La Désalpe in St-Cergue

This is an event we missed last year and I was looking forward to it this season. La Désalpe takes place when the cows come down from their grazing fields and stay in barns for winter. Yep... it means summer is definitely over.
We headed to a small village of Saint Cergue, already high up in Swiss Jura mountains. Cows were undoubtedly in the spotlight but other attractions included mountain shepherd dogs, long musical tube-horns (I'm pretty sure I once knew their original name but it's gone now), and lots of countryside goodies like cheese, ham, liquors etc.

Did I mention the goodies? :)

There were lots of people, lots of cows, lots of noise and lots of sunshine. Such a nice day to say goodbye to summer.

Discovering France and Switzerland in summer

Another season is past. This summer wasn't the best one when it comes to weather. I really was hoping for more sunshine that would enable us to set out for more challenging routes in mountains. Maybe the next year. Nevertheless, we managed to see some lovely places and instill the views in photos. See yourself. Other photos of this kind: Discovering.

Rolle:

Russin

Gruyeres:

Broc:

St Genis Pouilly

View on Mt Blanc:

Villaz

CERN:

Chamonix:

Vevey:

View on Geneva:

Annecy:

Dardagny:

Challex:

Cessy:

Ornex:

Montreux:

Fort l'Ecluse:

View on Chamonix:

Our balcony:

Friends' visit: Annecy, Gruyères, Montreux, Salève

We are hosting Monika and Przemek this week and so, we are doing a must-see-places tour with them. Since they have all appeared on our blog thousands of time, I decided to do a summary post about all the places so that you won't be bored.
So here it is...

Annecy:

CERN / CMS:

Salève:

Gruyères:

Montreux: