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Saturday, 4 January 2014

TuTaTo;

Post Auto or PostBus as this Bus is called today in Switzerland, is a Swiss Icon, every child knew and  still knows, my guess, the big yellow bus with is particular sound of "tutato"  when driving around the dangerous corners of  steep and long winding roads in the mountains.


I guess in the 1950is  or a bit later. See the skis at the back.



PostAuto Schweiz in Swiss Standard German,  Now Postbus. CarPostal Suisse in Swiss French, and AutoPostale Svizzera in Swiss Italian) is a subsidiary company of the Swiss Post, which provides regional and rural bus services throughout Switzerland, and also in France and Liechtenstein. In Swiss German dialect they are also called Poschi or Poschti.
The Swiss Post  Auto service evolved as a motorized successor to the stagecoaches that previously carried passengers and mail in Switzerland, with the Swiss postal service providing postbus services carrying both passengers and mail. The buses operated by PostBus are a Swiss icon, with a distinctive yellow livery and three-tone horn. The company uses an image of a posthorn as a logo on its buses and elsewhere. On some mountain roads, indicated by a traffic sign of a yellow posthorn on a blue background, the buses have priority over other traffic.


Lenzerheide, Heidsee, 1920

1849: Creation of the postal network diligence.
1906: First service of PostBus between Bern and Detligen.
1919: Inauguration of the line crossing the Simplon Pass.
1921: Grimsel Pass, Furka Pass, San Bernardino Pass and Oberalp Pass are open to traffic.
1923: A three-tone horn is installed on the buses travelling on mountain routes.
1949: The bus lines of the Principality of Liechtenstein are operated by PostBus.
1959: All buses are of the same yellow color.
1961: Last service of horse diligence on the line Avers-Juf*.
2003: For the first time, PostBus carried more than 100 million passengers.
2005: PostBus Switzerland established as a subsidiary company of Swiss Post.

Juf 2126 m or 6975 ft above sea level


Juf is a village in the municipality of Avers in the canton of GraubündenSwitzerland. At 2,126 metres (6,975 ft) above sea level, it is the highest village with permanent residents in Switzerland and in Europe. Juf has a population of about 24 inhabitants divided over 6 families in a concentrated settlement. They were 20 in 1991 and 30 in 2001. The first inhabitants were immigrant Walser who arrived in 1292.



The first Post Auto Chur-Tschiertschen 1925, transporting Mail and people;


1951, with a slide back roof. 

The posthorn, children sang perhaps still do, tutato Postch isch do...or tutao Poscht Auto...♫



               

Friday, 3 January 2014

Wednesday; spotted..





Yesterday, nipping out into the herb garden to get some fresh herbs, I saw this beautiful, big Praying Mantis, folded  up long delicate wings, boldly looking at me. I hurried back to get my camera, a moment later she flew off.

I am never without thoughts and quotes,  here are a few for 2014,


Do not make New Years resolution you won’t keep them anyway! Ts

What you are today you are tomorrow! Ts

Do not change for anyone, and never think,  that anyone will change for you. Ts


©Photo/Text Titania-Everyday/ Ts

Wednesday, 1 January 2014

Wednesday, 1. January 2014




Think, that every day is your best day in 2014!


The best, the green grass of home.



The best, fine home cooked food.


The best, take care of nature. without a healthy  environment,
all your other efforts are doomed and hopeless.


©Photos/ Text  Titania-Everyday Ts

Saturday, 28 December 2013

A Happy 2014 to all sepians;


First light;



...last light..



Come, gentlemen, “ and ladies” I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.
William Shakespeare
Anno 2014

Cheers!



©Photos/ Titania-Everyday/Ts




Friday, 27 December 2013

Friday, bliss... 7:00 AM



Mornings would not be the same without a Nespresso Kazar, full flavour and strong, quietened with a generous splash of hot, frothed milk, I am spoilt I want the best.

Do you drink coffee and have you got a favourite?


©Photo Ts

Saturday, 21 December 2013

Merry Christmas;


Christmas 1961

Christmas (Old English: Cristesmæsse, meaning "Christ's Mass" is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed cultural holiday, celebrated generally on December night 24 and Christmas day December 25 by billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it closes the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of Christmastide, which ends after the twelfth night. Christmas is a civil holiday in many of the world's nations. 
In this spirit I wish you all, believer or non believer, Christian or non Christian,

A very Merry Christmas!  

May the New year 2014 be a wonderful year for you.




Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Wednesday; Gaudeamus igitur; Graduations;



My daughter and my grandsons.

Both my grandsons have finished their student life, graduated and  will start their jobs in 2014.



Lucian, 24 has studied Medicine at University of Queensland. Starts as a junior doctor at the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane. His aim is to become a specialist surgeon. 




Felice 21, here with his mother,

Felice has studied Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering,
 also at University of Queensland, he finished with Honours.
Starting a grad job   with Glencore Xstrata,
 one of the world's largest global diversified natural resource companies

A new period of life for both boys, or better said young men, Both have done so well, always.


Gaudeamus igitur
"De Brevitate Vitae" and "Gaudeamus" . For the work by Seneca the Younger.
"De Brevitate Vitae" ("On the Shortness of Life"), more commonly known as "Gaudeamus Igitur" ("So Let Us Rejoice") or just "Gaudeamus", is a popular academic song in many European countries, mainly sung or performed at university graduation ceremonies. Despite its use as a formal graduation hymn, it is a jocular, light-hearted composition that pokes fun at university life. The song dates to the early 18th century, based on a Latin manuscript from 1287 It is in the tradition of carpe diem with its exhortations to enjoy life.

It was known as a beer-drinking song in many ancient universities and is the official song of many schools, colleges, universities, institutions, and student societies.The lyrics reflect an endorsement of the bacchanalian mayhem of student life while simultaneously retaining the grim knowledge that one day we will all die. The song contains humorous and ironic references to sex and death, and many versions have appeared following efforts to bowdlerise this song for performance in public ceremonies. In private, students will typically sing ribald words.
The song is sometimes known by its opening words, "Gaudeamus igitur" or simply "Gaudeamus". In the UK, it is sometimes affectionately known as "The Gaudie". The centuries of use have given rise to numerous slightly different versions.
Johannes Brahms quoted the hymn in the final section of his Academic Festival Overture. Sigmund Romberg used it in the operetta The Student Prince, which is set at the University of Heidelberg. The hymn is also quoted, along with other student songs, in the overture of Franz von Suppé's 1863 operetta Flotte Burschen (the action being once again set at the University of Heidelberg).

When sung, the first two lines and the last line of each stanza are repeated; for instance:
The first
Gaudeamus igitur
Iuvenes dum sumus.
Post iucundam iuventutem
Post molestam senectutem
Nos habebit humus.

Let us rejoice, therefore,
While we are young.
After a pleasant youth
After a troubling old age
The earth will have us.

In between are 8 more!




Sung by the great Mario Lanza.


©Photos/Titania Everyday/Ts