December 27 - 31, 2017

On December 27 we moved from St. Gallen to Rheineck. Here we can live in our sister-in-laws house for the next weeks. The next days we spent with resting and hiking around Rheineck. On December 31 we were invited by friends to the Silvester party. The picture shows the Christmas illumination in the Main Street of Rheineck.

December 26, 2017

Today we took a rest to digest the good food we got at both Christmas party. The picture shows the cathedral of St. Gallen at the blue hour.

December 24 - 25, 2017

On December 24 we celebrated Christmas with a dinner for our family. On December 25 we celebrated Christmas with the Widmer Clan at our nieces place in Felben-Wellhausen. The picture shows the Aepli Square in St. Gallen by night with the Christmas illumination.

Dezember 23, 2017

Today I took some new pictures of St. Gallen in Switzerland.. This one shows the Art Museum building.

December 19 - 22, 2017

On December 19 we traveled with the train from Lenzburg to St. Gallen. We live here together with our son and his fiancée. On December 20 we had meetings with our physicians, oculists and dentists. All the controls led to positive results. We are able to travel another year! The next days we used to meet friends and prepare for the Christmas celebration. The picture shows a part of the Christmas Market and the Christmas illumination of St. Gallen.

Dezember 17 - 18, 2017

We stayed some more days in Lenzburg. The picture shows a part of the Lenzburg Castle.

December 16, 2017

Today we stayed in Lenzburg, Switzerland. The picture shows a sight over the roofs of the historic part of the city.

December 15, 2017

Today we spent another day in Lenzburg in Switzerland. The picture shows another situation of the historic part of this city.

December 14, 2017

Today we stayed at our daughters place in Lenzburg Switzerland. The picture shows a scene from the historic part of Lenzburg.

December 13, 2017

Today we did the third leg of our journey from Dublin in Ireland to Zurich in Switzerland. We will spend almost 7 weeks here with family and friends. The picture was made in Dublin when we boarded the plane.

December 12, 2017

Today we visited Boston. After five hours flight we came from summer in Las Vegas to winter in Boston. It was raining and cold. There was some snow on lawns and in the streets. The picture shows the Tea Party Museum and sailing boats. Here the American Revolution started. They celebrate the 244th anniversary on December 16. In the evening we flew to Dublin in Ireland.

December 11, 2017

Today we brought our motorhome to a storage. Then we took a taxi to the airport. We had the idea to put our luggage to a locker room and visit Las Vegas for some hours. But in the USA there are no locker rooms anymore since 9/11. Therefore we spent a lot of time at the airport before our plane left for Boston.

December 10, 2017

Today we stayed at the campground in Las Vegas. We prepared our motorhome for putting it in a storage tomorrow. The picture shows a part of Lake Mead, which I took yesterday at the Hoover Dam.

December 9, 2017

Today we traveled from Wickenburg in Arizona to Las Vegas in Nevada (380 km). The drive was very scenic. First we passed a Joshua Tree Forest, then we drove through valleys and over hills and mountains. And at last we passed the Hoover Dam. We went to the bridge to have a look of the dam. From here I took the attached picture. You see the shade of the bridge on the dam. 

December 8, 2017

Today we bid farewell to Edith and Stefan and traveled from Tucson to Wickenburg (327 km). First we drove towards and then along the Catalina Mountains. Then through a wide valley with a lot of giant cacti. Later we passed Phoenix. The picture shows the Catalina Mountain Range.

December 7, 2017

Today we had another lazy day at the campground in Tucson. The picture shows the sunset at the campground.

December 6, 2017

Today we had another nice warm and sunny day in Tucson. We went shopping in the afternoon. The picture is from our trip to the Saguaro National Park three days ago.

December 5, 2017

Today we stayed at the campground in Tucson. It was a grey and rainy day. Never-the-less I went for a walk (5 km). On the walk I found these pink cacti. I have never seen cacti with this color before.

December 4, 2017

Today we stayed in Tucson at the campground. We did some cleaning at our motorhome. In the evening was a nice sunset. I took the picture at our campground in which there are more manufactured homes than RVs.

December 1 - 3, 2017

Today we visited the Saguaro National Park (12 km). Here the giant Saguaro cacti can be seen. My picture shows a few of them.

My new MacBook Pro is now working like my old MacBook did too.