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This is the view from Wädenswil station. Beats New Street any day! Next time perhaps I will travel across the lake on the boat!

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This brought back memories today of 2003 when we came to Switzerland and travelled from Zürich to Interlaken on a train. Jude was a toddler and Isaac only 4, and we were delighted to find a playground on the train complete with slide and climbing frame. So unlike the UK! So you know where the playground is situated, there's a mural on the side of the train.
As an aside, good to be back in Switzerland with efficient transport!

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London is getting ready for a weekend of celebrations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee - here's Regents Street with flags across the street. Oxford Street is the same. It's red white and blue crazy! Made me feel quite patriotic. But then again, I love to see the Swiss flags, and the cantonal flags flying in Winterthur. I like people to be proud of the places they come from, and the places they live. This is my home for the foreseeable future and I'm proud to be here.

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 Three pics today! Whilst I was working hard in London, the boys were enjoying a Swiss Bank Holiday at the WildnisPark, talking to the bears. Last time we went, it was sub zero, icy and wet. Much better this time, I understand! And there was still half a goat in the lynx's cage.

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I'm in London for the next three days and I arrived in my hotel room to discover a lovely reminder of Switzerland - a Nespresso machine. Sadly I couldn't sample it as it was 22.30 and I can't cope with caffeine in any quantity after 5pm if I want to sleep. Needless to say a) John was very jealous and b) I will try it out tomorrow!

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I had a laugh today when John started describing a lovely place in Winterthur that he'd 'discovered'. 'There's a rose garden, and a sundial and a horse statue, and it's up on a hill'. I had to tell him that I'd been there in December when it was covered in snow.

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What a beautiful view! 

I spent an hour teaching in that playground this morning - I say teaching, I was actually playing with play dough with some delightful 3 and 4 year olds! The cows didn't pop down the hill today but we could see them!