- Contiki - Day 3 - Paris to LucerneSeeing as we hit the sack kinda early last night, I woke up this morning not feeling too bad. Once again another great breakfast – Chocolate pastry, chocos, coffee, fruits, yoghurt-pretty good! So after breakfast we went back upstairs to Posted by alegrange in European Tour | Jan 12, 2010
- GRUYERES ET BERNE, SUISSEOn Thursday David connected up the battery and we took off on a day trip to Gruyere, on our own. Beautiful scenery all the way and an interesting cheese-making demo and exhibition at the Gruyere cheese factory.
[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/17 Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Dec 2, 2009
- MORGES ET ENVIRONS, SUISSEWe arrived in Morges, Switzerland, to stay with family, Marc and Jocelyne Wanner [David's uncle and aunt], at about 7pm – after a long trip on the Autoroute from Paris. We programmed Molly [our GPS] to avoid the toll Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Dec 1, 2009
- My first regular vacation.Most people only take off once or twice a year. Unlike most people, I require extended periods of nothingness to recharge my batteries. I decided to do something crazy, and go on a one week vacay. Do Posted by AshleyC in Where in the world is Ashley Churchill? | Jan 7, 2010
- Venice and SwitzerlandI just realised that I forgot to write about our time in Venice. We only spent a day there, which is a bit disappointing cause it is so nice and beautiful. However we were very lucky as it flooded on Posted by TarrynK in Round The World | Jan 6, 2010
- Some green & gritty rooftops in Basel, SwitzerlandIn September I visited Dusty Gedge (http://jim-labbe.travellerspoint.com/11/), toured some green roofs in London, and learned about the latest in U.K. designs that promote biodiversity. December 8 thru 11, I visited Stephan Brenneisen in Basel Sw Posted by jim.labbe in Mij Blaag | Jan 2, 2010
- Day 8 - Bonjour from Lausanne, SwitzerlandOh, I wish I could stop singing 'Loh - san' in my head to the tune of 'Rox - anne'. I'm really getting on my nerves.
'Why are you in Switzerland' was the question that I should have been prepared for Posted by nicharv in Nicole's European winter '09/'10 | Dec 27, 2009
- ALPINE TRAILS.....JULY 1996OUR MOST DARING ADVENTURE TRIP! Hiked with a small English group starting in Chamonix France. The whole trek was at around 10,000 feet altitude and included the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, the Eiger and Jungfrau.We camped in France, Italy and Switzerland..... Posted by douglasw in Around the World | Jul 1, 1996
- ON TO ITALY VIA SWITZERLANDIt was a tough 12 hour journey from the Vendeé to Morges [our Marc & Jocelyne refuge], partly due to rain and darkness. We had planned to stop over in a lay-by to sleep for the night, but decided Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Dec 17, 2009
- The ingenious use of curvesAnother day of 'riding the rails' – this time doing a return trip to Tirano in Italy on the Bernina Express before heading up to Zurich for our next nights accommodation.
The trip meant we had to catch our first Posted by thomastour in Cathy & Geoff's European Odyssey | Dec 16, 2009
- 291 Bridges, 91 Tunnels & Legendary ViaductsWe woke up this morning and shortly later were greeted by sunrise on a beautiful blue sky – however according to the TV in the restaurant at breakfast time it was a very crisp minus 12 degrees.
The view from our Posted by thomastour in Cathy & Geoff's European Odyssey | Dec 15, 2009
- Travel in June-- Gornergrat and Monte Rosa六月之旅——戈尔内格拉特平台与罗萨峰On our last day in Zermatt we decided to take a train to bring us up to 3000m where we could see the highest mountains of Switzerland.
