door to Le Chalet, where we had raspberries and cream

bells!

very cozy

so good

the placemat 

Clarkie at the Chateau

beautiful!

Chateau gardens 

my advisees 

La Gruyeres

beautiful walk

wonderful architecture 

aging cheese

La Gruyeres in the summer.... a picture of a picture

another picture of a picture

Moo!

watching gruyere cheese being made

La Gruyeres 

MC is obviously having fun

I was scolded for taking this picture, but I couldn't help myself.  The wall was covered with cuckoo clocks!

The kids get loads of mail.  

new hobby: scherenschnitting

My dear friend and travel companion, Zebulon.

Wallace!

Ben, Hollis, and Jane

Everyone is loving the raclette!  Delicious! 

there are numerous chalets on the piste

as well as some wonderful old cabins

I went skiing today for two hours between classes... made it back 2 minutes before my seventh grade class!  Another bluebird day, some powder, no crowds. 

Impressed by some big bills....

swiss francs

romanesque, the crazy fractal vegetable that tasted like a hybrid broccoli / cauliflower  

fun with fractals

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classic WT backpack

walking the pup

Lenk lies at the end of the Simmen valley.  

waterfowl!

looking down valley, towards Lenk

textbook example of a glaciated (u-shaped) valley