So, yes…the reason my post on the Australian GP was delayed is also the reason for my first official tangent.
And that is that I was skiing in Switzerland.
It has been a lifelong dream to experience a proper slope, having only ever been to indoor slopes in Tamworth and Milton Keynes…not the most glamorous of locations. Certainly not compared to Gstaad anyway.
I have about 50 almost identical pictures of the surrounding mountains because every time you turn you around, you think you’ve seen the most picturesque section yet.
This isn’t a travel blog so I won’t go into too much detail but, in a nutshell, Switzerland is everything you will have heard before. It is beautiful. And it is expensive. Our bill at a local bar/restaurant which consisted of fondue (admittedly, a full kilogram of cheese between 4), a couple of desserts, a few drinks, and a round of shots (in honour of St. Patrick’s day) topped out at about 200 Swiss Francs – that’s over £150.
So, be prepared to have to steal a few bread rolls from breakfast to tide you over if you’re there for any period of time. Nonetheless, I would thoroughly recommend this trip or one similar to it. I was lucky enough to experience everything almost untouched as I was there during the working week and the end of the season.
A brief trip to Montreux, and its Freddie Mercury statue, also proved fruitful for my photo collection.
The dramatic backdrop of the mountains makes almost anything look spectacular and the beauty seems to produce an unavoidable air of relaxation. As the Queen frontman himself said: “If you want peace of mind, come to Montreux”.
