Saturday morning we were off to Crans Montana Switzerland.
Although the other places were beautiful & had great places to see,this was probably one of the favorite places I/ the group visited. London & Paris we were "go,go,go". Lots of people & traffic. Here, the snow capped mountians, quiteness of a small town, no rush to do anything-we didn't have to stay in groups, no more cigarette smoke everywhere, it came at the right moment. Seeing the Swiss Alps every morning, afternoon & evening was breath taking! I stood there many times in awe of our Creator! We had a guided tour of the Castle of Chillin & took a beautiful walk along side Lake Geneva to Montreux. We also visited Zermatt & had our group photo taken & ate lunch on the The Mighty Matterhorn. Afterwards I did some shopping & then went off to see the memorial for the mountain climbers who lost their lives trying to climb. Ages ranged from 20yrs-70+yrs.
Both the choir & band performed one night in Switzerland. And I must say, these people were so great to watch. They had great appreciation & enthusiasm for the performances.
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| They LOVE their nutella!!! about 50 euro ($50) |
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| These sweet ladies were the first thing we saw as we pulled up to our hotel on the bus! |
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| Our view of the Swiss Alps every morning/night! Well, everywhere we looked we had a great view of the mountians! |
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| On top of the mountain! Speechless at God's creation! |
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| This is how clear the lakes were! |
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| The Castle of Chillon |
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| Toilets back in the day! Straight down into Lake Geneva |
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| Loved seeing the swans out on the lake! Beautiful! |
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| We left the Castle and walked along the lake to Montreux. Took about an hour. |
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| Our meeting place in Montreux |
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| Concert in Crans Montana! Great crowd! |
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| In Zermatt with the Matterhorn behind me & Hanna Beth |
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| Welcome to Zermatt! |
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| This is Biscuit and the man who took our group picture w/ Biscuit |
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| Behind this church is a memorial/grave site to those who lost their lives on the Matterhorn. The ages ranged form 20yrs-75yrs |
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| One of the many headstones. There were a lot of beautiful one but this is probably my favorite |
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| It rained in Crans Montana and we saw a rainbow on our walk to the tent |
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| The locals held a party for us. Traditional fondue, music , dancing, and playing of the Alp Horns |
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| Alp Horns |
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| Odd experience when I saw a man who kept looking at me while I was taking pictures & then came up to me & grabbed my camera but b/c of the language barrier I wasn't sure what he was saying or doing. I finally realized he wanted to take my picture! |
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| American Flag |
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It was hard picking out pictures to post. There were so many beautiful ones! So again, you can look on my Facebook and see the rest! |
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