- Neuchátel and Chaumont. Switzerland
Neuchátel is barely 15 kms from Biel, driving was easy and we did not lose the view of mountain ranges on one side and the lakes on the other. The population is about 34,000 and the town is sitting comfortably Posted by IsleHopper in Island Hopper's Travel Blog | Apr 18, 2008
- Swiss Log
One view from Topferhaus, our apartment in Albinen, Switzerland
April 1-2
(Rob)
Getting to Lucerne, we discovered a new twist on the old art of getting lost. We had dir Posted by jennrob in Our Big World Trip | Apr 9, 2008
- Biel Town Between Rhine & Rhone
Biel (as Germans call it) and Bienne (as is called by French), is barely 30 kilometers from Berne, the capital city of switzerland. It is in fact a district of Berne. Driving to Biel was easy, highways are new and Posted by IsleHopper in Island Hopper's Travel Blog | Apr 9, 2008
- Bern, Capital of Switzerland (Day 5)
Our first day alone without the Swiss to accompany us! We drove the car to Morges (on the wrong side of the road), and caught a train from there to Bern – the capital. Swiss trains seem to run Posted by cre8ive in Europe Trip 2008 | Mar 25, 2008
- Swiss Castles & Vineyards (Day 6)
Our last day in Switzerland, so we took it easy. Drove through vineyard country. It was a beautiful scenic drive around Lake Geneva. Got a little lost during the way but it wasn’t all bad, as we got to Posted by cre8ive in Europe Trip 2008 | Mar 26, 2008
- Swiss Thermal Springs (Day 4)
We drove to a great thermal spring today. They are not like the thermal springs In Indonesia or NZ - no sulphur smell at all. It was almost like an amusement park with several different things to do- like a Posted by cre8ive in Europe Trip 2008 | Mar 24, 2008
- Snow Shoeing in Switzerland (Day 3)
We woke up reasonably early with a hangover from the night before and had a lovely breakfast of ham & cheese croissants that Christine had been to the bakers early to pickup. We all jumped in cars and headed for Posted by cre8ive in Europe Trip 2008 | Mar 23, 2008
- Switzerland & The Missing Suitcase (Day 2)
We woke early due to our body clocks still being out of whack, and went to visit Morges a smallish vill Posted by cre8ive in Europe Trip 2008 | Mar 22, 2008
- Arrived in Switzerland! (Day 1)
After multiple delays and missed connections, we finally arrived in Geneva at 2pm (instead of 9am!). As we were flying in, everything was completely covered in a thick layer of white. It was truly an amazing sight. Supposedly today was Posted by cre8ive in Europe Trip 2008 | Mar 21, 2008
- Zurich The Panoramic City For All Seasons
It was our intention to stay in Zurich for two days, I wanted to visit some Museaums and art Galleries, so we crossed the Muenster Bridge and came in to Bahnhof-Strasse as we wanted to take out some money from Posted by IsleHopper in Island Hopper's Travel Blog | Apr 2, 2008
- Zurich The Gateway To Alps
Zurich they say, is the Gateway to Alps. The largest city in switzerland, home to many museaums and Art Galleries, Bauschnzli, the popular Beer Garden and numerous bars and restaurants, it is also a panoramic city. A city with wide Posted by IsleHopper in Island Hopper's Travel Blog | Mar 31, 2008
- Bern The Beautiful
In February 2006 we visited our son in Basel, he suggested we go to Bern. It was a weekend and the day was sunny and warm. So early in the morning we packed a lunch box and took to the Posted by IsleHopper in Island Hopper's Travel Blog | Mar 27, 2008
- Life on the road
“You are very brave doing this in winter ,” he said, as he handed me the overly large Toblerone and carton of chocolate milk.
“No, not brave; just cold,” I said.
We shook hands and parted, me heading higher into the mountains, Posted by NickySee in Escaping Australia | Mar 27, 2008
- Europa
So I had about 10,000 miles to cover in a month and a half and I decided that I could not really be bothered. Took a flight to Geneva and then London to see my friends and family. My brother Posted by lidster in The Americas - Out of sorts | Mar 21, 2008
- Basel The Least Appreciated Swiss City
Basel, I was told by a visitor there, is the least appreicated city of switzerland. But he did not explain why. It is considered to be one of the wealthiest cities in the country, patron of arts, research headquarters Posted by IsleHopper in Island Hopper's Travel Blog | Mar 22, 2008
- Day 40-45
I headed off from Vaduz and caught a train to Basel where my Aunt and Uncle are based and where I was to meet family for Christmas. Basel is a lovely little city but as this time of the year Posted by jess_capri in European Adventure | Dec 27, 2006
- Day 38
Today excited me more than others as I got to see snow for the first time in my life at the age of 21! I was on a tour up to the top of Mt Titlis via a stop over Posted by jess_capri in European Adventure | Dec 20, 2006
- Freezerland
International flights are a completely different world. Nowhere else is such oppressive boredom coupled with intense bouts of screaming and a raging desire to stop the clock and have a breather. With several hours delay in Brisbane thanks to a Posted by NickySee in Escaping Australia | Feb 8, 2008
- Tickets
Well I am kinda new to this blog thing but I thought I would take a stab at it and start by saying: yes I am moving to Europe and Monday I took my first major step to do this: Posted by dgudac in My life : Part 2 | Feb 6, 2008
- Lugano Switzerland
The beautiful place called Switzerland. If you ever get a chance go there, please do me a favor and take the train. This place will take your breath away. With it's snow cap mountian's( The Alp's) it's one view that Posted by TourDogg in Music festival's from around the world | Jan 23, 2008
- Wonderful Switzerland
We have had three wonderful days in Switzerland with Madline's family. We have done so much, that it's hard to know where to start!
On our first day here, we travelled up tiny winding mountain roads to visit St Luc, which Posted by rzhorton in Horton travels to Europe | Jan 15, 2008
- Off to Switzerland
We left Austria yesterday, after a wonderful time with the Schuster and the Taylor families. Bryan, Annabelle, Rae, Andrew and Sam have been great fun to meet and to spend time with. Andrew and Sam have been very patient snowboard Posted by rzhorton in Horton travels to Europe | Jan 13, 2008
- Travel Map
Posted by 5fingerfab in Fabrice Lambert's travel diary | Jan 10, 2008
- still in Zurich....:-(
[b]shiiiiit! The weather in Amsterdam is very very bad and freezing, so that our plane didn't even start in Amsterdam to fly to Zurich for our "pick-up"...so we're sitting around at the great Zurich airport waiting for KLM to get Posted by Jenniferk in Sri Lanka, Australia, Singapore | Dec 21, 2007
- 4 hours to go!
[b]it's now 4 p.m. in Zurich and i am closing the last tools in the office....4 hours to go until our plane gets us to our first destination via Amsterdam...arriving at Colombo airport on the 22nd December 2007 at 4:20 Posted by Jenniferk in Sri Lanka, Australia, Singapore | Dec 21, 2007