On the road from Switzerland to Italy
On the road from Switzerland to Italy. And it is still raining.
The hills are aliiiiive.....with the sound of myoooo - ziiic......
Cool shaggy Swiss cattle
From the skyway in the Italian Dolomite Mountains
From the skyway in the Italian Dolomite Mountains. The cattle in Switzerland wear bells. When they move, they create a lovely symphony that echoes through the hills.
In the Italian Dolomite Mountains
In the Italian Dolomite Mountains.
In the Italian Dolomite Mountains....we got more rain than we'd have liked.
In the Italian Dolomite Mountains. Spinning in flower covered meadows was required.
The hills are aliiiiive.....with the sound of myoooo - ziiic...... But in this picture the cow bells are providing the music.
Stiles were used to allow hikers to pass while keeping the cattle in.
In the Italian Dolomite Mountains. There was rain... and even a little snow, as we walked across the mountain top.
Crucifix overlooking the town of Castelrotto
Taking the chairlift back down into town
Lake Thuner See in Switzerland
Heading up the valley into the Jungfrau region of Switzerland
The Swiss Alps
Statue in Grindelwald
We weren't quite sure how to interpret this one, but it was a cool sign.
The Swiss Alps. And more rain... But at least it was predictable... Every afternoon about 2 pm.
An Alpine snail.
Tonya made a friend in the Alps.
Swiss butterflies. The meadows were filled with butterflies.
Swiss butterflies
Buterfly Love
Hang gliding in the Swiss Alps
Newt in the Swiss Alps
The Swiss Alps: descending into Stechelberg
The Swiss Alps: pretty bridge on the road back to Italy.
The Swiss Alps: we liked the way they put the road through without interrupting the waterfall.
Some of the international roadsigns are hard to understand, but this one got the point across very effectively.
