Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Bollywood in Central Switzerland






I say “Bollywood” because apparently some Bollywood movie or movies have been shot in the Engelberg – Mt. Titlis area, which has therefore become a tour destination not only generally for visitors to Central Switzerland, but in particular, for many Indian visitors. At 10,000 feet elevation on Mt. Titlis, one can surprisingly find Indian food and cutouts – the kind where you insert face and have photo taken -- appearing to be from a Bollywood scene. Titlis is a ski destination in the winter but has all-year snow (there is at least one small glacier on the mountain, too) which can be reached by gondola and chairlift. Many visitors who have never played in or even seen snow, get their chance here.
We met a very interesting and very independent retired teacher from Thailand who had lost her camera the previous day and was obviously distressed she could not take and keep pictures of her obviously carefully planned trip to Switzerland. We couldn’t replace her camera on the spot but promised to send her some pictures from Titlis. As she said though, the important thing is to keep the memories in our minds, and I won’t soon forget the views from Titlis and especially some of the rocky knolls with spots of meadow on the way up, as pretty or prettier than anything I’ve seen in the Olympics or North Cascades.

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