Archive for January, 2006

Photo Story: Devon and Cornwall

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

In October 2005 we took a trip to Devon and Cornwall staying in Exeter, Trebarwith, Flushing and Modbury. Here are some of our holiday snaps.

Walking Route: Dielsdorf-Lägern-Baden

Friday, January 20th, 2006

This walk takes you through some wonderful woodland, up through the charming village of Regensberg, along the ridge of Lägern giving spectacular views over the Alps and the Black Forest before bringing you to the historic town of Baden.

Walking Route: Reigoldswil - Hinterewasserfallen

Friday, January 20th, 2006

This walk is quite a climb from 509m to over 1100m - going up towards Passwang and taking in part of the Jurahoehenweg.
You need to be quite fit to do this. However the reward is a cablecar or scooter ride back to Reigoldswil.

Museumsnacht 2006

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006

You may have seen the billboard advertisements for “Museumsnacht” around Basel and wondered what they are about.

Cinemas on the decline.

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

According to today’s press, Swiss cinemas had 19% fewer visitors in 2005 than the previous year.
On the one hand I like watching films at the cinema as on a large screen you get a better feel for what the director intended. Particularly films like Ridley Scott’s Bladerunner benefit from being viewed on a large screen [...]

Rant: Classic Dishes Murdered

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006

For me pasta carbonara is one of those dishes where if you stick to a simple recipe, it really is a classic; but it is one that restaurant chefs seem to insist on murdering.

Setting Up My WLAN

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

Now that I have the new laptop, I decided I need to get the home WLAN setup.