Not to mention the snow-capped peaks, bell-clad cows and open-air cable cars of Swiss fantasies.

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The scene, with its green valleys and snow-capped peaks, made for a great all-day picnic.

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Walking through a field of boulders, we took in a vista of blue lakes, green forest and snow-capped peaks.

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That's how we will maintain our economic vitality and our national treasure -- our forests and waterways, our crop lands and snow-capped peaks.

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Upon reaching the top, you emerge from the trees onto a small rocky clearing looking directly onto a long dragons-back-like range of grey snow-capped peaks: the imposing 5, 600m-high Jade Dragon.

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Here we are photographed while on safari at the Kilembe copper mines near the astounding snow-capped peaks of the Mountains of the Moon and the Queen Elizabeth Game Park.

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But the end result, devotees say, is worth it: nine spacious suites with heated floors and high ceilings and verdant 150-year-old vineyards surrounded by a view of snow-capped mountain peaks.

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