At last - some more photos from our Tour!!

[Cornelia]

I'm quite a bit behind schedule with posting these photos - so this blog will take you back into springtime :-)).

The trees that now groan under the far too early summer heat are here stil on the way to get green leaves.

A cowslip (primula veris) in backlight:

This is one of the most beautiful hiking places in Switzerland - those hills/mountains extend from Zurich to Geneva and you could cross them east-west in about a fourtnight (and yes, I got rid of that ugly pink jacket by now!).

A huge dolina:

Our path is getting steeper now - there's a jogger in front of us, training for the uphill race the following Saturday - but we are not in such a hurry...

The Swiss are very careful about the 'difficulty' of their hiking-paths - when they say the path is easy and there is one bit, that might not quite fit the description, they install a rope or chain for 'moral support'.

In April our hikes were stil no longer than 3-4 hours - this cable car provided an excellent place to interrupt the tour without having to walk up again the next day. We started so early, that most people only just arrived, when we returned home - this photo was taken at 11.30 in the morning. We have unusual hot weather this year in Switzerland!

This is the latest sport in Switzerland: A rope garden. Here you can test your balance and feel of heights, secured on a rope with climbing gear and helmet. It looks like fun but is a no-go for Joy!

Joy getting into the stil moving cable car - with a little help from me to not get caught in the gap with a paw.

Nearly a week later, we went up again and finally reached the top!

Good girl! Joy is on the halti, because it's going steep down on the other side! From here you can see the Alps on a clear day. We could only see haze!! For better view, we'll have to go up in autumn or even on a cold January day.

Most photos courtesy of my husband. To be continued ...

[Peter Hennig]

as always very captivating such stunning scenery thanks for posting them ,everything looks so peaceful and serene and incredibly steep , keeps you fit I bet

[Susan Stone]

Lovely photos and great scenery - only sad that in our country we have so many restriction for letting dogs run loose... This time of year obviously is the worst!

[Chantal McIlveen-Wright]

ah!!!  I was anxious to continue my virtual holiday in Switzerland, and here we are with plenty of wonderful pictures again which really stimulate me to go out and walk the dog even if it is raining hard ... those paths are so inviting!!! A big thank you Cornelia and to your husband too for those great pictures  :-)

[Laura Kolbach]

wow!!

[Anna Kazimierowicz]

Second great blog!!! Lot of reading and looking! Thank you, Cornelia, for next trip to Alps:-)

I'm thinking about a trip to our Tatras, beautiful mountains, a tiny bit of alpian mountains in Poland (2499 m, the highest peak). The problem is : you can't enter Tatras National Park with dogs:((((     (the only mountains in Poland where dogs are banned from). That's why I didn't travel there last 14 years!