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Gruyères

Gruyères

We arrived in Gruyères the previous evening just before dark to learn that the Balloon festival we hoped to visit was cancelled because of the weather. In the...
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We arrived in Gruyères the previous evening just before dark to learn that the Balloon festival we hoped to visit was cancelled because of the weather. In the morning, after breakfast, we decided to go for a walk and were pleasantly surprised to see the Balloons coming slowly down the valley towards us.
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Aperture 56/10 ISO 200 Shutter 10/40000 Focal Length 220/10

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Jan, 2018

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