Alpine Lake Hike

During the last week of my summer break

I was able to do a few beautiful outings

One of them was to hike around an Alpine lake.

The light was perfect.

The lake was surrounded by rugged mountains and green pastures.

If you look carefully, you will see a waterfall in the distance

and on the upper right you can see the white tip of a glacier.

Zooming in on the waterfall from the other side of the lake.

Quite impressive 

and I was happy enough to walk at the base of these rocky slopes.

Each part of our hike gave us a different scene.

A chalet nestled in a clearing surrounded by pine trees

and fresh green slopes.

Another chalet on our trail.

There was smoke coming out of the chimney

and look at those lovely cow bells all lined up!

A wooden jetty leading to the lake

Lake reflections

taking on the green colours of the surrounding scenery.

The air was so pure and clear

The views change constantly

and there's such peacefulness.

We were so blessed with the best sunny day of the week to do this outing!

Now I'm back in work mode, I have this lovely day to remember!

A Breath of Mountain Air

When I think of the mountains

I think of the fresh, pure air

the peacefulness away from the noisy city.

The morning mists which drift in and out of the slopes

and the smell of pine trees.

I love the wooden chalets

 the reflections in their windows

the lace curtains

the shutters and the geraniums in window boxes

Can you imagine that this was the fabulous view from my window?

Look at the greenery beyond the balcony.

I want to take it all back to the city with me!

This was the view on the left

Each room has a balcony and a window box of flowers.

This is the view straight ahead

zooming down to the nearby village

We stayed in a chalet style hotel.

My balcony is on the second from top floor

to the left of the pale yellow parasol.

We were so lucky with the weather

after quite a rainy month of July.

There was a pond down below

and the wonderful luxury of an indoor swimming pool 

which I used every day

and it was especially delicious to swim early mornings before breakfast.

We stayed for just two nights

but I was so grateful to be offered the opportunity

of getting away from the 

 noise and pollution of city life.

Sheer bliss!