Same view – different season.
I never asked my partner which view she preferred. One of thousands of questions I never asked. Oh for those 17 years again…. I suspect she would not have gone for the snow version. She didn’t like being cold. To be honest she didn’t like it too hot as well. She was a Spring and Autumn person.
I would definitely opt for the snow version. I have always liked the cold. Maybe it was all those years of sitting watching the most northerly English Premier Football Team. Sat in a black and white shirt in the middle of winter. In summer I would melt. That’s a Yorkshire summer. Lord knows what I would do if I lived in Arizona or The Mediterranean or The Middle East.
Switzerland can get hot in the summer. I remember one really hot day. It was too hot for my partner. After a quick visit to the zoo she stayed in the hotel with our son while I went for a run along the lake. Never been so hot. After 40 minutes it was too much and I just jumped into the lake. Oh the sweet cool glacial waters. And I can’t swim… When I emerged from the lake a sweet old man was walking past shading the sun out with an umbrella. In almost perfect English he said
“Grüezi. You must be English. Only someone from England would be mad enough to run in this.”
But I digress. This is Swiss Sunday and it’s not supposed to be about me. That’s wrecked any chance of a free Toblerone from the Swiss Tourist Board.
Switzerland is a special place. A place for special memories. A place where you can visit a valley one trip and it’s deep snow perfect for skiing. The next trip it’s scorching hot and it’s beach soccer.
Unlike the UK these days it still gets distinct seasons. Stunning colours in Spring. Heat in the Summer. Moody Autumns. Proper winters. That is how it should be. Something we need to try and preserve.
I can definitely identify with preferring spring and fall to summer and winter. I am originally from Newfoundland where the weather is somewhat similar to the British Isles, or so I’ve been told. Spring there is a lovely graduation from the cold of winter with the days slowly getting warmer. Of course the reverse is true of fall. Spring and Fall here are normally very short – a few weeks at best. Then it’s onto extreme heat in the summer and extreme cold by February. But it’s doable (and what choice do we have anyway LOL)
The photos are stunning. I doubt I will ever get to visit Switzerland or the UK, but I wish I could. All your photos make both places very tempting to see. Sigh. I do enjoy the photos though.
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Newfoundland has always sounded just the most stunning place. It’s strange but we are further north than Newfoundland.
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Yes… I used to live near Toronto, Ontario… And it is on the same Parallel as North Spain. I loved the Autumn colours. I didn’t mind the snow… Except for driving in it.
Clearing it was good exercise (always plenty of that).
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It’s crazy to think of Spain on the same level as Canada.
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It is a beautiful island and still pristine in most areas. It is strange to think you’re further north, but it makes sense in a weird way too.
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I’ve been looking at some pictures. Absolutely stunning.
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Yes, it’s so beautiful – so many places around the globe I’d love to visit, If you ever get to visit Newfoundland make sure you go to Gros Morne National Park – breathtaking vistas there….and in Labrador the Torngat Mountains…
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It’s certainly on the list now.
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It’s such a beautiful world – so much to see everywhere!
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It is. Just need to find a way.
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I think it may be too late for us. Hubby’s health won’t allow for much globe trotting…
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That’s a real shame.
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It is what it is. But I do enjoy seeing the photos you post and others on here and live vicariously through you all. 🙂
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I do as well. Opens my mind.
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One of the best features of WordPress is being able to connect with people all over the world – it is mind blowing sometimes. So, while I may not be able to physically visit places I go there in my imagination (back to that LOL).
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I hope you won’t mind, but I have nominated you for the Blogger recognition Award (it’s not an awful lot of work, I promise). If you want to check it out here’s what I wrote: https://chopkins2x3.wordpress.com/2019/06/11/blogger-recognition-award/
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Thank you so much
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I truly enjoy your blog and you are so welcome
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Thank you
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My pleasure
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I am a Spring and Autumn person, too. Here on the East Coast, the Springs and Autumns are too short for my taste.
I love both shots but, I’ve noticed that the big, cream-colored/tan building has a slightly different configuration in each photo and ‘Belvedere’ is missing. And, a tree to the left is missing. What is the time frame distance between the two?
