Blogs from Switzerland, Europe - page 13

04 August 2019 There is a cog railway which starts in Lauterbrunnen at an altitude of 796m and runs steeply via Wengen (1247m), and Kleine Scheidegg (2016m) to arrive via a tunnel in the Eiger at Jungfraujoch(3454m) on the saddle between the Mönch and Jungfrau and the highest station in Europe. As the weather forecast was good for the day, we had booked tickets for the trip, but unfortunately Wendy had an upset stomach, so I made the journey on my own. I caught the 7.35 train which arrived at Jungfraujoch at 9.05. The next 3 hours were spent admiring the view of the surrounding peaks and 23k long Aletsch Glacier from the Sphinx meteorological station, walking up to the Mönchsjochhütte at 2650m and being amazed at the number of other tourists who turned up as ... read more

02/09/19 We left Chapelle today, dropped off Geoff and Katie at Aigle station for them to catch a train to Leysin for the start of a week-long walking holiday. Then it was a drive north west into the Swiss mountains to spend the night at the small swiss resort of Zweissimen.... read more

Sometimes, the craziest ideas lead to memorable experiences - in this case, a trip with a scooter through parts of Switzerland. Oh man, was it great fun! I, Nina, needed a break from the daily routine. I was too tired of working never-ending hours. OK, by working for your own company, this is different. But still, when creative ideas stop coming and one is only tired, then it is definitely time for a short break. So I decided to go to Ticino, the italian speaking part of Switzerland. As we are currently expanding our business to this region, a trip had the pleasant side effect to know this region a bit better (and to look for places where we might establish our second office is the near future). Markus could not join straight away, but came ... read more

Today I leave the lovely Tirol and Sue’s for Switzerland. Most of this trip was about checking out cities for the tours next summer, but I also wanted to spend a couple of days in Switzerland towards the end of my adventure. One of the main reasons is that I had it in my head to take a trip on the Glacier Express that runs from St Moritz to Zermatt (although you can opt to do sections of it too). Sue kindly gives me a lift to Innsbruck station where I catch the Railjet (such fantastic trains) from Innsbruck heading to Zurich. I have to change at Sargans and Chur, but in typical Swiss fashion, these trains all connect up, so there is no hanging around anywhere. It really is a delightful journey. From Innsbruck the ... read more

We awoke in our mountain cabin to light rain. The air was still and warm. There were clouds well below us in the valley. The hotel was at 1,408m above sea level and the views were amazing. After a wonderful breakfast including yogurt, butter and milk from the dairy next door we drove back down to the valley floor and made our way through Switzerland ?? to the lovely town of Colmar in France ??. Our last pre-arranged hotel stop - best start planning our route home! ... read more