Another fairly long trip yesterday through Switzerland, past Lake of Geneva and over the Simplon Pass to Lake Orta, one of the smaller Italian alpine lakes, very near to Lago Maggiore.
From the flat lands of France, through spectacular valleys past unknown alpine peaks to the warm holiday atmosphere of the small busy town of Orta San Giulio, it was quite a trip.
We were in the vicinity of the Matterhorn, and had hoped to get a view, but were disappointed.
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| From the car - a view of France, wooded and arable |
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| Up into the Alps ... |
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| A mountain, but not the Matterhorn! |
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| Distant glaciers beyond an alpine village at about 1500m (5000 ft) |
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| At the top of the pass (2000m, 6500ft), bare rock and trees give way to a landscape very reminiscent of the Pass of Drumochter (460m, 1500ft) |
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| Back down the other side through narrow rocky chasms |
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| Peace at last - a beer at sunset with Lago di Orta as a backdrop |
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