Tessin August 2005 pictures

In August 2005, I spent a 10 days holiday in Ascona (Switzerland) on the northern shore of the Lago Maggiore lake. Together with my girl friend, I was swimming in the lake, hiking in the surrounding valleys of the Tessin and enjoying lots of sunshine.

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The harbour and piazza of Ascona.
View of the lake shore and the buildings of Moscia where we were staying in a small apartment.
Our apartment in Moscia just 5m above the lake.

My grandaunt and grandfather at the mountain station of the cable-car in the Bavona valley at upper end of the Maggia valley.
One of the oldest villages in the Bavona valley.
While hiking in the Maggia valley, we had this nice view down and upwards into the valley from a trail on the western slope of the valley.

The Vercasca valley is a narrow valley above Locarno. The sun was shining and gave us this beautiful view of the Vercasca river.
At the end of the hike through the Vercasca valley we were relaxing in the sunshine while waiting for the bus to take us back to our car.

The harbour and piazza of Ascona.	View of the lake shore and the buildings of Moscia where we were staying in a small apartment.	Our apartment in Moscia just 5m above the lake.
My grandaunt and grandfather at the mountain station of the cable-car in the Bavona valley at upper end of the Maggia valley.	One of the oldest villages in the Bavona valley.	While hiking in the Maggia valley, we had this nice view down and upwards into the valley from a trail on the western slope of the valley.
The Vercasca valley is a narrow valley above Locarno. The sun was shining and gave us this beautiful view of the Vercasca river.	At the end of the hike through the Vercasca valley we were relaxing in the sunshine while waiting for the bus to take us back to our car.