Welcome to Derendingen. Never heard of it? It is next to Zuchwil and Zuchwil is next to Solothurn in Switzerland and a river runs through it called the Emme which eventually empties into the river Aare which also happens to run pass our village. Now I am sure you are in the picture. Never heard of the Emmental, place where they have cheese with holes in it? Of course and the Emme gives the cheese and the valley the name. Very few outside of Switzerland know that the Emme flows through many places, one of them being Derendingen.
Derendingen is a 5-10 minute drive from where I live, according if the traffic lights are green or red and the best they can do for a canal is The Emme. Our car salesman is in the village of Zuchwil and once when Mr. Swiss had some car business there, he dropped me off at Derendingen to wait for him in a restaurant, but I spent some time taking photos of course.
People go for kayak practice on the Emme in Derendingen which explaines the coloured poles in the river. It it the nearest we get to a canal.
It gets quite adventurous in some places with wooden barriers, although I am not really sure what they are for but the water flows over them.
And there is a bridge that goes over the Emme in Derendingen: another poplar place for riding your kayak. There is an actual kayak club.
And one point it gets quite adventurous with rocks and stones: a real adventure playground for those perhaps river rafting, although I have never seen a raft on this river.
I am now sure that for those enjoying visiting far off places, Derendingen is now on the top of your list and do not forget, it might not have a canal, but a river runs through it.
Most important that a river runs through it.
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Definitely
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Now I know from where comes the Emmental cheese. Close to your town. I like that variety of cheese. Your stories are full of surprises.
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It is about an hour’s drive. Our family name, Gerber, originates in the Emmental and we are basically all genuine Emmentalers.
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I beleive you have convinced me to visit Switzerland the next visit with my daughter in Germany
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But perhaps not Derendingen
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Interesting , and great pictures 🙂
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I quite enjoy Ed my photographic interlude in Derendingen
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I do love Swiss cheese!
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Inam also a fan
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The name of the cheese I recognize. It is so nice you are able to show us pictures of the surrounding area. The Swiss travel department should hire you as a goodwill ambassador and reward you for all your efforts. SLP
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At least the Kanton of Solothurn should. Who needs the Bernese Overland with all those cold icy mountains
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Do kayaks need to use the locks? That’s an interesting thought.
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It’s not really a canal but a river and I am not sure if there are any locks. They only use part of the river for their training
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mmmmm…….cheese 🙂
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😃
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