The wall and the fence

Museggmauer - the great rampart walls were built along the northern edge of the city of Luzern, in 1386. I was following a popular tourist walking path along the city, which took me up one of the towers of the wall. I walked over the fortification for some time. I walked past several towers on my way and descended from one tower to the outer side of the city. There was this walkway going around the rest of the wall, back into the city. I was trying to take a nice photo of the fence and the green field beyond, when suddenly the fence gave me an electric shock, as I accidentally touched one of its cables. On one hand there was this great & modest wall that may have retaliated the attacks of big armies, literally letting me walk all over it; and on the other hand, there was this petite & impudent fencing. Doesn't this remind you of Aesop's fables?

Over the fields we go...

It is a great feeling when the parachute lifts you up from the ground. You are supposed to run down the slope of the hill, when it fills up with air & takes you aloft. (Well, what if it doesn't? Didn't worry about that!)
Just after take off, to make small talk, I asked my tandem pilot-Richie-an old & hearty fellow that why do we need to wear the helmets? If anything goes wrong, death is inevitable... But, I did not have to wait long for my answer. About 10 minutes later, some hook in the chute went off & struck heavily on my helmet. If it weren't for the helmet, it would certainly have knocked me unconscious. Richie & I shared a good laugh upon this.
Richie had stayed in air with a parachute longest for 8 & a half hours, as a personal record. During which, he had responded to the call of nature at the cost of his pants. I know, the same question popped into my mind, as yours... why didn't he ....., which I did not ask!
The Thun-Brienz lakes & Interlaken area was looking like a real paradise from above. I tried to take maximum pictures of the views. Now that I think of it, I must have observed the surroundings for at least 40% of the time from the LCD screen of my digicam!
We also did some tricks like banking & spiral twists. It stirred my stomach in the beginning, but was a thrilling experience. I also got to control the chute for 3-4 minutes, no tricks though.. just twisting and turning.
To sum it up, it probably is "the awesomest" thing I might have ever done.