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Ealinguser t1_ixnfm4y wrote

The Swiss Alps in the 19th century - it really isn't much like that now.

And the Swiss get a bit frustrated by the anglo-saxon expectation that they be like that in the 21st century.

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Dana07620 t1_ixonu1q wrote

I don't expect them to be like that. I expect the mountains to be like that. Tall, snow covered mountains with green pastures filled with wildflowers.

Though when I was in the Alps in the late 20th century, I was delighted by the sight of villages with all these traditional homes with white walls and shutters and low, dark sloping roofs and piles of cut wood almost reaching the eaves. Some of the places had murals / designs painted on the walls. It was like driving in a storybook.

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Ealinguser t1_ixqfycu wrote

I lived in one. There are pros and cons.

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Dana07620 t1_ixr0ckk wrote

I'm sure there are. But they were very pretty to drive through and their settings were breathtaking.

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