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  • The Sunday Stroll to Majinsee

    The Sunday Stroll to Majinsee

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIf the Lammenhüutte is too strenuous for you there is an easier option. A walk to the [Majinsee and back, via the Thermal gorge](https://www.komoot.com/tour/1761481495). This is an easy hike with 300m of climbing and descent on wide gravel paths rather than narrow hiking paths. It takes you by a cold water lake…

  • The Lure of the Lavaux Slow Up

    The Lure of the Lavaux Slow Up

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday I noticed that there is a good event for people who like to walk, cycle, rollerblade, skateboard and more. The [Lavaux Slowup](https://www.veveylavauxup.ch/) is scheduled for the 9th of June 2024 this year. The advantage of a slow up is that roads are closed to traffic so for a few hours…

  • A Walk by the Vallée De Joux

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery so often I get in a car to walk somewhere different. For two or three days we have been in the fog. Yesterday the fog was so thick that when I was driving I decided to slow down. I wanted to be able to stop in half the visible distance.…

  • Lac De Divonne

    Lac De Divonne

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s a lake that was dug out when they built the A1 motorway. The quarry that was left behind became a lake. For a long time cars could drive around the lake. The loop around the lake is good for walking, cycling, rollerblading and more. It is around 3.6km long and there…

  • Wing Foil Near Nyon

    Wing Foil Near Nyon

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  • A Walk By The Léman

    A Walk By The Léman

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I walked down from a village towards the Léman and passed by the UEFA headquarters and football fields before walking by the car Park to the Colovrey Swimming pool. There were very few people, except a few cyclists. The road was good. I went down to the water and took two…

  • Duck Tales

    Duck Tales

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesDucks going out for afternoon tea on the Lac Léman. A mother duck and her ducklings.

  • The Léman Rose by Seven Centimetres Overnight

    The Léman Rose by Seven Centimetres Overnight

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the weather system that we have had over Europe a lot of rain has fallen. So much rain has fallen that it has swollen rivers and flooded plenty of regions. In Switzerland, because almost everything is on a hill flooding might be noticed in some parts of certain cities, but in…

  • A View of The Lake Léman and the Mont Blanc

    A View of The Lake Léman and the Mont Blanc

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  • A Sea-like Lake

    A Sea-like Lake

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the middle of summer you may go sailing on the lake and find that there is no, or very little wind. On such days you may spend long periods of time hoping for the wind to pick up and get from point A to point B. On other days the lake…