Tree-climbers, Neuchatel, Mont Blanc More trips around Switzerland and France.
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Parc la Grange next door had a tree-climbers competition, with timed tree-top rescues, races up a tree to ring a bell, etc. | | The kids loved this monster swing, which was unfortunately shut down shortly after this picture because there'd been a safety concern |
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The dummy has been rescued | | There was a small area for kids to climb as well |
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On our trip to Neuchatel, as usual, we spent some time in a playground | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2012/09-23-2012/gallery_img_1594.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2012/09-30-2012/gallery_20120930_120817.jpg) | | | A walk near Pragins along the "Sentier de Toblerones" (anti tank defense system set up around World War II in Switzerland). Much of it wound through a golf course, and wasn't very interesting, but once we got to the actual"toblerones" it got better. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2012/09-30-2012/gallery_20120930_144151.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2012/09-30-2012/gallery_20120930_134721.jpg) | Old fort This building (La Villa Rose) is fake - it's actually a fort, with cute windows painted on it. | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2012/10-06-2012/gallery_img_1600.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2012/10-06-2012/gallery_img_1610.jpg) | At the Aiguille du Midi cablecar, with a view of Mont Blanc. Man was it COLD! We should have brought much warmer clothing. Plus Eric left his shell jacket at home. Luckily we had beautiful weather. | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2012/10-06-2012/gallery_img_1611.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2012/10-06-2012/gallery_img_1614.jpg) | | | We sheltered here for a while - the dark metal was actually nicely warmed from the sun. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2012/10-06-2012/gallery_img_1621.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2012/10-06-2012/gallery_img_1626.jpg) | | | This is the path for people to hike down. |
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| ![](/Pictures/2012/10-06-2012/gallery_img_1628.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2012/10-06-2012/gallery_img_1636.jpg) | Ahh....at the middle station of the cable car the temperatures were much more agreeable! Lots of great picture taking opportunities. | |
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| ![](/Pictures/2012/10-06-2012/gallery_img_1656.jpg) | | ![](/Pictures/2012/10-07-2012/gallery_img_0797.jpg) | | | Kevin and Petra were here for a visit |
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