I took these photos to try to capture a glorious winter’s afternoon on Lac Leman
Lac Leman and the French Alps from Crans
Village church of Crans
Mossy wall, macro view
Mossy wall, wide view
Winter sunshine
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Categories : Christmas, Crans-pres-Celigny, Europe, Landscape, Switzerland, winter
A preserved fairytale
4 01 2009As part of our Christmas wanderings, we made a day trip to the lovely village of Gruyeres when we were recently in Switzerland. Following are some of my favourite photos from the day.
Gruyeres village church and graveyard - sun-drenched and snow-dusted
View from the courtyard of the Chateau de Gruyeres
Through the window pane - Chateau de Gruyeres
The box hedges of the Chateau's formal garden, draped with snow
Swiss sunset, Gruyeres
Giger Museum, Gruyeres
As a post-script, I’m really not sure why there’s a Giger museum in the postcard-pretty hilltop medieval village of Gruyeres, but there is. So if you’re a mad-keen ‘Alien‘ or Giger fan, Gruyeres should be on your ‘to visit’ list. Me? I was more than happy just to explore the Chateau 
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Categories : Christmas, Cityscape, Europe, Gruyeres, Switzerland, winter
