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February 19th 2007

Published: February 28th 2007

Where to start describing my wonderful week in Switzerland? How about the very beginning, our arrival at the train station in Geneva where we gloried in the polite efficiency of the Swiss ticket-seller who sold us our tickets from Geneva to Le Chable? It was so nice to be back in Switzerland (my favorite foreign country) where everything runs like clockwork, people smile at you on the street, th... Read Full Entry

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Robyn Liska

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My name is Robyn Liska and I graduated from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. I spent my junior year abroad in Paris and studied at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (aka Sciences Po) studying international relations and sustainable development. I created this blogsite so that all of my family and friends could stay in touch with me and follow my adventures through Europe and beyond. Subsequent moves have taken me to Breckenridge, CO, Boston, MA and Washington, DC, so there is plenty to read about! Enjoy.... full info

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Going up to Plan du Fou

Slow chair, but beautiful views. This is in one of the neighboring valleys, above the base at Siviez.

The Dam and Tortin Slopes

Looking back towards Mont Fort and Tortin from the above Siviez.

Still on the same lift...

Looking down the valley towards Thyon and Veysonnaz

Tortin-Gentianes Slope

We came down that. It's the "nightmare" slope from my childhood. Doesn't look too bad from this far away, does it?

Tortin Slope #2 (the steeper, shorter one)

Riding back up in the gondola, this Tortin slope doesn't look that bad! Pictures don't do it justice.

Crazy cloud effect

On Friday the clouds stayed below us, in the town. This eerie scene was produced as the sun set and we made our way down the mountain at 5pm.

Verbier Sunrise

Taken from the balcony.

Yazi above Tortin

Ready to take the plunge over the lip!

Looking down Tortin

It's actually steeper than it looks!

Across the valley towards Tortin and Atelas

Looking up from the bottom of Plan du Fou

Drinks at the top of the world!!!

That's what it feels like, anyway. There is nothing better than lazing in the sun in the Swiss Alps, sipping a vin chaud, before taking the last run of the day down empty slopes that belong only to you...