Switzerland

Swiss Wanderings

We started the day exploring the lovely Altstadt (Old Town) of Chur. They were setting up for what looked like a very impressive city-wide festival, too bad we can’t stay. Then back on the train for a short, hour and a half, trip to Zürich. The scenery was exactly what you would expect to see…

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The Glacier Express

It’s no secret my husband loves trains; while I may not share his passion for Lionel trains, model train displays, or being in the engineer’s cab, I do love riding trains; especially in Europe. So, riding the Swiss Glacier Express was naturally at the top of our list. This morning we left Zermatt before 7AM…

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Riding the Rails to Zermatt

The route from Geneva took us through the Swiss towns of Nyon, Morges, Lausanne, Vevey, Montreux, Aigle, Bex, St.Maurice, Martigny, Sion, Sierre and Leuk before arrival in Visp. Zermatt is the most popular vacation spot within Switzerland for the Swiss. It’s a huge ski resort and a perfect spot for summer hiking. We had a…

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Relaxing in Geneva

We are in beautiful Geneva. We are breaking from our usual frenetic pace and enjoying Geneva as the locals do.  Under the tutelage of our good friends, Geneva residents Eva and Bob, we are seeing some sites, relaxing, chatting, and enjoying views of the tranquil lake. A highlight for us was visiting the nearby country…

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Xmas on the Rhine: Basel & Lucerne

Last night we followed the Belgian tradition of leaving our shoes outside our door to see what ‘Santa’ would bring us on the morning of December 6th. This morning we woke up to find a special gift of a very large chocolate Santa for each of us! We arrived in Basel, Switzerland’s third largest city,…

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