Yesterday, we ventured from our new home to a part of Wohlen we’ve never seen before. Well, we’ve seen it from a distance, but never walked through it.
The weather was crazy-amazing sunny and the path threw up plenty of surprises!
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- As you leave the village of Wohlen on the road towards Bern, there’s a bridge across a small stream and gully. We crossed the bridge and walked up a steep path to the left
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- A clump of houses are at the top. I’ve always wondered what else is up there
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- Looking back down the hill towards the bridge and gully
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- Someone has set up a sweet garden terrace
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- A nicely renovated Stöckli
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- Could be an art gallery or something?
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- Love the yellow Wanderweg (walking path) signs
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- With an amazing view over Wohlen to the Wohlensee
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- Leo snapping the view from the main farmhouse. There was someone in there sanding wood, and a friendly dog on a chain
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- Another home being renovated. What a view, all-day sunshine … it has it all. We’re moving in! Hahaha
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- Renovations in progress
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- This A-frame house is the fourth and final house on the hill
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- Surrounding the houses on the other side is nothing but fields and forests
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- If we walked on that path near the trees we would go to Liliane and Rene’s new house. They move there in three weeks
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- A closer shot of the Alps through the trees. Magical day!
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- Once we got to the top of the field, we had our bearings again and could see the main road that passes our house on the way to the next village of Uettligen
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- It felt like all of Switzerland was out walking yesterday!
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- We walked on another new section. The green sign means horses are allowed on the path too
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- I’m always up for checking out a new path!
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- Seconds later we saw the only two horses of the day. I was too in awe, watching them pass before I snapped out of it and took a photo
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- We’re on Moosweg, which means Moss Path, so it was appropriate to see the lush green stuff
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- Tall and proud
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- We then came to a clearing of apple trees, farmland and houses
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- This is in a very secluded spot of Wohlen, which may actually be Uettligen
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- And surprise! Piggies! Big piggies!
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- Snort
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- Surprise 2
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- Hidden cat!
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- Surprise 3 … more piggies – little piggies going to market!
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- Sunning themselves and scaring themselves. But oh so cute
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- Panorama shot 1: The farmhouse with the pigs, and the amazing Alps behind
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- Panorama shot 2
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- Panorama shot 3, with the road going to Wohlen
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- Walking towards our old house on Ballmoosweg
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- A lovely rickety old house
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- With an incredible view too
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- We ran into our friend Hani who invited us in for a quick hello. She has an amazing view
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- Perfectly framed art
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- Walking from Hani’s house towards our old place. Warped panorama shot
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- Past my favourite farmhouse, we saw the shepherd
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- Surprise 4: He’s back again with his sheep!
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- Words fail me! The shepherd has dogs, four donkeys and more sheep than previous years
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- Dog at work
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- Poor quality close up
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- Then we arrived at our old house to collect the bicycle and Vespa
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- And sob! My wildflower garden which I planted two years ago has started to flower. I’ll miss them all!
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- Liliane and Rene are excited about their move soon, and not having to look after all this property (and woes from renters) anymore
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- Our old view
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- Leo pushed the Vespa down to our new apartment, and I pushed the bicycle, because the tyres were flat
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- Down the hill, past the sculptor’s house. She has a new arch in her garden
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- Home to the narcissus, crocus and iris plants … and more sheep
The shepherd and his flock have been sporadic visitors – one year they were in the field right next to our house. The sheep knew to scratch at the snow to find the grass underneath, so all I could hear was constant neck bells clanging, munching and scratching. Very cool.
Last year, there was a tiny flock nearby, but it wasn’t the same shepherd. Here’s that post from February last year – look at the difference in the weather!
Wishing you a wonderful day.
Oh and I forgot this photo! Home to the narcissus and more sheep yeah, but also a well-deserved beer in the sun! Tee hee!
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