My uncle and aunt visited us from Newcastle and they chose a perfect weekend to see the sights of Switzerland. We drove to Martigny and caught the Mont Blanc Express up to Les Marecottes. The train uses a clever blend of tracks, third rail power and cogs to get up the steep mountainside - a delight for my railway engineer uncle!
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| A spot of map reading on the train up |
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| The quaint station of Les Marecottes |
We walked down a little trail to the village of Salvan, also in the Trient Valley, where we stopped for a spot of lunch at Cafe des Alpes.
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| A tranquil Alpine trail |
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| Salvan, nestled in the Alps |
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| The town square |
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| Some more map reading! |
On our drive home we stopped at the
Cailler chocolate factory for a bit of chocolate tasting and photo taking :)
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| Me with my Unkie and Ankie |
On Sunday we made the most of the lovely weather to show off our beautiful part of Switzerland. We went on a village tour then headed to the Arboretum for a picnic lunch.
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| At the end of Aubonne, overlooking Lake Geneva and the French Alps |
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| Picnic in the park |
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| Summer greens in the Arboretum |
It was so lovely to spend some time with Kevin and Val and to show them around our new home.