在采尔马特的最后一天,我们决定乘坐火车去海拔3000米观赏瑞士最高峰。
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- A perfect day.....Such a glorious day.........with clear skies the temperature in Geneva was nippy as we visited the Old Town; The Cathedral of St Pierre, The Town Hall(Hotel de Ville), Maison Tavel ( dating from the 12th century)and the old merchant buildings Posted by thomastour in Cathy & Geoff's European Odyssey | Dec 14, 2009
- The Hills are Alive Dan and I arrived in Interlaken, Switzerland by night train. Waking up and pulling back the curtains revealed snow capped craggy peaks lined by green, rolling hills dotted with pastures and Swiss chalet style homes. We cracked open the Posted by Jennylynn in Jennifer's Journeys | Dec 14, 2009
- I was blind, but now I can see.When the sun rose this morning, we discovered a beautiful clear sky (but sub-zero temperatures) at our overnight stop in Simonswald. From our balcony we had magnificent views of grassland and hills, with touches of snow on the Posted by thomastour in Cathy & Geoff's European Odyssey | Dec 13, 2009
- Franc-ly We Like Switzerland[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/235707/Matt_likes..ocolate.jpg thumb=http://photos.travellerspoint. Posted by staley in No Spain No Gain | Dec 12, 2009
- 7: The eccentric Swiss, 8 years later
Set up a ride (through the carpooling website) with a guy going to Annecy, just short of Geneva before crossing into Switzerland. To Posted by Zephyra in Confessions of a Recovering Francophile | Sep 8, 2009
- Travel in June-- Hiking near Matterhorn 六月之旅——徒步行于马特宏峰附近It was a day with mixed weather, but hopefully still good enough for going on a hiking route from Täsch to Zermatt, which should offer some nice views of the famous Matterhorn.
这是个气候多变的一天,但好在足以让我们从塔什走到采尔马特,好好欣赏著名的马特宏峰的美景!
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- Travel in June-- From France to Switzerland 六月之旅——从法国到瑞士Finally we had to leave the beautiful Côte d'Azur.
我们最终还是离开了美丽的蓝色海岸。
Our route led us through northern Italy, where we stopped at the beautiful Lago Maggiore, shortly before entering Switzerland.
我们的路线需要穿过意大利北部,进入瑞士前我们停在美丽的马焦雷湖休息片刻。
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- The Eiger TrailAlong the northern rim of the Bernese Oberland, where the white peaks of the High Alps finally make their drop off down to the wooded green foothills and valleys of the Swiss lowlands, stand in a row 3 mountains.
Each over Posted by PeteB in Walking in the Alps | Nov 20, 2009
- 因特拉肯(Interlaken)- 瑞士的人间仙境还没有到达Interlaken之前,一路火车上看到的风光已经让人惊叹不已。雄伟的阿尔卑斯山时远时近,因为火车在绕山行驶,所以可以让我们从不同的角度观赏它的美景。
美丽的田园风光足以让我陶醉!假如我说德语,又假如我持的是欧盟护照,我就打算在这里常住了 Posted by suevasil in Overland for 8 Months | Sep 7, 2009
- 卢塞恩 (Luzern)瑞士是我脑子里欧洲经典的浓缩。如果你一辈子只能去欧洲的一个国家,我会推荐瑞士。这也是唯一一个我们肯定会再去的欧洲国家。
除了火车站, 随便站在哪个角度拍照,都是明信片的风景。
古老的木桥被鲜花点缀着。据说这是世界上最长的有顶棚的桥。
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- Montag (Monday)I wake up after finally going back to sleep and look outside to see that it is pouring. Now I don’t mean just a bit of rain, it is actually bucketing down. It looks quite bleak. I have breakfast and Posted by Blue Teddy in Blue Teddy and the 14 pillows | Nov 15, 2009
- Sonntag (Sunday)I head to the airport to catch my flight to Zurich. I allow plenty of time and figure there isn’t too much time to do much else in Vienna this morning so i may as well sit at Vienna airport Posted by Blue Teddy in Blue Teddy and the 14 pillows | Nov 15, 2009
- Vacation Part One: SwitzerlandI really love the idea of having seven weeks of vacation. I think that the U.S should adopted this policy and see how it goes. As most of you know, I just had a 10 day vacation from school. After Posted by jauntypag in Savoir Vivre: Life in France | Nov 5, 2009