A goat attempts to spoil this otherwise perfectly boring image of the Eiger (3,970 meters or 13,020 ft) in the Swiss Alps near Grindelwald, July.17.
The mountain’s north face seen here, named Nordwand, is the biggest north face in the Alps (1,800 meters or 5,900 ft) and one of the most challenging ascents in the world of mountain climbers.
On a hiking trail near Grindelwald in the Swiss Alps, July 16.
Some hills are just too steep for cycling.
Taken near Zweisimmen in Switzerland, July 14.
A man surfs the waves of Aare river in Thun, Switzerland, July 9.
Tourists with umbralleas brave the rain to enjoy the view from the Münster (cathedral) platform in Bern, capital of Switzerland, July 8.
People wait for streetcars and busses outside the main railway station of Basle, Switzerland, Jan.22.
(Canon 5d MkIII, EF 2.0 135mm, 4 sec,, f10)
The courtyard of the old city hall of Basle in Switzerland that dates back to the 16th century. Photo taken Jan.22 (was there on a job).
A dog wallows in the grass while a woman tries to take a picture on the top of the Feldberg, the highest mountain of the Black Forest in southwestern Germany, Oct.22.The dog is actually a Bernese Cattle Dog, a Swiss breed. A part of Switzerland is seen in the hazy background.
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