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After our visit to the hills of Scotland (summer of 2000) it is now time to show Elisabeth some real mountains. Therefore, we have rented a chalet, a few kilometers above Veysonnaz, Wallis.
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Elisabeth & Teije2004-03-06 17:11:19
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Saturday 30 September, the long trip to Veysonnaz, Switzerland
After our visit to the hills of Scotland (summer of 2000) it is now time to show Elisabeth some real mountains. Therefore, we have rented a chalet, a few kilometers above Veysonnaz, Wallis. Veysonnaz lies at a height of 1400 meters with (when the sky is clear) a splendid view on Sion and the Rhône-valley.
Teije panicks for a moment because he has forgotten to take books with him and we both can't go away without some reading material. He has made a nice pile of books at home, but forgot to put them in his bag. In Doesburg we find a bookstore where we probably are one of the best clients today.
At 8 we leave from Doesburg (near Arnhem) and thanks to the fast German highways we arrive early in the afternoon in Switzerland. At Lake Geneva we stop to take a picture of Montreux It is alternating sunny and cloudy, but at least it is dry. Well, we didn't come here for the weather, we are just glad we can leave Holland for a couple of days.
At the end of the afternoon we arrive at Veysonnaz Station, a village with tourist apartments where we have rented a chalet in Mayens de l'Ours.
Our apartment is only part of a bigger chalet, but we seem to be the only guests. It is a real Swiss cottage, with a lot of wood and very cosy. The name of the building, Beaulieu, reminds us of Beauly in Scotland, where we had a very pleasant stay during our trip last summer.
We have a hall, a bathroom and a large livingroom with a kitchen and a sofa-bed. Big enough for the both of us.
Nightfall comes very soon after we arrive and we can only make a short walk through the almost desolated village. We are a bit tired from our 1000-kilometre trip, so we confine ourselves in our appartment, enjoying the view on Sion, 1500 meters below us and we have plenty of time to read our books.
The view on Sion is beautiful because
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