Destination: Switzerland

Switzerland

Sat, 7 Aug 2010 | By javolsteedt | Views [277]

Hiking the Alps - Switzerland Part 3

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 | By rtumicki | Views [1076]

The final segment of the Alp Triangle Wanderweg was to Switzerland.   From the Stuttgart area it only took about 4 hours to get down there and what surprised me the most, more so than the high prices, was all the tunnels to drive through.   We ... Read more >

Photos: Switzerland

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 | By rtumicki | Photo Gallery

Photos: Schweiz - Türkei

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 | By niviosabine | Photo Gallery

Photos: St. Gallen/Zurich/Appenzell

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 | By traveling_texan | Photo Gallery

Fun in Schweiz

Sun, 4 Jul 2010 | By traveling_texan | Views [658]

Yesterday morning we slept in a little bit and then decided to go up to the three lakes to swim before we met Roger at 3pm to go into Zurich for the festival. While walking through town we stumbled upon a Saturday street market so we stopped to browse.... Read more >

Our First Evening in St. Gallen

Sun, 4 Jul 2010 | By traveling_texan | Views [691] | Comments [1]

7-3 Now we are in Switzerland! When we crossed the border at Lindau I saw Lake Constance out the window and was stunned. What a gorgeous landscape. It was like riding through a postcard scene. The water was a turquoise green color and there were mountains ... Read more >

Schweiz - Türkei (Deutsche Version)

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 | By niviosabine | Views [910] | Comments [1]

Hallöllchen liebe Freunde Hier unser erstes Lebenszeichen direkt aus der Türkei, Rize am Schwarzen Meer - etwas mehr als 2 Monate seit unserer Abfahrt resp.   13500 Reisekilometer später. Was alles geschah: Am 24. April 2010 haben ... Read more >

Photos: Lugano

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 | By yoshi | Photo Gallery

Photos: Geneva

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 | By zenjen | Photo Gallery

The Matterhorn, Gornergrad, Glacier and Bernina Trains

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 | By 4ofus | Views [956]

18/6/10 -Took the early Gornergrad train up to the summit and the Matterhorn, the skies were clear of fog and cloud (reportedly) and so off I went! It was pretty foggy all the way up the mountain, then suddenly the clouds parted - like I'd landed on ... Read more >

Zermatt, the highest village to the Swiss Matterhorn

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 | By 4ofus | Views [609] | Comments [2]

Wow, this is so much higher,and the landscape has changed to pine (but it smells like spruce)wild flowers, trickling streams and snow capped peaks that are much closer than before. The hotel Omnia have upgraded me to a double executive, saying the other ... Read more >

Montreaux, Riviera of the Lake

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 | By 4ofus | Views [502]

Well named, this place is very picturesque and the walks along the lake are different to Annecy, mainly because it is higher on the swiss side of Lake Geneva, and then higher mountains are snow capped. Lots of 5 star hotels, lots of cashed up people.... Read more >

Photos: Golden Pass Swiss Train

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 | By 4ofus | Photo Gallery

Golden Pass Panoramic Train

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 | By 4ofus | Views [533]

On Thursday 10th June I took the first of 3 special swiss train rides, and wondered whether I would be really bored, as each is at least 5 hours, and someone had written a review which said that Golden Pass was pretty ordinary. So I was not expecting ... Read more >