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Not sure will have a look.
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Lovely pictures.
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Thank you
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You’re welcome 😊
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Your love for Switzerland is infectious. Thanks to you, I’ve fallen in love with Switzerland myself. When the day’s work is done, I’m often there, thanks to the Internet. What a beautiful and civilized place. Modern yet very respectful of the charms of old life.
If I have another life, I’d very much like to live there.
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It so is. It’s the country I wish the UK was.
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Oh, and for those cow bells too.
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They are so hypnotic
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Give me sunshine! Nothing nicer than cross-country skiing along crisp tracks under a sunny but cold blue sky or cooling off in the lake when it’s scorching.
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That’s the thing Ive always missed due to our damp weather
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I, too, like spring and autumn – but I prefer the snow picture – and I’m scared of heights
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I am so I never look down.
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🙂
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I don’t like to be cold, either. However, I do think that snow scenes are among the most beautiful, second only to autumnal scenes with leaves of every vibrant colour of fall. Someday, perhaps, I will get to Switzerland … if only in the travels of my mind.
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I will keep my fingers crossed for an environmental friendly, cheap and virtually instantaneous new form of transport
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Wouldn’t that be awesome! We could meet for that cup of coffee after all! 😊
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It so would. One day.
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Damp weather does not agree with me which is why I fled from UK to sunny France.
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That is a wise move.
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I have to agree with that old man lol I seen that “swimming picture” myself…way too often 🙂
Beautiful post, very lyrical
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Yes in my case it’s not a good look, hardly James Bond emerging from the sea. More like something from the Swamp Monster. Not sure what I was thinking about running in that heat. Thanks.
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They are both so pretty – each with their own special memories. Love Swiss Sunday 🙂
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Thank you.
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I agree. Lovely pictures.:)
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Thank you
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You write so well, it’s lovely.I love snow on mountains but also thay can be frightening
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They can be. Thank you so much.
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What a beautiful view regardless of the season. Reminds me of a holiday I took to the Black Forest in Germany. Just stunning. I am definitely a more spring/autumn person I hate the summer.
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The Black Forest is stunning.
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It is I got engaged at Neuschwanstein Castle and it was the most amazing place
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Always wanted to visit that castle. It just looks like something from Lord of the Rings. Stunning.
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That may have been why hubby decided to propose there, he loves LOTR. I’d definitely recommend 😊
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It’s another on our list.
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I’d go for the snow one. Looks beautiful
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Thanks. Not many for snow apart from just looking at it.
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A beautiful view in both photos. You may not have asked your partner which she preferred, but it sounds like you knew her well enough to not have to.
I thought it was gross out today, but we’re supposed to hit 111 degrees on Wednesday…yuck! You sweat the second you step outside. If you ever decide to visit Arizona, I would definitely wait for winter. I long for a home with real seasons.
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Looking at the forecast we have more chance of getting 111 inches of rain than anything approaching 111 degrees. We are struggling to make 50 degrees this week.
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Brrr. Note to self: purchase rain boots prior to visiting Yorkshire.
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And extra thick jumpers. I suspect the Arizona ones will not be quite up to the job required of them.
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Oh yes, good thinking!
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Thank you
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I have so many questions without answers. I try not to think about it too much because it can take over my thoughts.
Fall has always been my favorite season, in case anyone wants to know.
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Fall is such a better name for it. Yes I try not to think too much about it.
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Where I live we range from very cold winters (-8°C last winter was the coldest I saw) to a few very hot days in summertime (44 °C the hottest I remember).
I think you’ve hit on the reason why autumn is my first favorite season and winter’s my second. 🙂 I would’ve jumped in the lake, too.
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44 is too hot. -8 is good hit chocolate weather
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Hence my fondness for winter.
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🙏
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In ireland, we can get the four seasons in one day! Its amazing! xo
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Sounds gorgeous. I love the wonder of the seasons–I don’t think I could handle just rainy/dry, or just warm all the time.
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Having the same weather must be so boring
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I would think so!
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