Désalpe 2009, St-Cergue

Every autumn in Switzerland, farmers bring their cows down from the mountains to winter in cozy barns. This event is celebrated in St. Cergue and other villages with local festivals featuring food, wine, traditional music, children's games, and of course, decorated cows and cow bells.

Visiting St. Cergue for Désalpe weekend has become somewhat of a tradition for us, if you can call two years in a row a tradition. We met our friends the Gibsons in St. Cergue and had a lot of fun. The weather was perfect -- a "bluebird" day, as they say.

Max, Daniel, and I went for a hike up the mountain, following a ski trail up and a hiking trail back down to the village. The views of the Jura are beautiful as you can see in the pictures and it feels great hiking in the mountain at this time of year (or any time of year).