After leaving Le Gruyere region, we visited a town called Thun, (pronounced like 'toon', rhyming with 'book'.) It has a river running through the centre, where we watched some of the locals snorkelling while we ate lunch. This covered bridge was quite a sight lined with purple flowers.
The Schloss Thun (castle) stands proudly above the other buildings.
because everyone was at the markets in the nearby streets. There was quite an array of meats and cheeses to choose from, as well as cooked foods, clothing, and traditional arts and crafts.
back in the main square, people were clamouring to get a good seat for the puppet show and the concert.
It was a lovely afternoon in Thun and we are now heading back up into the mountains to spend 2 nights in the Matterhorn Valley. We are hoping to travel up the Matterhorn, if the weather allows.
4 comments:
That is so neat that you visited Bill's home town. It is a nice old town. You were lucky to be there on market day. The street where the market is called Balliz and it is the same street where Bill grew up. No. 42 not far down from where the guy selling eyeballs was .
You'll love Zermat.
I hope you liked Thun. I see you had nice weather too which is good. They were setting up for the annual Thun Festival in the town square, which is on this weekend. How did you drive to Zermatt from Thun? Did you go over the alps on the railway or did you drive around the lake of Geneva?
When you're in Zermatt, take the train up to the Gornergrat for the day, 4000m, you'll love it up there.
Cheers,
Bill
Next post is Zermatt - unfortunately it was a little rainy and too cloudy for the trip to the top. Yes we travelled through the mountains on a train. Very exciting because it was so different for us! K
mmm I LOVE going through the mountains via dark tunnels that last forever --- NOT--- and when you think you are finally reaching the end the light is actually from an oncoming train!!!!
Thelma
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