August 22, 2008 | 4 comments
One of our early stops was at the Gruyere castle and neighboring town. Have you ever heard of Gruyere cheese? The Gruyere family ruled over a beautiful lush valley and surrounding area for 500 years, building a family fortune, castle,
August 21, 2008 | 1 comment
Have you ever made a wrong snap decision about someone, and then treated them in a hurtful way that you later regretted? I heard a sobering story today that illustrates the evils of jumping to the wrong conclusion. In centuries
August 20, 2008 | No comments yet
We drove through the town of Maurice, Switzerland, today, and heard a most interesting story of why the town was named Maurice, plus hundreds of churches, and even two countries, including Mauritania, after the namesake of Moritz. Moritz was much
August 19, 2008 | 6 comments
Do heights ever make you uncomfortable? They do me, at times. I’ve never been fond of looking over the edge of a super deep canyon, or riding in a gondola car that takes one to atmospheric heights. I’ll do it,
August 18, 2008 | 2 comments
Today our bus stopped in front of the Chillon Castle, just outside of Montreaux, Switzerland. When I looked over the precipice to see the bottom of the massive structure and I saw water all the way around the base, I