Showing posts with label Switzerland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Switzerland. Show all posts
This photo was taken in Lausanne, Switzerland on the shore of Lake Geneva. Was a gorgeous shot. It always makes me feel peaceful to look at this photo.
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This is a gorgeous view in the early morning from a chalet in Bourg Saint Pierre, Switzerland. A very small village in Switzerland just before you cross into Italy. The mountains are breath taking.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre (German name: St. Petersburg) is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village of Bourg-Saint-Pierre lies at the foot of the Grand Combin.
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This is Luzern, Switzerland. Out of all of the towns in Switzerland I really liked this one best.
Lucerne (German: 
Due to its location on the shore of Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee), within sight of Mount Pilatus and Rigi in the Swiss Alps, Lucerne is traditionally considered first and foremost as a tourist destination. One of the city's famous landmarks is Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrücke), a wooden bridge first built in the 14th century.
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This is Grimsel Pass in Switzerland
Grimsel Pass (German: Grimselpass) (el. 2165 m.) is a Swiss high mountain pass between the valley of the Rhone River in the canton of Valais and the Haslital (upper valley of the Aar river) in the canton of Bern.
It is located near the source of the Rhone at the Rhone Glacier. Also in the area is the Grimsel Test Site, used for research into underground radioactive waste disposal.
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This is Altdorf, Switzerland where the famous story of William Tell took place. William Tell, who originally hailed from Bürglen, was known as an expert marksman with the crossbow. At the time, the Habsburg emperors of Austria were seeking to dominate Uri. Hermann Gessler, the newly appointed Austrian Vogt of Altdorf, raised a pole in the village's central square, hanged his hat on top of it, and demanded that all the local townsfolk bow before the hat. But Tell passed by the hat without bowing to it, and he was arrested. He received the punishment of being forced to shoot an apple off the head of his son, Walter, or else both would be executed. Tell had been promised freedom if he successfully shot the apple.
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This photo was taken on a drive from Switzerland to Aosta, Italy
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