{"id":10242,"date":"2010-06-19T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-19T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-08-13T18:45:39","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T22:45:39","slug":"report-from-switzerland-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardern.co.za\/2010\/06\/report-from-switzerland-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Report from Switzerland -Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Greetings from Switzerland, where Joe and I are hiking, botanizing and catching up on some well needed rest ( if you can call it that!). I thought that I might throw some pics up on the blog that might be interesting to my readers, so most are plant related. <\/div>\n
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Apparently this part of Switzerland ( Lauterbrunnen\/Wengen) has been experiencing some rather unseasonal cold and rainy weather this year, with most tourists complaining about their lost week or two, to the rain and fog, and the residents, laughing at them (politely) because rain is not unusual here during the flora weeks in June and early July, they admit that this year has been very rainy. It’s cold too, with temperatures around 0 degree C ( 32 deg. F) at the hiking trails, 45 degree temps where we stay. But, for one of the most beautiful places on earth, even when it rains, one cannot complain that much, I find the clouds, mist and fog restful, and even peacefully relaxing. <\/div>\n