more sledging and then work begins

After our night in Lausanne, we continued down the lake to the Chateau de Chillon (see previous post!!) and I have included some pictures although they don't do the place justice at all.  The next day was the sledging day (Holly's post) and finally I have got some pictures from that as well. We went sledging on two days and both were eventful.  On the first day, Holly's sledge, and coat, took flight.  There was no hope of retrieval, but it was sunny and gorgeous, so she didn't get cold.  This is a uniquely Alpine activity and we had a great time.  It was kind of scary at times though! The following day we went to another spot near Grindelwald. It was much more of a ski resort but there are trails for walking and sledging all the way down the mountain.  Yet again, Holly had a runaway sledge although this time, I was determined to fetch it.  Silly idea really but after much slogging, sweating, and sinking into waist deep snow I retrieved the darn thing. Along parts of the sledging trail there were crossovers with the skiiers and these were potentially  dangerous spots.  We navigated them without incident however and again, had a great day.  The pictures don't really demonstrate how steep the trails were. There were also hair pin turns that one had to negotiate by putting your feet out and leaning! We left Interlaken onSaturday and prepared to start work on Monday.  The first week has been an interesting one for both Dave and I as we meet many new people and start to settle in.  I have an enormous project which will be impossible for me to do in the amount of time I have, but I am looking forward to making an attempt. This weekend we went to a a spectacular outdoor market in Ferney-Voltaire (a town just on the French side of the border) which puts most of our markets to shame.  There were crafts, clothes, meats, cheeses, wine, fish, olives, baked goods galore.  The wine makers themselves are there providing samples no less!  In the afternoon we went for a long walk (to wear off the cheese) and then had a quiet night at home.  Today we hope to go into Geneva to meet a friend of a friend, and go to the Red Cross Museum (one of the more than 40 museums in Geneva).  One of us with blog with a museum update!
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