Last weekend we ventured out to the village of Saint-Cergue for a festival called Désalpe. It’s a time to celebrate the cows coming down from grazing in the mountains. As the crowd cheered them on, the herds made their way through town.
Not only did the cows have the enormous bells around their necks but some also had huge headdresses made out of tops of evergreens and ribbon.
The alphorns and yodeling entertained us between herds as did the homemade pumpkin soup and pastries.
It wouldn’t be a festival in Switzerland without cheese. This is the first time we’ve seen a raclette machine like this (in the pictures link). Raclette is a traditional Swiss dish consisting of melted cheese, boiled potatoes, small gherkins and pickled onions.
We had beautiful views of the Mont Blanc on our train ride back to Morges. A fantastic view of the lake below us, and the mountains in France beyond that.
