup at the troops who pushed their way up the street beneath her window.

In honor of Mme. Royaume, Geneva's citizens sip cups of marmite while watching a 3-hour torchlight parade of costumed re-enactment buffs from the 'Company of 1602' in Geneva's old town.

Tourists who turn up their noses at vegetable soup can buy a confectionary version instead.

Throughout the city, pastry shops offer chocolate soup pots filled with marzipan vegetables. And although tossing chocolate soup cauldrons from windows isn't encouraged, the Genevois happily smash the pots indoors and eat the resulting shards.