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ICS Chaplains Conference in Switzerland

The Swiss Alps from my conference centre bedroom balcony © Ricky Yates I spent the week, (Monday 29th April – Friday 3rd May), attending the annual Intercontinental Church Society (ICS) Chaplains and...

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Walking with my pilgrim wife

Sybille taking a photograph alongside the Thunersee © Ricky Yates My sincere apologies that it is exactly one month since I last posted anything here on my blog. Long-standing followers will know that...

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Einigen – Schwarzenburg

My pilgrim wife observing the local livestock © Ricky Yates After a night punctuated by further thunder, lightning and rain, we awoke to grey skies the next morning and heard the pitter-patter of rain...

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Froidville bei Posieux – Curtilles

The French is slightly longer than the German ‘Wanderweg’ © Ricky Yates When we left the ‘House of Angels’ at Froidville bei Posieux on the morning of Wednesday 13th August, the sky was cloudy and...

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Curtilles – Lausanne – Ecublens

Moudon Church © Ricky Yates         After a splendid breakfast provided by Frau Luder at her home near Curtilles, we set out on a grey, but at that point dry, morning, to walk five kilometres along the...

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Ecublens – Gland

The tower of St-Sulpice Church with Lac Léman beyond © Ricky Yates       After a good night’s sleep and an excellent breakfast, we bid farewell to the Jordan family and walked the 1.5km back from...

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Gland – Geneva

Prangins Church © Ricky Yates     My final two days of walking through Switzerland, accompanying Sybille on her pilgrimage from Prague to Santiago de Compostela, took us through a series of towns and...

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Since my return from Switzerland……

My worn-out boots © Ricky Yates Five weeks ago today, I returned to Prague after spending a wonderful two weeks accompanying Sybille on her pilgrimage from Prague to Santiago de Compostela, walking...

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Another insight into Czech life and culture

The rocks and forests of the Czech countryside © Ricky Yates Yesterday, I officiated at the burial of ashes of two people, a husband and wife, into the family grave. Whilst this is something I would...

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A snowy Sunday and Monday in Prague and Dresden

On Sunday 17th January 2016, I conducted worship in two different countries, something I shall now be doing quite regularly in 2016 on the third Sunday of each month. At 11.00, I celebrated the...

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