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Subject: [Leica] Didier's PAW evokes Peter's memories
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Fri Jan 12 15:04:35 2007
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20070110194929.00be9940@mail.2alpha.com>

The Milka chocolates cow and the tongue artist are great :-)
Thanks for showing,
Philippe



Op 11-jan-07, om 05:18 heeft Peter Klein het volgende geschreven:

> Didier:  Your alpine PAW and farmers' website reminded me of the  
> delightful couple of weeks I spent in your country several years  
> ago.  I don't think you were on the LUG back then.
>
> Our own Nathan Wajsman was our tourguide in Old Zurich:
> <http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/switzerland/nathan_shoots.htm>
>
> I tried to be respectful to Swiss icons.  I really did.
> <http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/switzerland/big_watch_glint.htm>
> <http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/switzerland/BbergCow34.htm>
>
> But I couldn't help but notice whimsical things peeping from  
> beneath the traditional Swiss seriousness:
> <http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/switzerland/01-03Geneva.htm>
> <http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/switzerland/alp_birds_takeoff.htm>
>
> And my reverence for one sacred Swiss symbol began to diminish:
> <http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/switzerland/BbergCow35.htm>
>
> Until I lost it completely:
> <http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/switzerland/curl_st.htm>
>
> I just hope they'll let me in the country if I try to visit again! :-)
>
> --Peter
>
>
>
> At 04:35 PM 1/10/2007 -0800, Didier wrote:
>> Len
>> thx. It is indeed very, very remote, and the highest inhabited  
>> valley in the whole alps. 170 people, mostly mountain farmers,  
>> living in 9 villages spread over 15km, a few tourists, mostly  
>> habitu?s, plus golden eagles, lammergeiers, capricorns and lynxes.  
>> I have set up a website for one of the farmers, see more pictures  
>> there:
>> http://www.andyheinz.ch/fotogalerie.html
>> Didier
>
>
>
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