- SwitzerlandWoke up to a beautiful sunny morning and made our way to the foot of Mt Pilatus on the coach. From there we took 2 cable cars up to the mount - 2300 metres. The views from there were absolutely Posted by jandcbuisman in Europe | Aug 8, 2011
- Things to do in GenevaA picturesque and romantic city, [[http://www.dertour.co.uk/holidays/city-breaks/geneva-city-break|Geneva city breaks]] are extremely popular with travellers around the world. From the guided walking tours organised by the Swiss tourist Office, to several Posted by Ashe in Christmas Markets & Beer Festivals | Aug 8, 2011
- Sunbathing in LucerneDeb: After a great train trip from Interlaken, we arrived in Lucerne on a relatively quiet Sunday afternoon. We had heard that tourists were staying away from Switzerland in droves owing to the recent perturbations in the exchange rate, Posted by overbeas in The Travelling Bees | Aug 2, 2011
- Cheese FondueJohn: So counting my only experience of cheese fondue being from an Asterix and Obelisk comic (although having limited experience with Gaullish France I am unsure whether the Asterix and Obelix publications are actually documentaries, and not comics at al Posted by overbeas in The Travelling Bees | Jul 31, 2011
- RailwaysJohn: The land of extremes - Europe has the 12 kmph (max) funicular up Schynige (there are three syllables in Schynige by the way – unlike in France where the terminal ‘e’ –and lots of other letters are not pronounced, Posted by overbeas in The Travelling Bees | Jul 31, 2011
- Multi-lingualityJohn: Watching one of the 38 TV channels in Interlaken is interesting, not least for the number of Harry Potter movies and American dramas dubbed into German, but when you see an Opera sung in Italian (presumably) that is subtitled Posted by overbeas in The Travelling Bees | Jul 31, 2011
- Snow-blind cowsJohn: As you may expect in a land of technical precision like Switzerland, pastoral agriculture has benefited from the application of significant technology. For example, each cow is now individually geo-coded with a unique motion-activated sonic code, Posted by overbeas in The Travelling Bees | Jul 31, 2011
- Sustan Pass in Switzerland Posted by Ross_Tess in Ross & Tess biking around Europe | Jul 13, 2011
- Interlarken Campground Posted by Ross_Tess in Ross & Tess biking around Europe | Jul 13, 2011
- Vevey Switzerland Posted by Ross_Tess in Ross & Tess biking around Europe | Jul 13, 2011
- Forking great view Posted by Ross_Tess in Ross & Tess biking around Europe | Jul 13, 2011
- Up, Up and AwayWe took the Glacier Express through the Alps heading towards Oberwald today. The train ride was as spectacular as the destination.
We had a chance to see all of the towns along the way and Posted by beachbuddies in La Dolce Vita | Jul 7, 2011
- Zig Zag to Zermatt"Could it get any better than this?" were my words to Dave as we took the Glacier Express up to Zermatt. I can`t tell you how excited I was to see the Alps and the Matterhorn for the first Posted by beachbuddies in La Dolce Vita | Jul 6, 2011
- Sleeping in the AlpsParis was amazing. I will fill you in later. The train ride from Paris was full of anticipation and my first glimpses of the Alps were amazing!! It is a beautiful sunny day and the scenery was Posted by beachbuddies in La Dolce Vita | Jul 5, 2011
- Day 76, Gimmelwald
Our breakfast this morning was simpler, toast and yogurt. We left once again at 0900 to start our day. This time ho Posted by s-a in shane and alyssa's travels | Jul 4, 2011
- Day 75, Gimmelwald
Shane made us eggs and fried potatoes for breakfast and man was it good! We ate it outside in the cold to keep away Posted by s-a in shane and alyssa's travels | Jul 4, 2011
- Day 74, Gimmelwald
Happy Canada Day! We started this fantastic day taking a train from Basel to Interlaken Ost. The ost is very important because if you don’t pay attention you’ll get off at the wrong sta Posted by s-a in shane and alyssa's travels | Jul 2, 2011
- Day 73, Basel
We woke up early, 0630 to say goodbye to everyone. Kathrin was going to work, Fabi and Andi to school. Tante Monika brought them to town at 0700, as it was raining heavily. It was sad Posted by s-a in shane and alyssa's travels | Jul 2, 2011
- Day 21 - SwitzerlandWe're back in Holland. The weather here right now is very nice for anywhere in the world, let alone Holland. We might go to Scheveningen Beach, a short tram ride away from here, tomorrow.
Two days ago we drove Posted by JaqsEurope2011 in Jaq's European Summer 2011 | Jun 27, 2011
- Day 19 - SwitzerlandSorry about not making an entry for a few days, we have been travelling, getting to the hotel late, and we have just been plain tired.
Two days ago, at 8 pm, we boarded an overnight train in Amsterdam Posted by JaqsEurope2011 in Jaq's European Summer 2011 | Jun 25, 2011
- Hiking in the ALPS!Today we took a hike through the mountains and took lots of awesome pictures of the alps! So beautiful! We will post more pictures in the next few days. Posted by Europe5 in Europe 2011 | Jun 21, 2011
- France & SwitzerlandTuesday 14th June
French pit stop for the Bird
A little bit of a late start from our camp in Guise but what the hell, we’re on holidays. Pointed the Bird towards Reims & in no time we were having a coffee Posted by Ross_Tess in Ross & Tess biking around Europe | Jun 17, 2011
- Update from ZermattWell, so far SO fun!
We have had a great trip! & are getting excited for Austria next. So far we've seen in the Jung Frau region: Interlaken, Underseen (my most fav so far), Lauterbrennen, Murren, Grimmelwald (my next most fav), Posted by mmaxwell44 in Switzerland Honeymoon 2011 | Jun 14, 2011
- A day out in InterlakenAnother great day, even with the rain. Met Bill & his wife from Mississippi on their 1 1/2 year honeymoon. Made sure to get a pic with 'em.
He reminded us of the old "up" man.
We rode the oldest cog wheel Posted by mmaxwell44 in Switzerland Honeymoon 2011 | Jun 9, 2011
- The Grand EndingOne of the defining moments of staying with the Werner family was when we were having supper with Daniel, Cyril and Andy.
Half of the time was spent planning activities and talking about us.
Cyril:" What are you doing on saturday ? Posted by shawnified in A glimpse of the world | Jun 8, 2011