{"id":5964,"date":"2012-10-11T21:01:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T20:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/?p=5964"},"modified":"2012-11-14T13:36:54","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T12:36:54","slug":"visitors-from-kiwiland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2012\/10\/visitors-from-kiwiland\/","title":{"rendered":"Visitors from Kiwiland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Simon and Anita came to visit for a week or so.<\/p>\n<p>A random list of some stuff we did:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Simon and I went for a mountain bike ride up Schoenberg.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; We went wandering in the Ravennaschlucht near Freiburg.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; We headed off to see the Rhein waterfall in Schaffhausen (Switzerland), then headed over to Lake Constance. The following day we headed over to Liechtenstein and found some frogs. Then spent a night near the Klausenpass. Drove over the Klausenpass and headed back to Freiburg.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; We caught up with Oli and Jakob in town for an evening, missed the last tram home, so ran instead.<\/p>\n<p>And now in pictures:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/More-green-in-the-Black-Forest-(Germany)_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/More-green-in-the-Black-Forest-Germany_resize-small_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"More green in the Black Forest (Germany)_resize\" width=\"229\" height=\"153\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Water-fall-6-(Germany)_resize.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Water-fall-6-Germany_resize-small_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Water fall 6 (Germany)_resize\" width=\"229\" height=\"153\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above: Some greenery in the forest of blackness in the Ravennaschlucht. We went for an afternoon stroll up the gorge and did a little bit of snapping.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Autumn-colours-Black-Forest_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Autumn-colours-Black-Forest_resize-small_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Autumn colours (Black Forest)_resize-small\" width=\"229\" height=\"153\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above: And some yellow for variety.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Simon-in-the-Black-Forest-(Germany)_resize.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Simon-in-the-Black-Forest-Germany_resize-small_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Simon in the Black Forest (Germany)_resize-small\" width=\"130\" height=\"193\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC_0073_resize.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DSC_0073_resize-small_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0073_resize-small\" width=\"229\" height=\"153\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Weirdos-2-(Black-Forest)_resize.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Weirdos-2-Black-Forest_resize-small_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Weirdos 2 (Black Forest)_resize-small\" width=\"130\" height=\"193\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above: Simon and Anita my sometimes normal visitors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ughhh-what-is-this-(Lake-Constance,-Switzerland)_resize.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Ughhh-what-is-this-Lake-Constance-Switzerland_resize-small_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Ughhh what is this (Lake Constance, Switzerland)_resize-small\" width=\"130\" height=\"228\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above: Simon was as usual thoroughly impressed with my cooking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Beer-Konstanz-(Germany)_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Beer-Konstanz-Germany_resize-small_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Beer (Konstanz, Germany)_resize-small\" width=\"229\" height=\"153\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/punchbowl-falls-(Arthurs-Pass-06)-_resize.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/punchbowl-falls-Arthurs-Pass-06-_resize-small_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"punchbowl falls (Arthurs Pass 06) _resize-small\" width=\"130\" height=\"172\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above: Being good beer drinking Germans in Konstanz with Johannes. I would have posted a picture of the Rheinfall in Schaffhausen, Switzerland but to be honest the punch bowl falls in Arthurs Pass leaves it for dead, so let&#8217;s have a picture of that instead. No tourists, no silly Swiss flags, you don&#8217;t have to pay to get close to it. Hmm, perhaps it&#8217;s almost time to return to NZ.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Froggy-hiding-(Liechtenstein)_resize.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Froggy-hiding-Liechtenstein_resize-small_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Froggy hiding (Liechtenstein)_resize-small\" width=\"229\" height=\"153\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Yum,-delicious-lunch-(Switzerland)_resize.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Yum-delicious-lunch-Switzerland_resize-small_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Yum, delicious lunch (Switzerland)_resize-small\" width=\"229\" height=\"153\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above left: Some twigs in Liechtenstein, or is there something more. Above right: A delicious feast. The Swiss do the best bread in Europe IMHO.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/The-sun-again-(Switzerland)_resize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/The-sun-again-Switzerland_resize-small_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"The sun again (Switzerland)_resize-small\" width=\"229\" height=\"101\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above: The weather in Switzerland was rather grotty for a bit but the rain cleared and we cruised up to Klausenpass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Simon-and-Anita-defile-Klausen-Pass-(Switzerland)_resize.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Simon-and-Anita-defile-Klausen-Pass-Switzerland_resize-small_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Simon and Anita defile Klausen Pass (Switzerland)_resize-small\" width=\"130\" height=\"193\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Simon-and-Anita-(Klausenpass,-Switzerland)_resize.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Simon-and-Anita-Klausenpass-Switzerland_resize-small_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Simon and Anita (Klausenpass, Switzerland)_resize-small\" width=\"229\" height=\"153\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above left: You just can&#8217;t take some people anywhere. The Swiss would have been horrified. Above right: Simon and Anita being a happy couple.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Let-loose-on-the-town-(Freiburg)_resize.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; border: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Let-loose-on-the-town-Freiburg_resize-small_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Let loose on the town (Freiburg)_resize-small\" width=\"229\" height=\"130\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above: Simon and Anita prove that we don&#8217;t need a silly tram to get back home in style.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simon and Anita came to visit for a week or so. A random list of some stuff we did: &#8211; Simon and I went for a mountain bike ride up Schoenberg. &#8211; We went wandering in the Ravennaschlucht near Freiburg. &#8211; We headed off to see the Rhein waterfall in Schaffhausen (Switzerland), then headed over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,8,215,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-freiburg","category-germany","category-lechtenstein","category-switzerland","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5964"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6007,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5964\/revisions\/6007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}