marmot

Alpine symbol in jars

Written in: Dutch • Jacqueline van der Pas • March 7 2009

Last week I strolled through Fiss, our favorite winter sports resort in Tyrol. Outside the photo shop, which also doubles as a toy shop, souvenir shop, and so on, stood an advertising sign. An advertisement for Marmot cream. A marmot is an Alpine marmot. One of the approximately 18 marmot species found worldwide...

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