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An Indian summer
is a period of unseasonably warm, dry weather that sometimes occurs
in autumn in Northern America during late September to November.
(Wikipedia)
Well, in Finland they call it "ruska"
Have no idea if the Swiss have their own name for it.
But I tell you, boys and girls, the Swiss Alps
really look spectacular in October sun.
Was lucky to spend a couple of days is Graubünden area
in Switzerland, close to St. Moritz.
If you ever get the chance, do travel by train,
especially take the historical route with the Rhaetian railway.
The most spectacular way to cross the Alps: the Bernina Express
from Chur / Landquart / Davos / St. Moritz - Valposchiavo - Tirano
links up regions with different languages and cultures. This is not a rack
railway and the train winds its way gently through splendid scenery.
I only took that train from Chur to Samedan,
and even there the sceneries were just wonderful.
All kinds of interesting things happening along the route,
I did not take that many pics as it was getting dark.
And I thought I'll take the same route back ...
which did not happen.
But check my posting with some winter views:
Oh yes, and we had that tv-team there, too:
Had a room with a view. Wow.
The lake view in St. Moritz.
I tell you, it is off season and most of the fancy shops
in the famous resort town were closed.
No Prada, no Gucci, no nothing! Imagine!
Well, it was quite fantastic just to drive around this area.
The mountains soon to be covered by snow.
Those amazing shades of yellow!
Larix decidua, the European larch, is a species of larch native
to the mountains of central Europe, in the Alps and Carpathian
Mountains as well as the Pyrenees, with disjunct lowland
populations in northern Poland and southern Lithuania.
(Wikipedia)
Yellow.
The combination of those mountain tops and larch trees is not bad.
Such a perfect lunch location in Pontresina on such a sunny day:
The view from the terrace.
So let's hit the road and drive to Livigno, Italy!
Yes, yes, yellow.
But also no yellow.
Check this: skiing season in Italy has started!!!
Tuleeko runsasluminen vai lumeton talvi?
Sanontoja onkin kaksi:
- kun on paljon pihlajanmarjoja niin tulee paljon lunta
tai
- ei pihlajat jaksa kahta taakkaa kantaa eli vähän lunta
Tax free shopping paradise next to the skiing areas.
Livigno presents visitors with A UNIQUE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE
undisturbed by traffic, in the outdoors and surrounded by mountains.
Well, all kinds of quality shops ... this sound funny but:
The word bimbo derives itself from the Italian bimbo,
a masculine-gender term that means "(male) baby"
or "young (male) child"
(the feminine form of the Italian word is bimba).
Just ask Wikipedia.
So this is how the skiing slopes look like without snow.
Cannot remember how the roads were in winter when
we last time travelled to Livigno by bus.
Who cares about the roads ...! Ms Z loves us anyway.
Thanks, grazie for your hospitality dear L family!
On my way back. By train.
Empty train.
Getting greener, the scenery.
Swiss cows.
Check those horns!
This is Switzerland.
And it's pretty hard to avoid the reflexions of the camera.
This Walensee is quite impressive.
Wow, did not see that graffity when taking the pic
of Lake Zürich!
Next time maybe more time close to Zürich!
