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Today, on the way home from Martigny, I stopped at the Waterfall “Pisse-Vache”. It’s an amazing waterfall, the biggest in the Valais. While I enjoyed absorbing the water drops from the fall, a lady, with a really big back pack arrived and we started talking. She explained to me that she came from Belgium all the way on foot and is going to Rome by…
I recently helped a friend with wine tasting in Epesses. This is a small village in the region of Lavaux. The region’s having been named a UNESCO world heritage since 2007. The principal grape of Lavaux is Chasselas, one of the great grapes of the world. But Chasselas from one cru to the next can be very different. I improved my knowledge but wine and tasting is definitely…
Easter 2018: 10-centimeter of snow in the morning! Oh no. The snow is never ending this year. And then, all of sudden, the sun comes out and invites you to take a stroll in the afternoon. After a half-hour walk, we arrived in Crans-Montana, where we came across a folkloric demonstration. I was attracted by the sound of the dulcimer (Hackbrett), a sound I know well from…