Mountain stream spouts clear
Granite trough holds liquid ice
Sunburnt arms submerged
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CLP 03/01/2020
Mountain stream spouts clear
Granite trough holds liquid ice
Sunburnt arms submerged
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CLP 03/01/2020
Seductive, sparkly Switzerland
Iced peaks, conifered slopes
Sun sprinkled, twinkling lake
South-facing settlements
Monied, wealthy, healthy life
Les terroirs ribbed with vines
Life in straight lines
Efficient railways
Fresh air
Beware the lure, the calls
Those wails are not cries for help
Tie yourself to the mast
“This is what the end of the world will sound like”
In seductive, sparkly Switzerland
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n.b. Nuclear attack warning sirens are tested on the first Wednesday of each month in Lausanne.
It’s a kind of national vanity project; the assumption all this might be saved, or indeed is worth saving, were the sirens to go live.
Quotation, “This is what the end of the world will sound like.” By Matthew Wake.
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CLP 05/02/2020
Wind whisked flurries
White blotches spatter bared skin
Bathers sink in mist
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n.b. Lavey Les Bains is always worth a visit in winter. The hot springs are an enlivening experience on a frosty morning, with steam clouds rising into clear blue skies above the looming mountains from the waters.
The experience is even more invigorating during snowfall, as the mix of warm and cold air forms swirling fog that consumes the visitors to the spa, leaving the effect that you have the open air baths to yourself and your companion – it’s magical!
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CLP 05/02/2020