Tag: vaud
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The Energetic Bike Ride
Reading Time: 3 minutes Yesterday my intention was to cycle along the Voie Verte from Crassier to Grilly and then back down towards, the lake, along the lake and end up back in Nyon. I didn’t follow this plan through. I was thinking “I don’t want to do the steep Mies climb so I’ll go…
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Duck Tales
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ducks going out for afternoon tea on the Lac Léman. A mother duck and her ducklings.
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Traditional Staircase
Reading Time: < 1 minute You go to Italy or France to see old buildings but you can see them in Switzerland. Some villages and towns do not destroy buildings with character and replace them with sugar cubes. Coppet is one example. Parts of it look old and of architectural interest.
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A nice day for a ride
Reading Time: < 1 minute A road between green trees. When the weather is good and there is no wind it makes sense to go for a bike ride. The roads were quiet for the most part but a few cars still passed too close and too fast. The challenge is to find the quietest,…
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From Arnex to the Signal De Bougy and Back
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cycling from Arnex to the Signal de Bougy and back is a nice ride that takes you along the lake through the lower part of Nyon, Gland towards Rolle, and from Rolle up towards Perroy, Aubonne, Pizy, The Signal de bougy and back down on the other side. View when you…
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From Nyon to Vesancy
Reading Time: 2 minutes In 2015, I was exploring on a mountain bike when I found a road above La Rippe that was closed to traffic, so I decided to explore it. I managed to cycle a certain distance before I met a rockfall blocking the road, so I had to turn back. I then…
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Day Six of Orca in Switzerland – Stricter measures.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Today’ I’d like to discuss stricter measures. Coop and Migros both have online shops set up for home delivery but the system is overloaded by people ordering at the same time. They don’t have the truck fleet or staff to cope with the demand so I suggest a better solution. Both…
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Images from the Via Ferrata de Lavanchy
Reading Time: < 1 minute Despite the warning that rain would fall after 1700 today we went up to explore the Via Ferrata De Lavanchy. it is a via ferrata that requires a 45 minute walk up hill. You walk up towards a cirque and then turn left and continue upwards through some trees. When…