Switzerland is sold to tourists as a country of phenomenal beauty: Snow-covered mountains, lakes of all sizes and depths, waterfalls, bell-ringing cows in lusciously green and hilly fields, the best chocolate in the world and I could go on. If you purchase a calendar of this neutral country in the middle of Europe (without being in the EU), each month will confirm this image and so will all ad campaigns.
What is NOT as well-known about the Swiss landscape is the fact that cranes, diggers, roadwork, building sites etc. are as common a sight here as mountains. I kid you not as the pictures below show. These were taken from our balcony the other when we had a clear sky which made the mountains in the background particularly visible (second picture).
I should probably have added pictures from other parts of Switzerland in order to prove this (very interesting and not at all random!) point, but I usually end up focusing on the mountains, waterfalls, lakes etc. instead - and trying to avoid the criss crossing of cranes.
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| Crane City |
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| Check out the mountains in the back - still take my breath away! |
Watch out for my next post, which might include a picture of a Grittibänz.
Lots of love,
Karen x
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