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5 Aug 20, 07:31 PM |
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Switzerland Summer 2020 - Day 3 - Snow and Altdorf
As forecast we woke up to rain and cold! Nevermind, the show must go on! O has been up since 5am as he has his university course (his university works in credits - he needs 120 credits to get his degree). He has taken a database course during the summer to earn extra credits - the down side is that as he is at a university in HK, his lectures start early. Normally they can be watched later but this particular course has set work to do during the lectures. So 5am twice a week it is! He was finished at 10am. I fed him whilst he was studying. After a shower, we were ready to leave. We had decided to do a hike. On the drive up to Oberalppass the temperature was getting colder and the rain more sleet like. We could see that it has been snowing at some stage. By the time we had got to the top it was 4C and there was a sleeting rain. It was freezing. We were not very motivated. Even June looked as though she really didn't want to go for a walk - and she is a mountain sheepdog! We decided to abandon. It really wasn't the day for a hike. The drive down was confirmation that we had made the right decision! When we got back to the house though the temperature had crept up to 11C and the rain was now just a drizzle. We decided that as June needed a walk we would go in the other direction to where we had been so far. Thankfully the sheep were on the other side of the river - so June didn't see the need to herd them! It was a lovely walk and we saw lots of flowers and some wild raspberries and strawberries One of the strawberries.. We got as far as the electricity making water dam before turning back. Once at home, we had the picking we were going to have on the hike and everyone had a rest! After about 2h we decided to go and find an ice cream shop. We checked their website - they were open so if we went to Altdorf - about 25 minutes away! Unfortunately, the ice cream shop was closed (not happy!) so we ended up at a cake shop. Everything in Switzerland seems to closed around 5pm so finding somewhere that still has cakes left was a little tricky. They weren't bad though! We then went for a walk - uphill though! We got a good view over the town! How long did this take to stack? O offered to make dinner - gnocchi with veggies and cheese. We then had a very enjoyable hour playing boggle and card games. Lots of laughter was had. I am still the queen of boggle and manage not to come last in the card games! Success We were all in bed by about 10pm - this fresh air is tiring!
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5 Aug 20, 07:48 PM |
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5 Aug 20, 08:32 PM |
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So pleased you had a lovely day after the chilly, wet start. The scenery is beautiful even in the rain, and how lovely to see wild fruit growing.
Such a shame the ice cream shop was closed, but that cake looks amazing so it was a good substitute for ice cream 😀 How nice of O to cook the evening meal, especially after his early start. Will he have to wake that early every day? I do hope he can have a lie in some mornings. Such a lovely way to end the day playing games and cards. |
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5 Aug 20, 09:30 PM |
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Oh my goodness I would also have definitely turned back - 4 degrees!
The scenery is beautiful, I hope it gets a little warmer for you all. Shame about the ice cream but the cake looks delicious! Can’t beat a bit of family time playing games. |
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6 Aug 20, 08:07 AM |
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You can eat as much cake as you like with all the walking you're doing 🍰🥾
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6 Aug 20, 05:10 PM |
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Can’t believe the cold weather in August! What a shame about the ice cream but glad you are still reigning supreme at Boggle!
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10 Aug 20, 01:12 PM |
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Shame about the ice cream but the cake looked delicious 😋
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10 Aug 20, 02:59 PM |
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Ooh definitely a good idea to abandon plans, looked super cold.
Lovely scenery and lol at the wood stack. Andy would have to inspect that thoroughly Cake is far superior to ice cream in my books so I would see that as a win!
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14 Aug 20, 09:55 PM |
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The afternoon certainly seemed better weather and nicer for walking
Joan
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21 Aug 20, 04:25 PM |
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A great day despite the weather! I’m glad it warmed up a little! Cake looks amazing!
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