Vallée and Lac de Joux, The east side with the village Le Pont.

Photographie – Vallée de Joux

A lovely Sunday afternoon, hiking on the ice of the frozen Lac de Joux.

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The Vallée de Joux is a valley of the Jura Mountains mainly in the Swiss Canton of Vaud. The valley also continues into France at its higher, south-western, end. Located 30 miles (50 km) north of Geneva and north-west of Lausanne, its mean elevation is over 3300 feet (1000 metres). Lire la suite

Lavey-les-Bains

Photographie – Spa

A special day off at the near-by spa. Steaming hot water releasing clouds of vapour in the ice cold air, in front of a pale sun, rising behind the trees.

A perfect morning to relax and enjoy the place.

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Snowtime!

Photography – Snowtime!

Snow falls and traffic gets jammed!

The short hop from home to work lasted three times as much as usual on this particular snow day in February. Cars everywhere, a couple of them no longer where they should be, huge lines of jammed traffic. This is when I LOVE my 4WD car with four winter tires!

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Gyöngyi and Eva

Photography – Friends

A lovely winter week-end with Gyöngyi and Eva.

Hiking in the mountains, enjoying the panorama, visiting unusual places, cozy discussions around the fire place and, to top it off, "Seven Years in Tibet" (1997) on the home telly.

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