The family I work for does an annual ski trip. We spent 9 days in a cabin in Avers-Juf, Switzlerland, with few other families who are friends or relatives of Patrick and Koko. The area is beautiful. It's the highest village occupies year round in Switzerland. It's know for great "Tour-skiing" which is Patrick and Koko's sport. There is also a small ski resort there, where the kids had ski lessons everyday. I was working throughout the trip - getting all the kids (some from the other families) dressed and ready to ski, and taking them to their classes while the parents were out tour-skiing. Amazing scenery, really quiet town removed from civilization. There are a few dairy and sheep farms up there, and the village cheese store, and that's about it. We drove into Andeer one day and went to a hot spring spa in the middle of a beautiful Alpine valley.
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| Late season sun has made only half of the slopes ski-able |
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| I hung out at the ski hut while the kids had their lessons. This was my view. |
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| The house across the street from ours had the most elaborate model train I have ever seen. The tracks go around the house, through the garage, and are based on the famous Glacier Express train route, which goes through the area. |
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| Deaner - this pic is for you. Roofs out of flat rocks. I found this mystifying. |
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| This was our home for the week |
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| Our home from above. |
I got a chance to ski on the last full day there - I'm not much of a skier, but it was a beautiful place to try something new. (Picture to come later hopefully)
On the way home we stopped and went to church in Chur, Switzerland, which is the same congregation Patrick and Koko used to attend when they lived in Davos, Switzerland. They had a fun Easter luncheon after the services with traditional eggs and bread.
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