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One Bad Knee, Three Countries

Regular readers will recall that I trashed my left knee on a so-called family-friendly hike in Switzerland. I didn’t seek attention there because most of our destinations lacked medical facilities. I waited until I returned to the States to see a doctor. This is the saga of the knee over the last ten months. United …

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Mingling with the Masses in Mürren

Mürren was our second stop in Switzerland. We walked around town briefly on our last trip to Switzerland 13 years ago. I didn’t think it was a huge town at the time. I didn’t detect that many tourists. Times have changed. As with Venice last year, I heard more English spoken. We also saw many …

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Take a Knee – PLEASE

Preferably my left one. Thursday morning I stood up and the knee locked. I eventually got it loosened up, but it locked up several more times during the day. A reverse house call to our friend Bruce resulted in a tentative diagnosis of a joint mouse, a small bit of cartilage or bone floating around …

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