‘Are you sure Switzerland is such a good idea at this time of the year..?’
I don’t think I can recall a single place or a single time from this journey, where not a single (well meaning) person have told me what a bad idea this particular combination of time and space was. Be it from Turkmen desert heat or Tibetan mountain cold. ‘Crazy men’ waiting for me in Kurdistan, or – even worse – no men at all(!) to fight those human sized spiders for me in the Oz outback.
If I didn’t perish from salt poisoning in Salar de Uyuni I surely would do so from malaria in West Africa. In the Sahara I’d even do best in hoping to be taken away by a sand storm, simply to have Al-Qaida come second. Not to mention France..! Where – lo and behold – supermarkets are apparently closed on Sundays.
Anyways. To answer the question:
‘No.’
I wasn’t sure if Switzerland was such a good idea at this time of the year. But then again that’s not the point. I was rather convinced that no matter what, Switzerland in November would be a better idea than Sweden will be in January. Confident in that the chocolate would make whatever worth it. And as always – 100% into the idea of ‘not sure’ being more than enough reason to go and find out.
… I don’t need to tell you, do I?
Switzerland. Oh Switzerland. Of course you were a gem – just like at any given time of the year. I was just extra lucky to catch you in fondue season!
Now. I had to climb quite a few vertical meters for these.
So…
Scroll slowly – will you?
Mountain views & glüwein. What in the world could make that better?
The people who know what I’ve been up to also know that the true answer is long lost reunions. But that story I’ll simply save for the next one.
For now – the answer is WINTER!
It’s true what they say. Winter IS indeed coming. And never has it been more welcome.
I wish you the best of weeks!
Until next time,
Fredrika