Being in Switzerland was a Winter Wonderland. Some of today’s activities were: taking the scenic Glacier 3000 cable car up to the top of the mountain. The views were magnificent. We also had a fun ride in something called a snow bus. I'd never seen one before, but it operates like a caterpillar tractor over the snow and has room for 20 or so people. We crossed the Tissot Peak Walk which links two mountain peaks and is known as the world's second highest pedestrian suspension bridge at an altitude of some 3000 meters above sea level. Luckily it was quite overcast, and you couldn't see the bottom, or else I'm not sure how easily I would have crossed it. It was snowing ever so lightly, and the weather condition was so perfect that you could see the detail in every individual snowflake that fell. Look at my hat. Mother nature at her best. And we also went snowshoeing which is one heck of a cardiovascular workout. The only thing I can compare it to is how hard it is to run in the sand at the beach. Granted you don't sink in the snow because of the snowshoes, but there's enough resistance that it's still quite of a workout. Halfway through this once in a lifetime kind of day we stopped and had lunch in a tiny air-stream trailer, and I ordered the Tomme Vaudoise. But what in the world is Tomme Vaudoise? It’s a soft creamy cheese from the Vaud and the Geneva region, and this one was prepared with roasted potatoes and garnished with dried fruit and paprika. The little devil face in the cheese represents the famous Les Diableretes peak, the highest point in western Switerland, directly outside. It was almost too cute to eat....almost…but I didn’t leave a morsel on my plate. Paired with some red wine, it was simply divine. The view outside was breathtaking with Monte Blanc in the background.
