So I have realized I have so many great pictures, I'm going to have to split Swiss National Day into two blogs. This first one will show you highlights from our hike around the village of Cully and up into the vineyards above the city. Next Thursday will be really great---our pictures of the village boat cruise, including real yodeling and those big horns like you see in the Ricola commercials. So stay tuned for next Thursday!
So we began our hike in the village of Cully. There are about 400 people who live in this beautiful village right on the shore of Lake Geneva. All of the buildings are super old, but well-built and well taken care of. As you can see, the flags were out for Swiss National Day!
As we walked around town, we saw some really amazing things. First, there was a tree that is older than our whole country!! It's been there since 1796. That really put things in perspective!
This was the Fountina de la Justice. It was right by Cousin Swiss Mister's apartment. I felt this was a good omen, beings that I had just taken the bar exam about 48 hours earlier. Turns out it was!
We then made our way down by the water---and saw what I think was the most beautiful view I've ever seen. No, not Cousin Whitney and I after flying all night....although we were pretty cute...
But I was talking about Lake Geneva, surrounded by the Swiss Alps. I am telling you guys, the pictures just do not do it justice. It was amazing! You will see I kept taking pictures of this throughout the trip at different angles/times/etc. I fell in love!
So then we started our hike up the hills surrounding Cully. There were great views of the vineyards and houses along the way.
When we figured we got high enough above the village (or at least our legs had decided we were high enough) we stopped to enjoy the view! This is the village of Cully below. 
And here is another of the lake and the Alps with the vineyards included.
Then Cousin Swiss Mister decided to show off. In picture 1, he thought he was Shannon Miller. In picture 2, Pat Day.
I cannot let this opporunity pass without telling the "Cousin Swiss Mister on a horse" story. My dear cousin is SO not a country kid. He would come to visit and we always loved it because we would end up with the best stories about him! When he was a kid, he came to NM and my dad decided he should ride a horse. Luckily, we had an old nag named Pet. The name alone should tell you the caliber of this horse. He was like 20 years old or something crazy. Anyway, Cousin Swiss Mister still refers to him as the killer horse and tells some ridiculous story of near-death involving warp speeds on this horse. (I'm going to try my best to work in the "Cousin Swiss Mister saw a snake" story in a future blog...).
So the hike around Cully was beautiful and a lot of fun! I can't wait for next Thursday--I am telling you guys, the pictures from the boat cruise are some of the best! Stay tuned!
1 comment:
It's interesting to read about where I'm living from the perspective of a visitor, especially one from you, my protege. The horse hit his 2nd wind and nearly threw me off to my early death.
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