Journal Comments - Back to the Swiss Alps and on to the Istrian Peninsula - CycleBlaze

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From Back to the Swiss Alps and on to the Istrian Peninsula by Jane Fletcher & Marcia Meale

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greta combs commented on a photo in Rest day in Spiez, castle, mountain and lake views

I dread to think of the little kitchen maid scurrying through the snow from castle to village trying to keep the bread warm!

3 weeks ago
greta combs commented on a photo in Rest day in Spiez, castle, mountain and lake views

I wonder why they would spend so much time decorating a door? Also, they seem excessively tall (but that may just be the angle from which you took the picture)?

3 weeks ago
greta combs commented on a photo in Lots of mixed terrain and damp weather

It's kind of amazing to me that almost all structures in the countryside are made of wood. How do they keep them from rotting - they don't look painted?

3 weeks ago
greta combs commented on a photo in Lots of mixed terrain and damp weather

If I had a view like this, I wouldn't be enticed out of the room anytime soon!

3 weeks ago
greta combs commented on a photo in Lots of mixed terrain and damp weather

How does all that milky, glacier water taste?

3 weeks ago
greta combs commented on a photo in Lots of mixed terrain and damp weather

Why do you suppose they ever made covered bridges? They are beautiful - but, why be covered when you are crossing a river, when you are in the rain the rest of the road?

3 weeks ago
greta combs commented on a photo in Through the undulating Swiss countryside

I'm interested in how they design their roofs so the snow falls off?

3 weeks ago
greta combs commented on a photo in Through the undulating Swiss countryside

Now, THAT is a cow bell!

3 weeks ago
greta combs commented on a photo in Through the undulating Swiss countryside

Are the evergreen trees mostly Fir trees?

3 weeks ago
greta combs commented on a photo in Through the undulating Swiss countryside

I am amazed and gratified by this abundance of clean water.

3 weeks ago
greta combs commented on a photo in Through the undulating Swiss countryside

These little villages crouched down between mountains reminds me of Eastern Ky. (except the mountains there are three times as high as ours!)

3 weeks ago
Jane Fletcher commented on a photo in Through the undulating Swiss countryside

Don’t know but it seems to be part of the traditional costume. The other group we saw was also wearing them.

3 weeks ago
greta combs commented on a photo in Through the undulating Swiss countryside

As a lover of barns, I give this one an A+

3 weeks ago
Jane Fletcher commented on a photo in Around the Lake Geneva to Chillon Castle

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3 weeks ago
Jane Fletcher replied to a comment by greta combs on a photo in Around the Lake Geneva to Chillon Castle

Thank you Greta!

3 weeks ago