February: Katie enjoys the sunshine in Davos.	February: Amber, Matt and their 'mo-man'. Thanks to Katie for this photo.

February: Sibling squabbles can get feisty, but add in spouses and it gets downright nasty. Case in point: Katie is hit in the throat, while I cop one in the nads. Thanks to Katie for this photo.	February: Wiesen, near Davos.

March: Fasnacht (Carnivale) - Basel's "three most beautiful days", except if you don't like piccolos deliberately played off-key. Thanks to Katie for this photo.	March: Fasnacht, Basel. Thanks to Katie for this photo.

March: Fasnacht, Basel. Thanks to Katie for this photo.	March: Fasnacht, Basel. Thanks to Katie for this photo.

March: Fasnacht, Basel. Thanks to Katie for this photo.	March: Fasnacht, Basel. Thanks to Katie for this photo.

March: Fasnacht, Basel. Also a tough time if you don't like confetti, and it ends up everywhere. Thanks to Katie for this photo.	March: Fasnacht, Basel. By the third day, it can be ankle deep in places. Thanks to Katie for this photo.

May: The central thoroughfare of Bern's Old Town.	May: Never mind that Bern cops flak for the mistreatment of keeping real bears in an old concrete enclosure, won't someone think of the children?

May: Thun.	May: Thun.

May: Schloss Schadau, Thun.	July: Konstanz (Germany).

July: Butterfly House in the gardens of Mainau Island, near Konstanz (Germany).	July: Burg Hohenzollern (Germany).

July: Chateau Jussy, near Geneva.	September: Rahel and Elmer get married. Thanks to Katie for this photo.

November: A late autumn weekend in Engelberg. Thanks to Katie for this photo.	November: The paragliders over Engelberg are as thick as wasps around a nest. Thanks to Katie for this photo.

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