Hiking

My sister called yesterday if I'd like to join them today. She and her boyfriend wanted to go hiking with my parents and take a friends dog with them. So I said I'll come as well. It was the first time in years that I went hiking! Well, if we don't count some "long walks". But real proper hiking with backpack and hiking shoes... Haven't done it for a long time. So down to the basement to find my hiking shoes and my raincoat - wasn't even sure if I still have it...

We spent a really great day, though weather turned bad in the afternoon and we got quite wet. Afterwards we visited nanny for some coffee-drinking and it was such a great day!

 View over Walensee

 Yeti? Bigfoor? Nooooo! Kiri!

 Kiri enjoys the view

"Menhir left by Obelix on his way to Rome"

 The last part of the journey was a bit a wet business

What an inspiring couple!

This might be an unusual post, though I really like to do one about Winston and Clementine Churchill. When I was small, my grandad told me storys of historic events and for him, Churchill was the hero who saved Europe. So ever since I'm a small child I'm interessted in WWII and also in Churchill. Well, maybe also because I'm born on 30. of November.
About two years ago I watched The gathering storm because of Vanessa Redgrave who plays Clemmie and so I realized what a strong bond it must have been between Mr and Mrs Churchill. I also have the book "Speaking for themselve" with some of the letters they wrote to each other and it is such a joy to read them. One of them also found it's way into "Love letters of great men" we all know from Sex and the city.

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There is a lovely story behind this picture. She welcomed him back from a conference in Moscow. When they kissed, the journalists tactfully turned away.

P.S: As always when I post pictures of which I don't own the rights, you can find the source when you follow the small "via" link underneath the picture.