Lenk Im Simmental: August 2007

Thursday, August 30, 2007

29 AUGUST 2007 - SPENT THE MORNING AT THE MUSEE GRUERIEN IN BULLE

Labels: THESE ARE WEDDING OUTFITS FROM BYGONE DAYS

SPENT THE AFTERNOON IN BERN

ROB'S AFTERNOON SNACK

Labels: LAEDERACH TRUFFLES - CACAO HAZELNUT AND CAPUCCINO

THE VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE NEAR THE BEAR PIT IN BERN

28 AUGUST 2007 - PADDLE-STEAMER CRUISE AROUND LAKE GENEVA

WE HOPPED OFF THE SHIP IN LAUSANNE

THE APARTMENT BUILDING IN LAUSANNE WHERE I LIVED 49 YEARS AGO

STEAMING PAST CHATEAU DE CHILLON ON THE WAY BACK TO MONTREUX

27 AUGUST 2007 - PRE BIRTHDAY LUNCH FOR MUM

Labels: BECAUSE JJ AND ROMY COULDN'T MAKE IT TO THE LUNCH LATER IN THE WEEK

JJ AND ROMY

WE HEADED OFF TO MONTREUX FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS SO THAT THE HOUSE WOULDN'T BE TOO CROWDED

Labels: IT WAS HOT AND HUMID IN MONTREUX

WE STAYED IN A B&B WHICH HAD A NICE VIEW OF LAKE GENEVA

Labels: TOO BAD IS WAS SO CLOSE TO THE TRAIN TRACKS AND HIGHWAY

26 AUGUST 2007 - CHRIS, DENISE AND SANDRA ARRIVE IN LENK FOR A WEEK

Labels: HERE WE ARE HAVING LUNCH IN ANNY'S APARTMENT

A LOCAL CAT CLIMBED UP ONE OF MUM'S TREES AND GOT STUCK

Labels: WE TRIED EVERYTHING WE COULD THINK OF TO GET IT TO COME DOWN

AFTER THREE DAYS WE FOUND OUT WHO THE OWNER IS AND GOT HER TO TRY TO COAX THE CAT DOWN

Labels: THE WHOLE NEIGBOURHOOD WATCHED NERVOUSLY

AT ABOUT 10:30 PM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO SAVE THE DAY

Labels: TIGGY IS SAFELY AT HOME

Sunday, August 26, 2007

25 AUGUST 2007 - THE AIRSHOW IN ST. STEPHAN - WE HEARD THEY WERE GIVING RIDES IN THESE VINTAGE JETS

Labels: THEN WE FOUND OUT THE COST WAS ABOUT $7000. MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE MORE AFFORDABLE.

CHOCKS AWAY!

Labels: THIS IS CAPTAIN FREDDY REQUESTING CLEARANCE FOR TAKEOFF

MUM'S NEW WALKER

Labels: WHICH SHE CALLS THE "CADILLAC"

A VISIT TO THE CHALET IN POESCHENRIED WHERE GRANDPA SCHLAEPPI GREW UP

THE EXTERIOR PAINT WAS RESTORED BY UNCLE ALBERT

Labels: THE DATE AT THE TOP INDICATES THAT THE CHALET WAS BUILT IN 1764

SOME OF THE PAINT DETAIL

THE CHALET FROM A DISTANCE

THE SCHLAEPPI COAT OF ARMS PAINTED ON THE EXTERIOR

A LITTLE DETOUR TO RESTAURANT IFFIGENALP

MUM AND ROB

Labels: ENJOYING A "BRENNTI CREME"

"COUPE IFFIGENALP"

Labels: THE SIGNATURE DESSERT AT THE RESTAURANT - ROB SHARED A LITTLE TASTE OF IT

MUM AND I OUTSIDE THE RESTAURANT

Saturday, August 25, 2007

24 AUGUST 2007 - ALL ABOARD!

Labels: TODAY WE'RE HEADING TO GRUYERES FOR A CHEESE FACTORY TOUR AND BROC FOR A CHOCOLATE FACTORY TOUR

ROB ENJOYING THE COMPLIMENTARY CHOCOLATE FILLED CROISSANT AND WARM DRINK SERVED ON THE TRAIN

TOUR OF THE GRUYERES CHEESE FACTORY

Labels: EVERYONE GETS A "CHEESE-PHONE" WHICH GUIDES YOU THROUGH THE TOUR.

CHEESEMAKING IN ACTION

RACLETTE AT HOTEL DE VILLE IN GRUYERES

Labels: THIS WAS JUST ROB'S LUNCH - LINDA HAD QUICHE AND I HAD FONDUE. IT WAS FANTASTIC.

PART OF THE TOUR OF THE CASTLE OF GRUYERES

Labels: CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1270-1282

A VIEW DOWN TO THE FRENCH GARDEN

TIME FOR THE TOUR OF THE CAILLER CHOCOLATE FACTORY IN BROC

Labels: CAN WE GO STRAIGHT TO THE FREE CHOCOLATE SAMPLES

CHOCOLATE MOULDS

I'M GOING TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE AND ONE OF THOSE AND ONE OF THOSE...

Labels: ROB ENJOYED THE CHOCOLATE SAMPLES SO MUCH HE WENT THROUGH THE LINE THREE TIMES

I THINK WE ATE A LITTLE TOO MUCH CHOCOLATE

DINNER IN ZWEISIMMEN

Labels: AT LA PIZZERIA PERGOLA

Friday, August 24, 2007

23 AUGUST 2007

Labels: ANNY'S FAVOURITE COFFEE MUG

MUM'S FAVOURITE COFFEE MUG

Labels: "ALPHUETTLI TEE"

LUNCH ON ANNY'S BALCONY

DESSERT MADE BY MUM

Labels: ZWETSCHGEN-KUCHEN (PLUM PIE)

TILLY HAVING A CATNAP

Labels: ON ANNY'S BALCONY

A COZY LITTLE CHALET IN LENK

Labels: IT MUST BE BARBIE AND KEN'S VACATION HOME

A SELF-SERVICE CHEESE STAND ON THE WAY TO POESCHENRIED

Labels: DON'T WORRY, WE DIDN'T SWIPE ALL THEIR CASH AND CHEESE

THE SCHOOL MUM WENT TO IN POESCHENRIED

MY BIRTHPLACE AND ALSO THE BIRTHPLACE OF MY MOTHER

Labels: IN POESCHENRIED LENK

AFTER ALL THAT WALKING, WE NEEDED SOME REFRESHMENTS

Labels: A FELDSCHLöSSCHEN AT THE HOTEL STERNEN IN LENK