6 October 2018 Semsales

IMG 0364 As soon as we arrived in Semsales, a procession passed by IMG 0365 Swiss family IMG 0366 the Christmas cows IMG 0367 a mistake but still interesting
IMG 0368 cows on the march IMG 0369 IMG 0370 follow the leader IMG 0372 Holsteins
IMG 0373 Swiss men IMG 0375 younger cows IMG 0376 more Bernese like IMG 0377 heifers
IMG 0378 funny smell! IMG 0380 lunch at Luce's IMG 0381 lunch specifics IMG 0382 goats on parade
IMG 0383 goats and goat herder-esse IMG 0384 keep them headed in the right direction IMG 0385 parade IMG 0387 Jacques enjoying the spectacle
IMG 0388 selfie with Jacques and cows IMG 0389 horse, wagon and chauderon IMG 0391 all the cantons? IMG 0392 the crazy bell ringers from Torgon
IMG 0393 Croix Blanche IMG 0394 Alpenhorns IMG 0396 the parades took different routes IMG 0397 going up town
IMG 0398 follow the leader IMG 0399 matriarch IMG 0400 dress finery IMG 0401 milk maidens
IMG 0402 beasts on the move IMG 0403 fuzzy coats IMG 4010 fanfare from Semsales IMG 4011 co-ed
IMG 4013 youngest member IMG 0404 trombone section IMG 0405 conductor IMG 4014 front line
IMG 4012 découpage IMG 0406 seen this before years ago IMG 0407 high tailing it IMG 0408 the schedule of herds
IMG 0409 we won't be here IMG 0410 discussing raisinée IMG 0413 another herd follows the main road IMG 0414 Brown Swiss
IMG 0415 head-dress IMG 0416 head to tail IMG 0418 what does the years mean? IMG 0419 what am I doing here??
IMG 4016 Luce in the noisy tent IMG 4017 with the traditional coup de blanc IMG 4018 Bayesté and Jacques IMG 0421 very fuzzy coat
IMG 0424 the main street IMG 0426 plodding along IMG 0427 sturdy IMG 0428 heading out to the post-parade staging pasture
IMG 0429 decorations IMG 0430 little Swiss girls IMG 0431 Swiss teenage boys IMG 0432 dinner back in Montreux
IMG 0433 Dents du Midi IMG 0434 pork roast, brussel sprouts and pumpkin from the garden IMG 0435 Welcome! IMG 0436 cheesecake dessert