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mid-summer en Evolène

Every year on the 15th of August, there is a big traditional festival in Evolène. People put on their coloring customs.  It is a fantastic moment for the eyes and the ears to enjoy all these folkloriques presentations. I was especially pleased to listen to one of the day’s significant events, the concert of the “cor des Alpes” in the middle of the village…

Sunny afternoon

On this sunny afternoon, I decided to go to the beach. It was such a pleasure strolling around and looking at these wonderful little things laying around the lake. It was sunny but very cold, I couldn’t stay there for a very long time. En cet après-midi ensoleillé, j’ai décidé d’aller à la plage. C’était un tel plaisir de se promener et de…

A golden evening

It was a lovely Saturday evening in June.  They announced a special event with old barks, illuminated at 10 PM. After a good supper at the border of Lake Geneva, we spent the time till 10 PM listening to a very good orchestra playing oldies from the ’60s. The sky slowly turned dark and then all of sudden the barks were illuminated. The spectacle and the weather were just…