Sunday, May 5, 2013

First Weekend in Switzerland


We had a great weekend beginning with the 27th birthday party of one of Nathan's Spanish colleagues on Saturday at Bern. It was an interesting  international group: 2 Americans guys, 1 British guy, 2 Frenches girls, 1 Russia girl, 1 Egyptian guy, 1 German guy, and 1 guy from Liechtenstein (Liechtenstein is a country in Western Europe and is the sixth smallest country in the world).
I made a chocolate cake for the occasion and you can find the recipe in my cooking blog (http://deboucheao.blogspot.ch/2013/05/gateau-classique-au-chocolat-en-poudre.html?spref=fb).


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The next day, we did a long hike, starting from Konolfingen (see your itineary at this link: http://fr.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=10505) and I cannot describe how beautiful is it around here so I let you enjoying it by the few pics I took.


The view from the trail

A typical Swiss farm

The famous Swiss cows: so peaceful

Another farm

A single tree on the hill 

A panoramic view of the valley

The trail before the forest

Inside the forest of pine trees

The "yellow" meadows 


A old sledge: Maybe they still use it during winter?


The Alps!


A Swiss playing Hornussen :The traditionnal Swiss sport gets its name from the puck which is known as a "Hornuss" (hornet) or "Nouss". When hit, it can whizz through the air at up to 300 km/h and create a buzzing sound.

Panoramic view of the village Konolfingen on the way back

Funny Sign: Be careful of chicken crossing!

1 comment:

  1. Beautiful!
    Glad the weather cleared up for you!! Thanks for sharing your pictures!

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