It is carnival season at this time of the year. Weggis Carnival or “Weggiser Fasnacht” began with Weggis Carnival Opening or “Weggiser Fasnachteröffnung” on January 08, 2011 where several “Guggenmusik” or Gugge music groups from different nearby towns or villages participated. More activities in March 2010.
Eglichutzler Weggis
Eglichutzler Weggis
Eglichutzler Weggis
Rigischränzer Weggis
Rigischränzer Weggis
Rigischränzer Weggis
Gassäjüüzer Ättighüüsa
Gassäjüüzer Ättighüüsa
Gassäjüüzer Ättighüüsa
Schattabachfäger Walenstadt
Schattabachfäger Walenstadt
Schattabachfäger Walenstadt
Muota Gnomä Ibach
Muota Gnomä Ibach
Muota Gnomä Ibach
Gugelfuer Gersau
Gugelfuer Gersau
Gugelfuer Gersau
Feengeischter Erstfeld
Feengeischter Erstfeld
Feengeischter Erstfeld
Grüttgrabe Geischter Rhyfälde
Grüttgrabe Geischter Rhyfälde
Grüttgrabe Geischter Rhyfälde
Weggis Fasnachteröffnung 2011
Weggis Fasnachteröffnung 2011
Weggis Fasnachteröffnung 2011
Risotto
Queue for Risotto
Risotto
The photos of the Weggis Carnival Opening were taken by Sofie Hofmann (www.sofiehofmann.com) in Weggis, Switzerland between 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on January 08, 2011.
"This is the charmingest place we have ever lived in for repose and restfulness, superb scenery whose beauty undergoes a perpetual change from one miracle to another, yet never runs short of fresh surprises and new inventions. We shall always come here for the summers if we can." - Mark Twain