[[What did it smell like? How did it feel being there?]]
Combination of cow manure, raw earth, perhaps mold (it’s quite moist there i would think with all the snow and melt they get) Bat guano smell perhaps- old hotels often have bat issues- especially if they have rock foundations/walls)- The smell of grass if in a meadow- hay if it’s being cut- wild flowers if the hotel owner likes flowers- smell of mud as kids track it in- smell of old boards- dusty perhaps- could be a cedar closet smell or cedar chest- the smell of home cooking permeating the air- maybe the smell of sour milk if the kids have chores of milking the cows- the smell of salt pork curing in the cool hall closet- maybe the smell of evergreens (not sure if htey have them in alps?) body odor, grungy clothes smell- being that it’s a kids hotel- perhaps there’s a barn nearby- lots of smells there- chickens, pigs, cows, goats- all have unique smells- perhaps it drifts into the hotel-
Taste could include unique swiss cooking- lots of pungeant cheeses- sour milk foods- curds and whey perhaps- maybe home made chocolate smell and tastes- homemade candies-lots of tripe (the most foul food ever invented)- corn breads- loads of lard- alpine fish- earthy root vegetables- sour/bitter field greens for salads-
sounds: Cows, roosters crowing break of dawn- dinner bell- alarm bell to wake kids up- pigs oinkin- goats bleeting out their chorus- birds chirpin (have to find out what kinds of birds, their songs etc)- dogs barkin- cats meowin- children fighting- adults yellin- gun shots in the distance- in winter canon shots as they trigger avalanches- If the kids are nearby- sneak over to watch it happen, the smell of gun powder, the thud in the chest when cannons go off- ringing in the ears- eyes watering from the smoke-
Touch: The feel of fresh grass on bare feet- the feel of the dew on the feet- the sun popping up over the mountains, warming up the brisk morning- The chill of evenign as sun goed down behind mountain that drives the warmth of the day away - the constant wind whistling through the mountains- cool in summer- dangerous cold in winter- The feel of chicken eggs- duck eggs, etc- goats with wirey bristly hair- same for pigs- soft chicken feathers- the feel of walkign through pig or cow manure the smell of it- the smell of milking hte cows- the feel of slimy fish as the kids go fishing- the taste of tripe- curds- the texture of it- (horrible)- Slimy, sour- vomit inducing- Texture of htigns liek blood soup- brain sandwhiches- the smell of them-
Plenty of material- bluff your way through lol
Awesome collection of sensory information that really puts you in the scene. Thanks Bob. Very helpful.