Europe
17 years ago…
On this day 17 years ago, Princess Diana died in a car accident in Paris.
We were both in high school at the time and hearing the news is still as clear as day in our heads.
Here we are 17 years on walking the streets of Paris oblivious to the significance of today until we came across “The Flame of Liberty”, which is located just above the tunnel where the accident happened.
The Flame of Liberty is a full-sized replica of the one held by the Statue of Liberty in New York City. And is now an unofficial memorial for Princess Diana.
In memory of Princess Diana
1961 – 1997
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weekly photo challenge: dialogue
The instruction for the Weekly Photo Challenge was:
It’s your turn now: for this week’s challenge, bring together two of your photos into dialogue. What do they say to each other?
These photos were taken from either side of the defensive walls of Castelgrande at Bellinzona, Switzerland…
“So are you in? Or are you out?”
You are welcome to leave us your thoughts here.
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each journey starts with a single step
Each journey starts with a single step – Confucious
We have broken up this European adventure into stages and we are approaching our final stage. A week from today we will have completed (hopefully) Day 1 of our biggest journeys: 800 km of walking!
It is beginning to sink in and we are a wee bit nervous as we have been “travelling” and not really “training” for it. But at the same time, we are pretty excited as we have reached our fundraising target already so anything else we receive now is an added bonus so if you are interested in supporting our charity, please donate here: https://give.everydayhero.com/au/wise-monkeys-abroad
Who are we raising money for?
We are raising money for FAST (Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics Australia). FAST is dedicated to finding a cure for Angelman Syndrome and related disorders through funding research, education, and advocacy.
What are we raising awareness about?
We are raising awareness for a condition called Angelman Sydnrome which David’s older brother has. So this is very close to our hearts! Please read more about Angelman Syndrome here: http://www.cureangelman.org.au/whatisangelman/ and more importantly,
Please help spread the word about Angelman Syndrome.
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And so now we count down… day by day …then step by step…. until we complete 800 km!
Wish us luck and thank you to everyone who has shown us their support!
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the day we went to jungfraujoch
Jungfraujoch has eluded us once again but we did get one step closer this time!! Maybe next time – we will actually see a view.
Back in 2006, our day excursion to Jungfraujoch was cancelled so we never even got to go up to the top of Europe. At least this time round, we did!
It was three trains up: (1) Interlaken Ost to Lauterbrunnen (2) Lauterbrunnen to Kleine Schneidigg (3) Kleine Schneidigg to Jungfraujoch
We made it up there but what did we see?? Nothing when we got to the top, except snow and white clouds. Well, actually we lie a little… It was blowing a “blizzard” (at least that is what it felt) when David ducked outside to take this photo!
Up to 3454 metres (11 333 feet) where the air was thin, Le was feeling a little woozy from the high altitude so maybe it was a good thing we didn’t see much! So we took this photo of what could’ve been:
Then it was time to come down…. three more trains down the other side of the mountain (1) Jungfraujoch to Kleine Schneidigg (2) Kleine Schneidigg to Grindelwald (3) Grindewald to Interlaken Ost.
It couldn’t have been a foggier day to be up there. It was raining and the train trip up and down was somewhat scenic at least. Especially on the way down when we got glimpses of blue sky and this adorable mother & baby pair 🙂
Although the weather wasn’t ideal, we still enjoyed ourselves thoroughly! Last time it was in November, this time in August… think we will aim for June for next time – as the saying goes, “Third time lucky.” Fingers crossed!
Has there been a travel experience that seems to keep eluding you?
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Swiss Alps Jungfrau – Aletsch was listed as a
UNESCO Heritage site in 2001.
To see the other UNESCO sites we have visited,
visit our unofficial bucket list
wise monkeys abroad 