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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: Maggi Young on June 28, 2019, 08:36:49 PM

Title: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: Maggi Young on June 28, 2019, 08:36:49 PM

SRGC President Julia  Corden is  leading  a  holiday tour in Switzerland  at the  moment. She  shares these  photos with us......

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"1st Day leading the Brightwater Holidays Botanical Tour to Wengen - flowers amazing at Kleine Scheidegg and down to Wengenalp."

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"The plant of the day for me was Ranunculus kuepferi"

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Title: Re: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: Maggi Young on June 28, 2019, 08:44:03 PM

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" A traditional Swiss Rostii is called for after a fabulous day botanising!!"

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"And to finish the day an avalanche coming off the Jungfrau towards the special valley"

Title: Re: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: Maggi Young on June 28, 2019, 08:51:21 PM

More  of  Julia's  photos ....
 "2nd day from the Mannlichen to Kleine Scheidegg - definitely a Gentian day or was that a Crocus or Pulsatilla day - so much to choose from !!"

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Gentiana acaulis

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Gentiana verna

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Gentiana verna

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Crocus albiflorus

Title: Re: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: Maggi Young on June 28, 2019, 08:53:49 PM

some  more  from today ...

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Crocus vernus and  C. albiflorus

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Pulsatilla verna

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Anemones

Title: Re: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: Maggi Young on June 28, 2019, 08:55:39 PM

a couple  of today's  views ...
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"The start of an Alpenglow, Wengen tonight, 28th June"

Title: Re: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: Maggi Young on June 29, 2019, 12:38:18 PM

Day 3 with beautiful views and plants at the Schilthorn

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Ranunculus - these are the  small white  plants  seen in the  previous  view

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Thlaspi

Title: Re: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: Maggi Young on June 29, 2019, 12:38:51 PM

Julia  gets  in the  picture  ...
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Title: Re: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: Maggi Young on June 30, 2019, 05:57:04 PM

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29th June : "Today's  prize, Cypripedium calceolus"

Title: Re: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: Maggi Young on July 01, 2019, 05:07:45 PM

Beautiful day over at First still some snow

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North Face of the Eiger

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Soldanella  pusilla

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Lunch stop

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Gentiana acaulis , white  form

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Gentiana verna

Title: Re: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: Maggi Young on July 01, 2019, 05:11:07 PM

Eigerglesher great place for views and some special alpines....
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Viola cenisia

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Looking towards Grindelwald and Kleine Scheidegg

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Draba aizoides

Title: Re: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: Maggi Young on July 01, 2019, 05:13:14 PM

"for the last day of botanising the weather has broken no more 36C now the clouds have arrived and the thunderstorms"

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"The beautiful cow at the hotel has been repainted and is  great for a test for the tour  members!"

Title: Re: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on July 02, 2019, 11:10:18 AM

Wonderful report !!  :o  Such a wonderful area.  Brings back warm memories.
Thanks Julia for the pix and many thanks Maggi for posting these here !!

Title: Re: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: Maggi Young on July 02, 2019, 01:28:44 PM

Last day of Botanising looking down onto the Lakes and a special clump of Dryas octopetala !!

 Video here  but  not  sure  if it  will show ....
https://www.facebook.com/julia.corden/videos/10157358784427453/ (https://www.facebook.com/julia.corden/videos/10157358784427453/)

some  photos, including  Julia with a  lovely  Dryas octopetala

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Title: Re: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: tonylee on July 02, 2019, 05:22:56 PM

Nice pictures Julia,brings back memories,did you know there are windows in the north face of the Eiger.

Title: Re: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: Julia on July 02, 2019, 06:07:49 PM

Thanks Maggi for posting my pictures.
Just on the way home after a great trip with lovely clients.

Title: Re: Wengen, Switzerland 2019
Post by: Yann on July 02, 2019, 08:04:27 PM

the mountains call... great report!!