Paraglider

Paragliding is very popular in the Alps. This guy flew right over the hiking party.

Foot race

There was another event in the park yesterday. When I went to see what was happening, the boys were 

on their last lap in a foot race.

Soccer match

Two weekends ago, I came across this soccer match in the park next to our house.

Maladière

The eastern facade of the Maladière center, which is home to Neuchâtel's soccer team, the Xamax, 

as well as a fire station and large underground shopping mall.

Inter Milan

On Sunday evening, we watched a soccer match between Inter Milan and Palermo. You can just barely make out some smoke over the upper tier seats on the left side of the photo, where the super fans were gathered. They chanted, sang, and waved enormous flags during the entire match. The smoke in this instance was in celebration of Inter Milan's first goal of the game by Giampaolo Pazzini.

Tour de Romandie

We took a break from watching the royal wedding yesterday to see the cyclists from the Tour de Romandie

racing through town. At this point in the race, the peloton was between three to five minutes behind the small 

lead pack. Romandie is the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

Tokyo kendo and karate tournament

While walking around the grounds near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Shuku and I came across a kendo and

karate tournament taking place in the Nippon Bodukan, a large martial arts hall. I was amazed by the numbers of

kids participating in these sports.

Sailing

There were also many small sailboats.

Kite surfers

We had beautiful weather for our Sunday bike ride to Boudry. There were several kite surfers on the lake.
This guy was a good jumper.

Snow bike

Zak on a snow bike. He said it was easier to steer than a sled.

The pyramidal structures behind him are part of the avalanche prevention system.

Skating

Katie and Zak had a skating rink all to themselves yesterday in Mürren, a ski village in the Alps.

Trails

These little yellow signs that mark hiking trails are everywhere. The Mittelland Skate Trail #3 is one of three
national skating trails. It is almost 250 miles long, and connects Lake Constance (called the Bodensee in
German and on Google maps) on the northeast border of Switzerland with our part of Switzerland, called
the Three Lakes Country. www.schweizmobil.ch