Jura 24 September

DSCN7468 What it looks like in the Jura DSCN7494 Alpenhorn, a most ponderous instrument DSCN7497 They provide a certain ambiance DSCN7498 All the data about cheese, the most Swiss of products
DSCN7499 Ladies setting up their stand DSCN7500 There were different cheese products in each of theses stands DSCN7501 A demonstration of cheese making with chauderon DSCN7503 Milk cans
DSCN7505 In case you were wondering... DSCN7506 I would go to this event next years wherever it might be DSCN7507 The local heavyweight, the GM of Swiss cheeses DSCN7508 Any excuse for chasselas
DSCN7509 Starting the run down the length of the stands DSCN7510 Emmental is the original "Swiss cheese" DSCN7511 You need a special device to scrap off a leaflet of Tete de Moine. DSCN7513 The young lady is using a plane to get nice slices
DSCN7514 which then are rolled up and put in goblets DSCN7517 Take one of each DSCN7520 And there were soft cheeses too! DSCN7524 A quick break from tasting
DSCN7527 Madame checks if I am worthy of some raclette DSCN7528 Amazingly enough, I passed her scrutiny... DSCN7529 Nature behind it all DSCN7531 Cheese art
DSCN7533 A soft cheese stuffed with garlic and herbs DSCN7536 How to make Gruyère DSCN7537 Of course, you knew there had to be eating somewhere in all this DSCN7540 Smoked cheeses!
DSCN7541 These were great! DSCN7543 Flower art DSCN7545 Appenzell costume DSCN7546 All the different kinds of AOPs in Switzerland. I like the cow!
DSCN7547 Data! DSCN7548 Locations! DSCN7550 What a long parcours! DSCN7551 Artsy displays of cheese in the offing
DSCN7554 Fall imagery DSCN7555 cows en peluche DSCN7553 the famous spruce boxes for Mont d'Or DSCN7556 the boxes
DSCN7566 More Mont d'Or DSCN7568 How they make the round boxes DSCN7557 This is the local cheese DSCN7558 And the parade of animals begins
DSCN7559 Cows of course DSCN7560 and small children who get tired of walking DSCN7562 Between the stands DSCN7563 Headdresses or sonnailles fleuris
DSCN7564 Christmas tree hat DSCN7565 Horses and wagons DSCN7569 Cosmos DSCN7571 The alpenhorns moved and were joined by the flag thrower
DSCN7573 Swissitude squared DSCN7574 Toupins DSCN7575 These souvenirs costs hundreds of francs DSCN7576 Dried fruits
DSCN7577 Olives, mushrooms DSCN7578 Horse rides for the small set DSCN7579 Not always what they want DSCN7581 Big animal, small human
DSCN7582 and now the sheep swirl into town DSCN7583 off they go DSCN7584 Followed by 25 donkeys (really!) pulling a wagon DSCN7585 6 teams of 4 plus a lead donkey
DSCN7586 what a harness! DSCN7587 cars and donkeys DSCN7588 off they go through the town DSCN7590 Round cows and round herders
DSCN7591 ceremonial bells DSCN7594 lovely beast DSCN7595 but the bells were noisy! DSCN7596 Ibex/bouqetin on the belt
DSCN7597 listen! DSCN7599 Finally, something to eat! DSCN7601 Geraniums attract a hummingbird moth DSCN7602 it was beautiful doing its work
DSCN7603 Cowwie decides to get in the act DSCN7604 and Eeyore is not far behind DSCN7605 and even Roo came along DSCN7607 Perched on the giant resin cow
DSCN7610 saying hi to the peluche cows in the wagon DSCN7611 So much news to catch up on! DSCN7612 Eeyore and Cowwie check out the Vacherin DSCN7613 So yummy!
DSCN7614 Let's take some home! DSCN7616 And they liked being amongst the decorations DSCN7617 They watched all the passers-by DSCN7618 And of course they had to get in on the eating!
DSCN7619 That's a big cube of cheese for these guys! DSCN7620 Still thinking how to attack it DSCN7622 Lucky we don't have to eat this whole wheel! DSCN7624 We get a nice view from up here!
DSCN7626 Where to next? DSCN7628 How 'bout a motorcycle ride? IMG 3103 Time for Christine and Greg to move onto Phase 2: hiking over the Jura IMG 3104 It is not terribly steep
IMG 3106 Old stone walls lace the pastures IMG 3108 Down the other side, we arrive at l'Ilse IMG 3109 where we spend an hour talking to Brigitte while waiting for the petit train IMG 3112 L'Isle has a pond in the middle of town
IMG 3113 and a villa of which we took a photo 20 years ago IMG 3114 and a stunning chateau IMG 3116 Book titles for future reference IMG 3117 WE have a book by him
IMG 3118 Several by Maalouf, who is quite good IMG 3119 and one by her IMG 3120 I read her long ago, A Thousand Acres IMG 3121 and we just heard this guy at Morges
IMG 3122 Always in demand IMG 3124 the last book of his trilogy IMG 3125 ?? IMG 3126 Could be in Val's future: feed the colt!
IMG 3128 Feed us!