May 30, in photography , Switzerland , Travel 9 comments. One of the driving reasons for our trip to Italy a few years back was to visit the Cinque Terra. It is such a beautiful place that we wanted to see it, and I wanted to photograph it. We just spent the day in the same type of place in Switzerland: the Berner Oberland, specifically Murren and its immediate surroundings. The fact the it was raining and overcast this morning didn't slow us down at all.
We started the day with a great walk down the mountain a bit to the tiny village of Gimmelwald. The rain stopped and it looked like the sun was trying to peek out, so we hopped a couple of gondolas to the Schilthorn 10,', give or take.
It was mostly in the clouds, but there were some interesting photos to be had. The people watching was outstanding, however. Back to Murren for another short walk, then we picked up a large bottle of beer and a small bottle of wine and sat on our balcony and watched the sun light up the face of the mountains on the opposite side of the valley and the paragliders float right across in front of us. And below us. BTW: yesterday on the way here, the bus was loaded onto a train β with us on it β that took it through a mountain.
Saved us 1. May 28, in photography , Switzerland , Travel 2 comments. So, only enough time for another quick post. We then drove on to Lugano for dinner and a lakeside stroll. Today we took a boat ride to Gandria, a tiny village perched precariously on a hill alongside the lake.
We wandered the very narrow streets and alleys for a while, always up or down, never level, and then had a delicious lunch with adult beverages, of course perched over the lake. It was pretty unbelievable. The sights we have seen on this trip keep getting better and better. Tomorrow we get up early and head back to the Alps, this time into the Berner Oberland to a tiny village, only reached by gondola, called Murren. Stay tuned, should be some interesting images. May 26, in photography , Switzerland , Travel 1 comment.
