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part of the fun and much of the expense
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of enjoying the Alps is riding the
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various lifts whether you're riding
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cogwheel trains steep funiculars or
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gondolas the views are breathtaking this
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gondola drops us in the traffic free
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village of Gimmelwald
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this tiny intersection is the heart of
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downtown on a sunny day you understand
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why people say if heaven isn't what it's
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cracked up to be send me back to
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Gimmelwald the village established in
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the Middle Ages incredibly on the edge
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of this cliff was one of the poorest
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places in Switzerland its traditional
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economy was stuck in the head its
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farmers make ends meet only with help
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from Swiss government subsidies and by
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working the ski lifts in the winter
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modern tourism has perked up the local
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economy as well the village operates
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like a big family in fact most of the
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hundred and twenty residents have the
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same last name von Allmen collecting
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grass to get their cows through the
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winter in this rugged terrain is
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labor-intensive
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each hard-working family harvests only
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enough to feed 15 or 20 cows life can be
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tough but they'd have it no other way a
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generation ago developers wanted to turn
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Gimmelwald into a big resort town
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the villagers sorted those plans by
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getting the entire town declared an
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avalanche zone from that point on no one
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could get permission to build anything
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bigger than a house or a barn unlike
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neighboring resort towns
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Gimmelwald remains a vital community of
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families locally owned and proud of it
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most of the buildings housed two
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families and are divided vertically
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right down the middle the writing on the
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post office building is a folksy
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blessing summer brings green winter
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brings snow the Sun greets the day the
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stars greet the night this house will
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keep you warm may God give us his
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blessings the oldest building in town
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dates from 1658 study the log cabin
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construction many are built without
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nails
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Kimmo vault has a strict building code
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for instance shutters can only be
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natural green or white the stones on the
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huts are there to keep the shingles from
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blowing off during strong winter storms
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farmers hang big ceremonial cowbells
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under their eaves waiting for that
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festive day in the spring when the cows
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move from their barns up to the high
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meadows

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Watch the updated version: https://youtu.be/tlGTTA0st4M More info about travel to Switzerland: http://www.ricksteves.com/europe/switzerland Unlike neighboring resort towns, Switzerland's Gimmelwald remains a vital community of families — locally owned and proud of it. At http://www.ricksteves.com, you'll find money-saving travel tips, small-group tours, guidebooks, TV shows, radio programs, podcasts, and more on this destination.

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