OK, prepare yourself for a long row of photos from Switzerland and the surroundings of Verbier where we stayed. We went out hiking every single day except one when it rained, some days it was hard and we came back destroyed but happy, other days it was light and we came home happy. We picked lots of wild strawberries and even some wild blueberries, we saw cows and cows and cows and it was lovely to be there on the sloping sides of the mountains. We went up and we went down, on winding paths or small roads, always moving forward, a bit like all those cows now when I come to think of it. There is something about walking that I really enjoy, it relaxes me and you can choose if you want to think or just exist and take in the scenery, the times when I distance myself from my being are invaluable because I need to forget about myself now and then, it's like going on vacation! I get so fed up with myself now and then that I'm happy when I can take those 'trips'! Enough, now I will let the photos speak, I hope you will enjoy them:
Gorgeous, makes me feel like singing...
ReplyDeleteawesome photo essay ilva! it's just how i imagine switzerland to be - with lots of cows. now we just need to figure out where do we do our girlie vacation - switzerland or norway or sweden?
ReplyDeleteSweden! Woohoo!
ReplyDeleteRent smärtsamt vackert!
ReplyDeleteswitzerland !! duh ;)
ReplyDeleteyour words and gorgeous photos above are exactly why i love living here so much. fabulous !! so glad you enjoyed !!
i've been once to switzerland and oh, how amazing it is. haunting, stunning and so full of rich history. didn't have the opportunity to walk the slopes like you, though. someday it'd be a dream to go back, possibly follow in your footsteps... heck, even live there!
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*heather*
Beautiful - I've spent quite a bit of time near Zurich and this just brings back those fresh, simple sights and smells of the countryside. Love that feeling of tired legs and a dinner well-earned...
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful photos!! I almost feel like I'm on the walk with you.
ReplyDeleteTake me away from myself ... to that little cabin.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Ilva.
Absolutely breathtaking! I so wish-I-was there!
ReplyDeleteHi Ilva .. WOW, such a super break, and just look at the fantastic views :) thanks for sharing them!
ReplyDeleteStunning photos.i haven't been to Switzerland in quite a few years and I'm just asking myself why.thank you for this great photo essay.
ReplyDelete先將一個人的生活過好，才有能力過好兩個人的生活................................................
ReplyDeleteNice pictures Ilya.. they brings back such fond & wonderful memories of our trip there last year. Our walk from Muerren down to Gimmelwald was the best for me.. it was really wonderful to be there walking in the village, the meadows of wildflowers and the awesome mountains.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see Valais pictures on your blog! :) Great shots!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rosa
你怎麼能經過一片海，而忘記它的藍？......................................................................
ReplyDeletewas going to write the same Rosa :) how great to see my beautiful Valais on Ilva's blog !! next time Ilva, tell us and will come for a cafe to Verbier with Rosa !
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteReminds me that I always used to tell the kids that the cows in Switzerland actually have their two front legs shorter because it's easier in the mountains.. hehe
wonderful sights!
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Beautiful. So green!
ReplyDeleteHärligt härligt och underbart! Bodde ni på ett hotell eller liknande och gjorde dagsutflykter? Hela familjen med? Om några dagar åker jag till Abisko och ska gå i fjällen för första gången i mitt liv, då blir det dagsturer och utan tält. Ska bli spännande och hoppas jag, rofyllt med långsamma samtal som får ta tid.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. Simply gorgeous. I could relax in scenery like that!
ReplyDeleteAmazing picures, it's very impressive! I'm in Verbier every winter and it's really something special with the summer version of the lovely resort.
ReplyDeleteI went there last summer and new years...it makes me want to go back :) wonderful pictures !! i love the natural berry growing its all stunnning(:
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