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Thank you John, glad to hear that you particularly enjoyed the last 3 pictures, which I also enjoy immensely. I just looked at these pictures again: It is interesting to note #8 was taken on May 2 at 6:03:17, while #9 was taken on May 3 at 6:07:40 and #10 same day at 6:09:42. #8 is quite a bit more pale than #s 9&10, which somewhat surprises me, as #8 was closer to its sunrise hour than #9 & 10 - I guess this has to do with the partial cloud cover in the latter 2 images.

Thanks for your good wishes - I am looking forward to my new trip with much anticipation - and will be off UHH for a while so, for the moment: Take care and Farewell. Joe

Thank you Kip, and yes, I know looking at such pictures can be addictive and lead to consequent actions - happy trip/cruise planning! We have (separate) do's planned for March of this year, so Susan and I have to sit down in the next few days to figure out what should follow in the course of this year! - we are late, normally by this time we are all booked up!

Thank you very much Dave for your nice comment.

Thank you Mark, glad to hear that these pictures brought back memories.

Thank you John, happy to hear that you enjoyed these shots of Lucerne and the water plus Rigi scenes.

Thank you singleshot for looking in on the post and your kind comment. Yes, those mountains and the surrounding areas stay pretty much as they are, though the continuing increase in temperatures raises problems with the permafrost and the stability of some of the mountain slopes.

Thank you Tom.

Thank you Tom, I am also quite happy with the results of that shot.

Thank you Doug for your kind words and for being along on the tour and your appreciative comments - it sure is a beautiful world out there and I will be soon off again to explore a few to this date unknown corners and am all excited about it. Take care - Farewell - Joe

Thank you Kathy for your nice words again as this series is ending. I am very happy to hear that you enjoyed these images from the quite substantially varied areas we covered in this series. There are so many beautiful corners all over this spectacular planet. I particularly also liked your comment on the dawn shots I used for the conclusion of this series. I am not normally an early riser, and I guess I miss part of this world's most beautiful moments while still hugging my pillow - but here I just got up in time at 06:00 am and I am sure glad for it. I will be off for quite a while, visiting your other favorite continent and hope to return with some interesting images. Take care and - for the moment - Farewell. Joe

Thank you John for your nice comment again and for commenting particularly on these last two shots. By perfect luck I woke up at 6 am, saw this sunrise developing through the hotel room window, grabbed my camera and jumped out to the terrace in front of our room and just managed to shoot these scenes in time before they turned too bright. Thanks also for being with me throughout the entire series and providing your always positive comments. - I much appreciated these. I will be off UHH (or almost) for quite a while, so take care and Farewell - Joe

Thank you Mike for coming along on the tour and your consistently nice comments. Take care - Joe

Thanks Doug, these mountains do attract me also like a magnet!

Thank you Kathy for your kind comments. I sure was lucky with the weather!

Thank you John, glad you enjoyed them.