Liechtenstein, Zuerich und Slovenia
Out of the blue some months ago, I heard from an ex student of mine, Rosche, the first European to attend the Polytechnic, and it was so exciting to catch up with him and family again at a wonderful Mother's Day brunch at his sister's home next to the Swiss/Liechtenstein border - not that you see one! Travel is such a fabulous way to make friends around the world, to keep contact and to better learn the different cultural values and ways of living. I continue to be fascinated by the splendid castles, perched high up, watching over the valley below. They are so very impressive and constantly get me thinking about how such incredible buildings were created in the first place, and how have are they still standing? What clever people they were. It still confuses me how the two countries of Liechtenstein and Switzerland share so much and yet have tax laws, etc, which are so different. The next day it was time to at last catch up with Dennis again. Since we have known each other, we...