Piz Gloria

Piz Gloria station was in its planning stages, when the director of On Her Magesty's Secret Service heard about it, and convinced the Swiss transportation officials to temporarily alter the interior design, so it could serve as the home and laboratory of the movie's villain. After the movie was filmed, the interior sets were dismantled, and it became the summit cable car station, with a revolving restaurant and LOTS of James Bond paraphernalia!

On to Lauterbrunnen

October 14th 2010
We said goodbye to Lucerne, still under gray skies, and headed for the train station for our anticipated "Golden Pass Scenic Train" ride to the Berner-Oberland area of Switzerland. We had planned to upgrade our seats to the panoramic view cars, but when we arrived, we found our train had only one such car, and it was reserved for a Chinese tour group... But our second class regular car seats tur ... read more

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The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more

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