260603 - Working at the Pond

 On this day, just after breakfast, PP and I went to fix the pond which was built for Auntie Ruth on her 40th birthday and she is now 77 years old, so that is about 37 years of age. But before that, we had a little rain so we decided to check the pipes connected to the reservoir for any leakage. Lo and behold, we found places where the problems and leakages were. To be able to fix them, we needed extra pipes so we drove to the shop in Kaiserhof to purchase one. We came back to fix that problem and had to leave there to continue with the pond fixing.

With the pond, there was leakage, so all the water has left the pond and the edges of the pond were stones arranged. Before anything can be done, all the stones must be removed from the edges to be able to look for the where the problem is to allow all the water out. In the process of removing the stones from the edges, I came across a baby grass snake which got me scared and that made me to stop working. From there, I informed Auntie Ruth and PP, stopped working and came inside to shower and waited for dinner.

260602 - A visit to the Wine and Jin Factory, to the Chocolate Factory and to Auntie Verena

 On this day, PP and I went to visit the factory in Arisdorf that produces wine and Jin then from there we went straight to the chocolate factory. We didn't get the opportunity to go to the factory production area but was fortunate to go to the shop where their products were being sold called Schoggihüsli (Link to read more: Schoggihüsli). The place has so many different types, kinds and flavors. We even saw one that was made without any choco or cocoa but tastes good.

From there we came back home to prepare to drive to Auntie Verena's place because she wanted to see me before I leave. We went there for the visit and had dinner there. It was fun there and after that we came back. 

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260601 - Return Journey from Nendaz Back to Arisdorf

 On this day, we made a return journey to Arisdorf, on our way back just after descending the mountain at Route De Nendaz, we went to this Wine Boutique called Château Constellation (Link to read more: Château Constellation - Vineyard, Winery, Wine cellar in Valais). There were fine wines there and some that were preserved to be bottled after some years to make it a nice wine. From there we visited some other wine factory like the St. Pierre  and some others.

From there went straight through Bern which is the capital of Switzerland to see the Bears and also visit the government house and the embassies but the road was confusing so we looked at it from afar and did not go there. We were able to see the 2 bears there and they were marvelous. From Bern, we headed straight home. PP promised to prepare me a very nice Swiss Traditional meal called FONDUE (Link to read more: Fondue: A Swiss tradition with depth) so that was what we had for dinner when we came back. This meal happens to be one of the their special meal which they always enjoy during winter and cold weathers. Today was not that much cold but we had it. It was nice.

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260531 - Hiking Visit to the Barrage de CLEUSON Dam in Siviez

 On this day right after breakfast, PP and I went straight to Siviez and parked our car somewhere close to the building and started climbing (Hiking) up to the top of the mountain where the CLEUSON DAM (Hydro dam) was built to produce electricity. As old as PP was, he was able to climb the mountain to the top and that surprised me so much. He is very strong even @78 years. PP is a strong man.

We were able to make it there and I had to climb up to the top of the dam and I can not believe what I saw up there. The scene was so beautiful, behind the dam was the water reservoir with the finest water and very huge. From the bed of the river to the top of the dam was about 90 meters. I saw a church just close to the dam up there on the mountain. The dam was built between 1947-1953 and the width of the water is about 420 meters wide (Link to read more: Cleuson Dam | Switzerland Tourism). The scene up there was so beautiful. There is a road built straight from the ground level to the top where the dam is, so coming down, we walked the road down to where our car was parked. From there, we drove back home to have dinner. I was a bit tired but was an amazing adventure and experience. I loved every bit of the whole happenings today.

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260530 - Visit to Nendaz

 On this day, we made a trip to Nendaz to spend about 2 nights. On our way, we made lots of stops to some beautiful scenes. We went to the the cheese factory in Gruyere and say how the cheese are preserved. (Link to read more: Gruyère Traditions | Restaurant and master cheesemaker in Gruyère). From there we went through Montreux just by Lake Geneva. the scene there was so beautiful, PP and I walked a little by the lake and later continued our journey. On the end part of Lake Geneva in Montreux, we say the only castle that is built on a lake which is called Musée Fort de Chillon (Link to read more: Home - Fort de Chillon).

On our way from Montreux, we saw the city called Ardon where the major crops grown there is only grapes which will be used for wine production. The place were full of grapes (up the mountain and below), it was beautiful. We even went to one of the shops to try the wine but we got there at about 14 minutes after they closed. We planned to do that when returning back to Arisdorf. From there we drove to the city of SION and it was beautiful. We saw the castle they had there from outside and also drove through the city (Link to read more: Castles - Sion Tourisme - Le site officiel). I walked through one street and it was full of people just having fun. From there, we drove up the mountain to Nendaz. Nendaz is about 1,400 meters high above sea level and the top of the mountain (Mont-Fort) is about 3,330 meters above sea level. (Link to read more about Mont-Fort: Mont-Fort | Nendaz Switzerland). When we arrived, PP prepared a nice dinner and it was delicious.

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