…. I fell in love with 12 St Bernard puppies last week. They are from one litter, the newest arrivals at the kennels and St Bernard Dog Museum in Martigny, and they were presented to the public for the first time 19 April. As a birthday present to myself I paid them a visit – […]
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Swiss wine review video: Païen Les Serpentines 2008
Second of our four trial videos. White wine, dry Grape variety, Païen Winery: Cave Gérald and Patricia Besse Location: canton Valais – Martigny View this wine reviewed in French by Laurent Probst and in German by Gabriel Tinguely [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYIqbogjKI8&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]
Easter in Switzerland, gray but the green is coming
Easter Sunday in Switzerland was overcast for the first part of the day in much of the country, but the sun inched its way out. Mid-afternoon, at the Col de la Forclaz that connects Martigny and Chamonix, France, the greening of the valleys was apparent. Martigny and the Rhone Valley are to the left, the […]
Christmas star heads west, over Martigny’s Roman ruins
Photo, 26 December 2008, Roman ruins in Martigny, Valais with an artificial Christmas star and the real one, which is heading west as night falls in Switzerland. Click on image to enlarge it.