It was time to take the next hop on the Alps. I flew from Interlaken Airport to Lausanne Airport (LSGL) via alpine valleys. have to say, that flying in those valleys makes you want visit there in real life.
Leaving Interlaken and Thunersee behind
Near Diemtigen village
Over Saanen
Near Rossinière
The problem of flying in a mountainous terrain is, that you have to be very careful to not try climb over the ridges or passes too quickly. A small airplane, like Cessna, has a maximum altitude somewhere above 8000 ft, that’s not so high elevation on mountains. As air gets thinner, when you get higher, climbing becomes slower as well. Alpine valleys are usually a safe route, to pass through mountain ranges.
The mountain ridge near Cape au Moine summit at 1,941 m (6,368 ft)
Lausanne Airport in front of Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva, known in French as Lac Léman, is one of the largest lakes in western Europe. It lies on the course of the Rhone river on the frontier between France and Switzerland.
Aside from the city and canton of Geneva most destinations in the Lake Geneva region are in either the Swiss canton of Vaud or the French department of Haute Savoie. For its part Vaud is the largest canton in the French speaking part of Switzerland, and the third largest in the country as a whole. The geography is varied, with the Jura mountains in the north, a hilly plain in the center and in the southwest the Alps. The main attractions of the region are the cities and towns surrounding the lake, the opportunities for skiing and hiking in both mountain ranges, and of course the lake itself.
Lake Geneva, Wikivoyage
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