Vouvry – I discover my region

The other day I left home early in the morning for an appointment. While I was driving the car, I suddenly saw a misty, foggy landscape, like so often in autumn or wintertime. My camera is always ready in the car so I drove among the fields to find a place for taking a picture.  The cows were out and I waited till the sun got up to take a…

DESALPE à CRANS-MONTANA

It’s always a festival when it comes to the “desalp.” The cows, lamb, chèvre come down from the mountain, where they stayed the whole summer season.  It takes place around Mid-September each year. Last Sunday I participated in Crans, accompanied by many folkloric groups like “sonor the cloche”, alphorn, “Fahnenschwinger”, songs. It’s a little bit different here than…

Bisse de Trient

Are you looking for freshness? Go to the mountains and enjoy a lovely walk along with one of the many bisses in the Valais. I took these pictures from my recent walk along the Bisse of Trient. You start it on the Col de la Forclaz, on the road between Chamonix in France and Martigny in the Valais. The best period to go is in Summertime. Usually, it is a…