Switzerland
4th September 2004 to 11th September 2004
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A week's family holiday in and around Gstaad, Switzerland.
Typical Swiss chalet scene.
Typical Swiss chalet scene.
One of the trains serving these valleys.
One of the trains serving these valleys.
I'm not sure why that mountain is so mis-shapen at its peak!
I'm not sure why that mountain is so mis-shapen at its peak!
A small plane takes off from Saanen Airfield.
A small plane takes off from Saanen Airfield.
The main street in Gstaad.
The main street in Gstaad.
It's very chocolate-boxey...
It's very chocolate-boxey...
The railway viaduct at the edge of the village.
The railway viaduct at the edge of the village.
The very snooty 5* hotel. We didn't stay here!
The very snooty 5* hotel. We didn't stay here!
Another train line, hugging the contours.
Another train line, hugging the contours.
View from a cable car down the valley.
View from a cable car down the valley.
A glacial cirque (hollow) in the mountain.
A glacial cirque (hollow) in the mountain.
At the top of the cable-car, it's cold and foggy! The glacier stretches for miles in that direction.
At the top of the cable-car, it's cold and foggy! The glacier stretches for miles in that direction.
That's the real summit - but I couldn't be bothered to climb up there.
That's the real summit - but I couldn't be bothered to climb up there.
One for the family album :-)
One for the family album :-)
Another shot of the glacier.
Another shot of the glacier.
This outcrop is quite convenient for the halfway point of the cable-car.
This outcrop is quite convenient for the halfway point of the cable-car.
That's a crazy rock formation!
That's a crazy rock formation!
The edge of the glacier.
The edge of the glacier.
Back to greenery in the valley below.
Back to greenery in the valley below.
Another of the mountain ranges.
Another of the mountain ranges.
Hilltop chalet!
Hilltop chalet!
More mountains.
More mountains.
Another cable car photo: I'm not sure whether this looks nicer in white or green...
Another cable car photo: I'm not sure whether this looks nicer in white or green...
A farmer's house on the hillside.
A farmer's house on the hillside.