Snow walk!

As I mentioned before Geneva is positioned in quite an outstanding valey(?). One side the Jura mountain chain, on the opposite side the Saleve, 'behind' which we find the Mont-blanc chain, and besides it we find some other mountains. This confers to Geneva an unique weather, at least I think so : )

People we know that come from Nyon or that region to work here often say that the weather here is quite frightening because when they leave home in the early morning to come to work, the sun is shining and warm and when on their way here the see the big foggy cloud that swallows the entire city and nothing can be seen, even the other side of the road.

Yesterday we tested this theory. We left home to go hiking in the Jura mountain, since from our windows it looks like chantily was poured all over its top, like a nice sundae! Here it was foggy, rainny and cool on our way there, 5 km from our home, the sun started to shine strongly, birds started to sing and we got a nice visual on the Jura as Jack Bauer would say. Every example of autumn colours were visible. As we climbed the mountain bits of snow started to appear until everything was totally white like in a Xmas tale we see on TV. Even in Hungary I haven't seen this amount of snow.

Looking for snow to start the snow ball fight (ekkora hogolyo lehetett csinalni!). Look at the pines, cool!

As a Brazilian who was used to experience 17 degrees at night as the coldest temperature of the year I have to admit this is INDEED cold, but nevertheless magical. Everybody surrenders to this capricious beauty of nature.

The entrance of the ski court that was still closed at the Col de la faucille. Families with kids and their sledges (we need to get one for us)

The city of Mijoux in France, between the Jura and another moutain. Just gorgeaous. Imagine it with Xmas decoration??!!
We walked up and down testing gloves and hats that Decathlon provided us one day before, but we realized that we don't have proper shoes and trousers because everybody else was wearing the ski trousers and not getting as wet and damp and heavy as our trousers were.

We realized we have to equip ourselves and keep coming back to this piece of paradise (a cold one actually) that we have so close to us, since Geneva is still warm with its 7 degrees despite the lack of sun (though we heard and a fine snow might be coming next week).

And enjoy the chantily over the Jura top.