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Gruyère Visp Grimselpass
Instead of taking the direct route from Solothurn to Aeschi, this Tuesday was our day of exploring some beautiful areas of Switzerland. We left Solothurn early in the morning and drove on the Swiss Autobahn in direction of the Greyerzerland. Our stop at the "Restoroute de la Gruyère" allowed us to admire the Poya Alpufzug, which is an artist interpretation of the annual procession of the cows going up, in spring, to the high altitude meadows for summer-long grazing.
This area is also where the French speaking part of Switzerland starts and now descending towards Vevey, we enjoyed some beautiful vistas over the Lake of Geneva. With a brief stop above Montreux, we were lucky that all the clouds dissipated and we had a beautiful view onto the Grammont. The famous Swiss painter Ferdinand Hodler made many paintings of this view with his most famous shown below among the pictures. Thereafter we proceeded up the Rhône Valley, which has a micro climate most favourable for growing fruit trees and grapes. This is the place where the famous Fendant and Dôle is produced. Loyal to the theme of wine, we made a stop in Visp, where Wal Baur had arranged a wine tasting for us. This is the town in which Wal had grown up. Actually, she had arranged our whole trip, but was unfortunately, due to health reasons, not able to join. What can we say about the wine tasting? The wine and the local dried meats and cheese were excellent and we enjoyed singing "Te Voici, Vigneron!" as available to you below for your listening pleasure. The good mood on the bus thereafter took another high, and our director's ears took quite a beating when we tried to sing our songs without him giving us pitch and tempo. Sorry Rodger!
We stopped a few minutes on top of the Grimsel pass, where it was foggy and cold, and it was good to get to our next destination, which is Aeschi above Spiez, where we stayed for 4 nights.
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From Gruyère Restoroute towards the Greyerzersee
From Gruyère Restoroute towards the Greyerzersee
Poya Alpufzug
Poya Alpufzug
Artist Interpretation of the
Artist Interpretation of the
Annual Procession of the Cows
Annual Procession of the Cows
up to the Summer
up to the Summer
Alpine Pastures
Alpine Pastures
From above Montreux towards Mont Pèlerin
From above Montreux towards Mont Pèlerin
Grammont across from Montreux with a Collar
Grammont across from Montreux with a Collar
Grammont Painting by Ferdinand Hodler
Grammont Painting by Ferdinand Hodler
Growing Fendant and Dôle
Growing Fendant and Dôle
Visiting Chanton Weine in Visp
Visiting Chanton Weine in Visp
Visp
Visp
Local Architecture
Local Architecture
Walliser Maske
Walliser Maske
Burgerkirche
Burgerkirche
Wine Tasting
Wine Tasting
Air-Dried Beef, Salami and Rohschinken
Air-Dried Beef, Salami and Rohschinken
Singing Te Voici, Vigneron!
Singing Te Voici, Vigneron!
Münster
Münster
Singing continues by Rosmarie and Lisa
Singing continues by Rosmarie and Lisa
Driving up the Furka/Grimsel
Driving up the Furka/Grimsel
Separation of the Grimsel from the Furka
Separation of the Grimsel from the Furka
Inside the Grimselpass Restaurant
Inside the Grimselpass Restaurant
Fog on the top of the Grimselpass - our Bus
Fog on the top of the Grimselpass - our Bus
Murmeltier at Grimselpass
Murmeltier at Grimselpass
Driving down towards Bernese Meiringen
Driving down towards Bernese Meiringen
Alpine Lakes Created by Dams
Alpine Lakes Created by Dams
Shaped by Pre-Historic Glaciers
Shaped by Pre-Historic Glaciers
Storage of Electricity for the Winter
Storage of Electricity for the Winter
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