Blogs from Lauterbrunnen, South-West, Switzerland, Europe - page 6

First and foremost, Switzerland is beautiful. If there is 1 country you ever visit, make it Switzerland. Don't go without a camera and don't leave without visiting a chocolate shop - they are everywhere and they are to die for. 19/5/08 - Munich to Lauterbrunnen, via Liechtenstein. Stumbling out of bed feeling bloody fantastic at 7am and quickly packing the bags, we made it just in time for our 7:30 departure to Liechtenstein. It was a 3hr drive from Munich to the border checks of Switzerland, just outside of Vaduz, capital of Liechtenstein. Unfortunately for us, it was a little overcast still and we could not see to the top of most of the hills around the area. We arrived in Vaduz for lunch, a quick currency exchange from Euros into Swiss Franc and it was ... read more

Wow - the Jungfrau. What an amazing place! We went up to the top of the Jungfrau Railway yesterday - very cool. It was built in the early 1900's and goes through (!) two of the mountains, ending up inside the peak of one of the mountains in a cave. There were three restaurants in there, a scientific staion, exits to dog sledding across the glacier, plateau lookouts etc. and even an 'Ice Palace' where everything is made of ice! Awesome. Can't stop using words like 'awesome' and amazing, but this place just is...... Today we went for a walk through the valley to the Trummelbach falls, which were ermmm, excellent.....!!!! and are now killing time while our clothes wash and dry (boring!) Sorry about some of the sideways video! :)... read more

Day 3 Paris to Launterbrunnen A travel day today, so not much to report, apart from ten hours of sitting still and some beautiful Swiss countryside. The mountains are simply stunning; it is like a uncommericalised Queenstown on a larger scale - the Swiss alps run forever - although not quite as beautiful as Queenstown in my opinion. Two things interested me in particular; Swiss organisation and wealth and the organic positioning of Swiss villages and houses. I suspect that this is because many of the settlements have been around for much longer than organised roading systems, which tend to develop an order of their own. Our campsite is nice, although accommodation continues to be communal. It is a strange mix on this trip; food is brilliant, accommodation is shit. The setting though, in the middle ... read more

The bus ride from La Spezia to Nice was definetly one the most scenic bus routes I´ve had in my life. It took us through tunnel after tunnel, but in between each tunnel were breathtaking views over the Mediterranean. We drove into the French Riviera and through Monaco (The world´s second smallest country after Vatican City) into Nice. Along the way we passed countless number of resort-like houses, including an island owned by Bono. Nice gave me some more great weather while I was there. The first afternoon I checked out the town and had a wander on the pebbly beach. The next day I got up and caught the bus to Monaco. Along the way we passed Grace Rock - the rock where Grace Kelly (the hollywood actress who married into the Monacan Royal family) ... read more

SNOW FIGHTS, DELIRIOUS LAUGHTER & ONE HELL OF A GOOD NIGHT!! I call ze polize!! I loved Switzerland, had so much fun!! We arrived in Lauterbrunnen after a very long day of travel, I think we’d been driving for around 12 hours, so everyone was starting to go slightly mad and really ready for a drink. We settled into our little cabins whilst being totally blown away by the scenery, our campsite was right at the base of the Alps, we sat and ate dinner thinking about how lucky we were. I think Switzerland is the one place where it doesn’t matter how bad a photographer you are it is impossible to take a bad photo, unless of course it’s of yourself… LOL! After dinner it was straight into the bar, the local beer was very ... read more