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Switzerland

Switzerland. A Literary Field Trip. by Mr. Wineberg. Lötschental Valley, 2004. Where is Switzerland?. Where is Switzerland?. Languages. Four official languages! German French Italian Romansh One unofficial language English .

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Switzerland

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  1. Switzerland

    A Literary Field Trip
  2. by Mr. Wineberg Lötschental Valley, 2004
  3. Where is Switzerland?
  4. Where is Switzerland?
  5. Languages Four official languages! German French Italian Romansh One unofficiallanguage English  Zanoli, Marco. Map of the languages spoken in Switzerland. Wikipedia. Web. 03/21/11
  6. Why Switzerland? United Nations International banking International Olympic Committee (This is where I worked…) International Labour Organization (ILO) (That’s me!) Flag of the United Nations Saying goodbye to my coworkers at the ILO Library. September, 2004.
  7. Geneva, Switzerland fr:Utilisateur:Ork.ch. Photographie aérienne de Genève, la rade, le jet d'eau, le Pont du Mont-Blanc, le 26 avril 2005. Wikipedia. Web. 03/25/11.
  8. The Alps Some of the highest mountains on Earth! Dramatic scenery High mountain passes View of the Swiss Alps from the Jungfrau. ABC-Clio. web. 03/18/11.
  9. Furka Pass One of the highest passes Glaciers for two major rivers Furkapass and hairpins of the Furkapassroute in Switzerland as seen from Grimselpassroute, 15 Aug. 2006. Wikimedia Commons. Cooper.ch
  10. Lkiwaner. Hotel Belvédère beim Rhonegletscher an Furka Passstrasse, Schweiz. Wikipedia. 03/18/11. Hotel Belvédère (I recognized this hotel when I passed it because I watched way too many James Bond movies as a kid!)
  11. Furka Pass (statistics) 14 mile ascent (Annandale to DC = 14 miles) At the top: 7992 feet Empire State Building x 2! Washington Monument x 14! Above the timberline Glaciers form the Rhone & Rhine rivers 2 x EmpireState Building! 14 x Washington Monument!
  12. Furka Pass (in the movies) “Goldfinger” (1964) James Bond follows Mr. Goldfinger across the pass Click the image to see the Furka Pass in the movies!
  13. Furka Pass (in real life) Watch those hairpins…!! (Click the motorcycle)
  14. Could you do this? Tour de Suisse(annual cycling race) Cobblestones on the Gotthard Pass. Bikeswitzerland. Web. 03/21/11
  15. Books about Switzerland Swiss Mist by Randy Powell Bloomability by Sharon Creech Alex Van Helsing: Vampire Rising by Jason Henderson
  16. Swiss Mist Milo Bastion Secret: he NEVERvisits Switzerland! Swiss “state of mind” Surprise twist at the end! Seattle, Washington
  17. The Matterhorn! View of the Matterhorn. Zermatt, Switzerland, 2004. World-famous mountain that’s mentioned throughout Swiss Mist….
  18. Close-up of the Matterhorn
  19. Near the Swiss-Austrian border
  20. Vaud Canton
  21. Bloomability DinnieDoone, age 13 Moves to Lugano, Switzerland Can she “bloom” in new home? Very “Swiss-centric”
  22. Palm trees in Switzerland?!? Ticino, Switzerland Mediterranean climate prevails in Ticino!
  23. Dinnie and her friends climb this mountain a few times throughout Bloomability. Mt. San Salvatore
  24. Mamma mia! Bellinzona, Switzerland Just like an Italian piazza…
  25. Locarno, Switzerland
  26. How you get to the church… Aerial trams are very important in Switzerland…
  27. Alex Van Helsing: Vampire Rising Who is Van Helsing? Professor Van Helsing(Dracula by Bram Stoker) Abraham Van Helsing (Bram Stoker’s Dracula). Horror Film Wiki. Web. 31 March 2011. Universal Pictures. "Van Helsing poster". Wikimedia. Web. 29 March 2011. Christopher Lee as Dracula . Vampires in Film. Web. 31 March 2001
  28. Swiss monster heritage 1816: Mary Shelley writes Frankenstein in Switzerland 1979: Swiss, H.R. Giger, designs the alien that terrorizes the cast of Alien Ridley Scott (Director). (2003). Alien. [DVD]. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.. Screenshot of actor BolajiBadejo in costume as the Alien in the 1979 film Alien. Wikipedia. Web. 31 March 2011. "Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley." Biography in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 31 Mar. 2011.
  29. Gruyères, Switzerland (Scenic Swiss village where world-famous Gruyères cheese is made…)
  30. H.R. Giger Museum, Gruyères, Switzerland (The “darker” side ofGruyères…) NO PEEKING!
  31. H.R. Giger Museum, Gruyères, Switzerland I’m a little bit creepy…
  32. Lake Geneva Pre-storm (These mountains are in France.) (This castle is in Switzerland.)
  33. Lake Geneva During storm
  34. Lake Geneva Storm in progress (Storms like this inspired “Frankenstein”)
  35. Switzerland’s friendlier creatures… “Alpage”- herds left to graze in high alpine meadows. Occasional inconvenience to hikers Watch where you step! (Click the picture to see Mr. Wineberg dodging Swiss cows.)
  36. The end
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