L1. Sion 6 Oct - part 1

Woke to the promise of another blue sky day. At Thun station we met a Swiss friend whom we originally met on a Schiff on Thunersee in 2014. Together we set off for Visp where we had a quick look around. I love looking at the florist shops they have such creative ideas.

From Visp we caught the train to Sion and immediately transferred to a bus to La Morge   From here we walked down to, and around a small lake which is a bird sanctuary and today it also had lovely reflections od the surrounding hills.

After a short time we caught the bus back to the old part of Sion. Such an interesting city dominated by two hills one with the ruins of the Chateau Tourbilon and the other with the intact Eglise de Valerie. This is a French speaking area of Switzerland and some knowledge of the language is very useful.      

 

 We decided to climb up to the Valère Bascilica and found a little resturant there that served superb quiche with salad for lunch. Next we looked inside the church which we all agreed was special because of its age and simplicity. The pipe organ was quite unique and I loved the old doors and gates.

 

One more photo selected from many - this shows the Flag of Canton Valais along with the Swiss flag.