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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