"Atmen" I wrote "Atmen" following a Family Vacation from Hell in the southern Swiss Alps. Because of a medical emergency, I spent about two weeks in the Spital Interlaken while my wife and children trekked about the glorious mountains around Grindelwald in the summer of 2000. At least I had a nice view of the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau peaks from my hospital room, and (according to the night nurse) the room rates were cheaper than the main hotel in town. The sounds I use in the piece come from souvenirs we brought back from the "vacation".