Good Morning All,
This weekday feature is for Balloon Juicers who are on the road, travelling, etc. and wish to share notes, links, pictures, stories, etc. from their escapades. As the US mainland begins the end of the Earth day as we measure it, many of us rise to read about our friends and their transient locales.
So, please, speak up and share some of your adventures, observations, and sights as you explore, no matter where you are. By concentrating travel updates here, it’s easier for all to keep up-to-date on the adventures of our fellow Commentariat. And it makes finding some travel tips or ideas from 6 months ago so much easier to find…
Have at ’em, and have a safe day of travels!
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This is Lac Leman, also known as Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Man has been living here for over 5,000 years for good reason. I’m pretty sure this is from the shore at the edge of Vevey, looking towards Montreux. One of my father’s friends was in the Swiss Air Force in WWII and crashed and drowned in his plane somewhere in view. I don’t think they recovered his remains, so I remind myself that great heroes are mixed in with that gorgeous Rhone water. Old timers will tell you that they can see the effects of pollution and warming – you can’t see nearly as far. When my father was young, you could often see detailed mountains as far as the eye can see. Now haze makes the world indistinct.
On that far-away note, prepare yourself for some domestic awesome, after the fold.