Arosa is a winter and summer resort at the end of a valley about 20 miles from Chur (The town of Arosa itself is similar in many respects to Vail Colorado). The road from Chur passes through several tunnels and navigating the 300+ mountain side curves and passing through the hillside villages was the main "adventure".
Hillside village on the road from Chur to Arosa
Buildings and retaining walls are frequently
right next to the side of the road (or is it visa-versa?)
The lake in Arosa.
Part of the "challenge" for us is learning to read the signs and store advertisements. German words are sometimes similar to English (bread = brot, milk = milch) but most of the time, it is not obvious (at least not for us). Here are some pictures of signs in Arosa so you can see if you can figure out some of the words. I have written the translation below the picture.
Two signs outside of a grocery store
Fruit
Vegetables
Cheese
Milk Products
Wild - Dried Sausage
Alp Cheese
Honey
Pear Bread
A restaurant lunch sidewalk sign
Day - Hit
Ham in
bread dough
with potato salad
17.50 Swiss Francs
Meter parking
Daily
8:00 am - 7:00 pm
max 60 minutes
We drive in Arosa . . .
VOLUNTARILY
30 killometers per hour (19 mph)
Thanks
And finally, if you have been watching the Olympic Games, you should be able to figure this out (Note: German words are often the combination of two words).
The home of
Olympic medal winners
(with Olympic medal winners listed - this was on the Arosa sports center)
So - how did you do?
