Posts Tagged ‘train’

Political graffiti in Le Noirmont.

Train going to Saignelégier from Muriaux.  

Translation of sign - Free range cattle.  Park at your own risk.
In Muriaux, the cows walk where they wish. The yards are fenced in around the homes to keep the cows out.

Cows in Muriaux.
These cows were fenced in while others were not.

Cat in Muriaux.
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It [...]

We took advantage of the sun and caught the train to Les Reussilles and then walked to Tramelan.
From Tramelan we headed up into the mountains using a road with few cars. The road led to a farm at the top of the mountain with no outlet. So, we turned back around and [...]

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In January, Vilay and I purchased two demi-tarif (Half-fare) cards for the Swiss train lines. Each time we buy a train, bus or boat ticket we only pay half the price with our cards. It is also good for discounts on other things like the funicular lines, car rentals [...]

Montfaucon is a municipality located in the Jura of Switzerland. Sunday, we took a four hour walk in and around this picturesque area.
Click here for Google map.
Link to Montfaucon’s community website.
We started at the trainstation in Pré Petitjean crossing Montfaucon to Les Enfers. We made our way through the village and across some [...]

Our mountains are blooming with Spring.
We are taking nightly walks as we did before the snow. The children run in the fields along the road and search for hidden treasures in nature while Vilay and I talk about how much we love it here.
Here are some of my favorite photos I took:
The train as [...]

Living in the mountains is living close to nature.
I am continuously surprised by the beauty of the unexpected.
We were walking in the mountains around our village when I turned to see the biggest moon coming up over the mountain. It was huge.
It was breathtaking.
I wish I had a better camera so that I could share [...]

I like to read 20 minutes while waiting for the train. It makes time pass by faster. I was lucky that there were a few left from Friday since it is not published on the weekends.
20 minutes is a daily commuter newspaper. It is distributed in Switzerland, Spain and France with over [...]