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The Jumping Traveller

~ 28th April 2009 ~

Sergey Nikolaevich Merzlikin, aka “The Jumping Traveller”, came to Europe again from Siberia on the 24th of April 2009.
Here you can see where he has jumped during the last days.

~ To Sergey~


This gentleman in his late 40’s, who merrily jumps all over during his trips, like a gigantic frog is Sergey, my best friend.
He’s an unique person, I consider myself incredibly lucky for the opportunity I had to meet him, by chance, several years ago.
Actually the circumstances would have never appeared as the most favourable for our meeting.
He’s Siberian and lives in a remote corner of that immense territory.
I’m Swiss.
But life is actually the art of encounter and it’s also unpredictable.
So we have found that we were simply made to be the best friends of this world and all of the other possible worlds....
Due to practical reasons of distance, we can meet each other only once a year.
During one of our former holidays together, Sergey, who is a former ice figure skating champion and choreographer, just for fun showed me how to jump… and suddenly the slightly surrealistic idea for this gallery took form, practically by itself.
Since then it has become a kind of ritual of friendly complicity, and Sergey has become

“The Jumping Traveller”

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An ancient courtyard is suitable for a jump...
An ancient courtyard is suitable for a jump...
Jumping to Heaven....
Jumping to Heaven....
Jumping up toward Voltaire...
Jumping up toward Voltaire...
Ouchy Castle
Ouchy Castle
He's back!
He's back!
The last jump in Avignon...
The last jump in Avignon...
The Maison Carrée  of Nîmes
The Maison Carrée of Nîmes
Célestine monastery
Célestine monastery
Rue des Teinturiers (Street of Dyers)
Rue des Teinturiers (Street of Dyers)
No Pope can jump like that!
No Pope can jump like that!
The Roman Arena of Nîmes
The Roman Arena of Nîmes
The sunset jumping traveller
The sunset jumping traveller
On the top of the Popes' Palace
On the top of the Popes' Palace
Frioul Islands
Frioul Islands
Avignon Bridge - Provence
Avignon Bridge - Provence
La Collegiale Church - Neuchâtel
La Collegiale Church - Neuchâtel
Up to the castle
Up to the castle
Chillon Castle
Chillon Castle
St. Pierre Cathedral Square
St. Pierre Cathedral Square
Basel Old Town
Basel Old Town
Neuchâtel...downstairs.
Neuchâtel...downstairs.
Nyon - Rive
Nyon - Rive
Maître Jaques fountain - Nyon
Maître Jaques fountain - Nyon
La Collegiale Church - Neuchâtel
La Collegiale Church - Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel
Old Town - Neuchâtel
Old Town - Neuchâtel
National Archives - Basel
National Archives - Basel
The Town Hall courtyard - Basel
The Town Hall courtyard - Basel
The Town Hall of Basel
The Town Hall of Basel
Chillon Castle
Chillon Castle
The Jumping Traveller's Nightmare...
The Jumping Traveller's Nightmare...
Chillon Castle Courtyard
Chillon Castle Courtyard
Water-Jet and Mount Blanc bridge
Water-Jet and Mount Blanc bridge
Definitely the Jumping Traveller is in Switzerland now...
Definitely the Jumping Traveller is in Switzerland now...
Nyon Castle courtyard
Nyon Castle courtyard
The Wisteria House- Castle square
The Wisteria House- Castle square
Nyon castle
Nyon castle
The death of the swan????
The death of the swan????
Prangins Castle
Prangins Castle
From Siberia to a small Swiss country village...jumping!
From Siberia to a small Swiss country village...jumping!
Jumping against the castle
Jumping against the castle
The Jumping Traveller is back!!!!
The Jumping Traveller is back!!!!
Gangway
Gangway
The Jumping Traveller loves the Petite France
The Jumping Traveller loves the "Petite France"
Strasbourg Cathedral....
Strasbourg Cathedral....
Jumping to the Cathedral
Jumping to the Cathedral
Small pedestrian bridge over river Ill
Small pedestrian bridge over river Ill
Place de la République
Place de la République
The Jumping Traveller went to Nancy
The Jumping Traveller went to Nancy
Place Stan' in a misty day...
Place Stan' in a misty day...
Petite France - Strasbourg
Petite France - Strasbourg
Jumping in Colmar...with a little effort!
Jumping in Colmar...with a little effort!
The Jumping Traveller was in Colmar....
The Jumping Traveller was in Colmar....
The romantic last jump of this trip...
The romantic last jump of this trip...
Public gardens in Place de la République - Paris
Public gardens in Place de la République - Paris
Boulevard du Temple
Boulevard du Temple
La Seine - Ile de Saint-Louis
La Seine - Ile de Saint-Louis
The last jump for this year....
The last jump for this year....
La Gare de Pornic
La Gare de Pornic
The Church of Pornic
The Church of Pornic
The Jumping Traveller gets to the Atlantic Ocean
The Jumping Traveller gets to the Atlantic Ocean
A little village called Pornic
A little village called Pornic
The courtyard of The Dukes of Brittany Castle
The courtyard of The Dukes of Brittany Castle
The Passage Pommeraye in Nantes
The Passage Pommeraye in Nantes
Le Croisic
Le Croisic
Hotel de Ville in Paris
Hotel de Ville in Paris
Le Sacre Coeur in Paris
Le Sacre Coeur in Paris
La Maison Rose in Montmartre
La Maison Rose in Montmartre
La Butte de Montmartre in Paris
La Butte de Montmartre in Paris
La Grande Place in Bruxelles
La Grande Place in Bruxelles
Small canal bridge in Brugges
Small canal bridge in Brugges
Brick Houses in Brugges
Brick Houses in Brugges
Railway Station  in Oostende
Railway Station in Oostende
Cartoon wall in Bruxelles
Cartoon wall in Bruxelles
The final rehearsal
The final rehearsal