When you are not there.....

When you are not there
I don't know what to do ,
what to say
When you are not there,
I'm all alone,I'm lost
When you are not there
There's nothing i can do right.

I can't smile, I can't cry
I can't sing, I can't play
When you are not there,
I simply can't live.

The winds don't blow
The stars don't shine
When you are not there,
Even the flowers don't bloom

The fragrance of the day,
The beauty of the night
When you are not there,
They don't mean a thing..

When you are not there,
I simply can't live.....

The Swiss Experience...

I am at a loss of words as I attempt to describe the mesmerising Schweitzer land. It’s like trying to describe a beautiful dream that I had seen. I may never be able to phrase it aptly to depict it in its entirety. I hope my words can convey at least a little of the magic it has bestowed upon me

The snow capped Alps and lovely cows grazing on lush green meadows.. This is the picture of Swiss I had always had in my mind . Not to mention the beautiful cow bells(Yes!Of course it's the DDLJ influence on my imagination)

When i got to visit the country last year,it was indeed a dream come true.

Thrill filled my heart as a cool breeze blew across my face at the Zurich airport. I was about to walk the lanes of my dreams, as they say, under blue skies and amidst green grass.
But what lay before me was even more beautiful than my dreams………
Beautiful landscapes, mountains cloaked in snow and vegetation, serene lakes and chirpy glacial streams...

They were all a treat for my hungry senses. I was in the heart of nature and it touched a chord deep inside.

Like a sweet melody , like a beautiful painting , the magic remains alive in me, even long after its experienceI felt I were inside a painting. Bright and vibrant colours greeted my eyes everywhere.The vegetation varyied in shade from green to yellow to brown and then from pink to purple to red. The autumn weather had waved its magic wand all around..
The cool breeze that blew carried the tinkle of the cowbells .

The Alps could be seen towering above from all sides,with the snow and the clouds nearly undistinguishable on the top. They reminded me of an undaunted warrior. a saviour, a protector , a guardian.
The streams like small kids, ran about singing their own songs, finding their way through rough rocks with the same ease as flowing on velvety meadows, perturbed by nothing and simply enjoying their being.
The lakes were more or less like an elegant lady, well mannered, calm and stylish.
The sky , very dynamic and active, like a poised gentleman.
WellKnit transportation and well organised information centres made the journey even more convenient and enjoyable.

From Zurich airport, we took a train and came to interlakenInterlaken is a beautiful place locked between the 2lakes, the Thuner see and the Brenner see.

On the first day, we went around interlaken partly on foot and partly on bicycle.We then visited the ThummelBach falls. A unique combination of 10 cascade waterfalls.The place, like
the rest of Swiss, is a valley within the Alps, lush green grass sprawled all over with small streams meandering through.
The next day we visited Niesen.One could take the world's longest stairway to reach
the top. We , though, preferred to take the rail track that lay parallel. As we went higher and higher,even higher above the clouds, we could also see the staircase winding its way up.Wilhelmwil is a beautiful place near interlaken.Here we took a mountain train to explore around, a reminder of the bygone days and it carried us amidst the pine covered alps
On the third day we visited the JungFrauHoch.Power and the pride of having it, that’s the feeling
Jung FrauJoch instilled in me.What pleasure to be on top of Europe! 3494m above sea
level! To be in the snow and ice, at -1.5degree C and with snowfall and rain drenching you!
It seemed to me the sun was fighting to penetrate the thick fog, and the snow seemed equally determeined to reflect every ray back. The friendly quarrel together with the whiteness of the snow gave the ambience a divine aura.The JungFrauHoch had much more to offer.We took a train from Lauterbrunnen to the JungFrauHoch which travelled through the alps.At the top we walked through the icecaves,It was like walking through a freezer.On top of the Hoch is also present a museum of beautiful animal carvings done in ice

My final place of visit was Muren. First a train journey to Lauterbrunnen (The places and the scenes were by now very familiar but I could not still take my eyes or mind off them) and then a cable car to the top of the mountain.

Interlaken also had some exciting games to offer,like
paragliding,bungee jumping etc.And how could a travellogue about swiss end without a
mention of the swiss chocolates.Hmm!!the taste still lingers.Need I say more???

And all of you shopping fanatics like me, you get to buy the best and the most beautiful watches here.
Switzerland has been a very lovely experience

For some snaps....

A few words...

Swiftly blew the breeze of time
Softly fell the leaves of memory
Before i could pick a few, they blew past me....
Lost souls searching their destiny!!!

A thought....

Dreams are memories yet to come....

Shower from the Heavens

I watched the rains, as they poured hard against my window.

It was raining heavily, too heavily. A distressed soul pouring her heart out! A heavy drop made its mark on my heart and the pain I hid deep inside shot out. If you ask me what the pain is I have no particular answer. I am one of those eccentric Pisceans, who can simply sit and cry. I depress myself for nothing and also rejoice for almost nothing.

There is always calmness after a heavy downpour and today watching the rains, I could feel the same. The unknown grief within me was slowly eroding away. The rains were washing away my grief. It’s so much relieving, so much comforting after the heart has poured out its agony. An unknown, inexplicable bliss!

As the last drop of the rains splashed the wet earth, a tear sparkled in my eyes.

The fragrance of the fresh earth permeated my soul, and I drew courage from the unknown force to carry on this little game called Life.

A dark cloud silhouetted in the velvety sky drew a silver lining.

The rains, from the heavens they came, carried me in their arms and took my pain with them.