Posts about Switzerland
Switzerland, a quadrilingual country in the middle of Europe, has been my home since 2001.
The hike from Wengen to Kleine Scheidegg, high above the Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland, is beautiful. But parts of the route are an absolute killer.
Finally photographing a long-awaited evening view across Lausanne, thanks to getting the right angle with my drone.
Time-lapse sequence of the cable car ride from the valley station to the mountain station.
Almost every year, prevailing winds bring fine dust and sand from the Sahara desert to southern Europe.
When the temperature of snow is above -10°C, it melts slightly when you crush it by walking on it. At temperatures below -10°C, the ice crystals are crushed, which makes a squeaking sound.
My first little video put together using Adobe Premier Pro, using some old video clips from 2011.
Hiking in the snow between Le Noirmont and Le Creux-des-Biches in the Swiss Jura mountains.
Ever on the lookout for new views – and new variations on old views – I spent a fair amount of time on days out hunting for picturesque meadows this spring and summer.
The first part of my personal retrospective of a year which – to my eternal relief – wasn’t as bad on a personal level as it could easily have been.
Note to self. When the cloud is low, the snow is falling gently and the village paths are empty, get out and enjoy it.
When the full (-ish) moon rises above Interlaken at this time of year, it always reminds me of a photo my Dad took in south Wales many years ago, where the reflection wasn’t on a lake but on the smooth surface of the sea off the coast of Freshwater East.
Hiking along the milky Oberaarsee to the ice cave at the terminus of the Oberaar glacier.
I met with a client yesterday at their modern office in a part of central Bern which is a former hipster area and which is plagued by graffiti artists and substance abusers. Although the building is new and freshly-finished with some attractive brickwork, it’s only a matter of time before it, too, will be sprayed…
Editing multiple shots of the same scene together to get a massively-improved level of sharpness throughout the image.
I bought a bike because it’s fun, it will improve my fitness rapidly – thereby helping me to get ready for hiking season – and because it means that I don’t have to rely on public transport or on my car for my daily trip to work and back. It also allows me to enjoy…
