Posts about Switzerland
Switzerland, a quadrilingual country in the middle of Europe, has been my home since 2001.
When an iPhone photo beats a combination of camera and lens and tripod.
Panoramic photography along a walk between Interlaken West station and Neuhaus harbour.
We had some late snow just recently and although it was lovely to look at, the temperatures were brought down. I’m done with winter and cold, now. I want the mountains to clear so I can get out walking again.
A cold walk on the shores of Lac de Neuchâtel, and some lovely pink post-sunset light.
Exceptionally low water levels at Lake Thun, as part of a four-year routine.
The single arrival of the day from Merligen on the BLS winter cruise schedule. The captain had to reverse and re-dock at the ship jetty in Faulensee because he buggered up the approach.
The coffee cups at Ikea are half the size of regular mugs, but if you arrive at the café 15 minutes before closing time on a Saturday, there’s no time to take advantage of the free refills. On the other hand, you don’t have to sit amongst screaming kids and their minders, so…
A pleasant walk down from Allmendhubel through Blumental valley, into the shade cast by the mountain ridge, then back into the sun to slither our way down the ice-covered path to Mürren.
Reminding myself that although mountain hiking season is over now, there are still wonderful opportunities to walk and clear the mind.
We’ve all heard of the dreaded “Rail Replacement Bus”. But what if we had Rail Replacement Helicopters instead?
The “Grimsel Snake” (“Grimselschlange”) is a cloud formation in the mountain region between canton Bern and Wallis, where the clouds pour over the ridge slowly like water when the humidity and wind combine in the right direction. Here’s a time-lapse video I filmed of it from the Furka Bélvèdere car park in 2016.
Lots of work stopped me from going out so much, but we did get in a great trip to canton Wallis.
Making more of an effort to publish moving pictures, including one from Dartmoor in June.
With a name like “Ice Path”, you know before you arrive that a hiking route is going to be a pretty spectacular one.
