http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Switzerland en-us Wed, 11 Nov 09 07:18:57 +0000 Wed, 11 Nov 09 07:18:57 +0000 With our last long weekend ahead we decided to take Friday afternoon and Tuesday as holidays to extend it even further. We hit the road for Zurich on Friday arvo. Saturday moring in Zurich was spent at an awesome flea market and the afternoon somehow vanished attending the ExpoVina. ExpoVina comprised 12 boats moored together and hundreds maybe a couple of thousand wines available for tasting http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-East/Z-rich/blog-451772.html Lovely place http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-East/Z-rich/blog-450256.html Hello all now to the best part of our trip so far... Our friend Ingo from Freiburg told us about this agricultural cooperative in the remote Ticino region of Switzerland. We had previously written to them while in Sarnen and we super excited when we received the positive mail from Ulrico one of the founders a couple of days later . Our journey there was long but satisfying as we left http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Bellinzona/blog-449410.html A little background for how I ended up in Switzerland picking grapesOne sunny afternoon at CanDo4Kids back in Adelaide my CEO Paul asked me where Irsquod be at the end of September. To my reply of ldquofloating around somewhere in Europerdquo he said ldquoHow would you like to do some paid work in one of the most beautiful places in the worldrdquo As it turns out Paulrsquos partner http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lake-Geneva/blog-447607.html Day One Geneva to MilanBut now we're in Italy....and I can't yet speak Italian...frustration againWe started this trip with a late taxi but that has been the only problem...and we still got to the airport in plenty of time...Everyone we dealt with has been extra nice from the United ticket agent to the train conductors. We've had no one bother us or ask us for anything Not even one taxi driv http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Geneva/blog-446977.html Hiso jetzt gibts wieder einiges zum erzhlen. Also jetzt hob i immer nur geschrieben dass es in der Freizeit mega cool ist und jetzt wird es mal Zeit fr einen schulische Bericht D.Eiso meine Hauptaufgaben sind altgriechisch lernen und Bibelkunde eiso die Bibel studieren was drinnen steht und Zusammenhnge zu verstehen. In unserer Klasse ist es ein Hoch und Tief mit den Noten einmal sind w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-East/blog-446872.html LucerneFirst of all the train ride to Lucerne was the most beautiful ride on which I have ever been. Switzerland is SO SO beautiful Everything was so green and the small towns in the hills are adorable. There was a gorgeous waterfall around each turn and the whole time we were riding towards the incredible snowcovered Swiss Alps. I could not wait to get off the train and take some pics Cheese http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Lucerne/blog-446480.html On the road...againShe ducked and dodged watchful eyes alert dark black.Studying waiting learning...Then the light changed the look was another.She knew.She was ready.Uh oh time to get out of hereToo late.She weaved like a cobra hypnoticShe was coiled and poised to strikeOne two three you were hit by a treeFull speed different angles no chanceShe is small she is light she is cl http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-East/Lugano/blog-446275.html In the famed ldquoMost Breathtaking Countryrdquo Contest judged by the Charters Norway now has a new fierce competitor Switzerland. Wow is Switzerland amazing. We went there for a week partially to celebrate my birthday which somehow keeps coming faster and faster and to just have a relaxing getaway. We stayed in a small town Adelboden in the Alps.Among the many enjoyable parts of our http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/blog-445397.html Managed a solid six hours of boarding which is a good effort considering the size of the mountains.. Hard on the old legs. Had a go on the half pipe and im pretty sure i have a brocken arm and maybe a few brocken ribs..nah abit of rr and it should be sweet Also played the how many asian tourists you can spray when they fall over game lucky for me a whole Asian tour group was on the mountain go http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Zermatt/blog-445212.html Guten TagMy last entry ended with a kind of gloat about the very clement weather we were experiencing in France. Well the divine being responsible for weather over Northern Europe and the one responsible for Karma have together conspired to make it piss down on our tent for all of the 4 days we spent in the Black Forest in Germany. Did still enjoy the tranquil scenery a bit although maybe not so m http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/blog-445158.html J'ai eu l'immense plaisir de recevoir ma bonne amie Antje son copain Florian et sa soeur Lisa directement venus de Bremen en Allemagne dans ma ville d'adoption pour 5 jours Comme ils taient trois et que j'habite un minuscule studio je n'ai pas pu leur offrir le gte mais je leur avais rserv une chambre prive dans une auberge de jeunesse et je leur ai servi de guide pour la semaine. Antj http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lake-Geneva/blog-444978.html It was snowing really heavily in the village yesterday which was the coolest thing ever i felt like a three year old kid when you first see snow. But today it has completely cleared up. The Matterhorn is closed because of the strong winds on the the peak around 46kph. So because of the visibilty I went hiking with two other Australians Matt and Andrew also staying at the Matterhorn Hostel. We http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Zermatt/blog-444925.html The Matterhorn is still closed. The wind isnt as strong as yesterday but the temperature at the peak is minus fifteen degrees. Instead of going to Interlaken I am going to stay here until I am able to snowboard this stupid mountain. The train to Interlaken is a budget crunching 80Franks so its probably a good idea i dont go. I also found out that with Eurail one country isnt one day you can go a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Zermatt/blog-444919.html From Shell So while we are having a pretty long holiday..... we were very focused on only visiting Italy France and Stephen in Europe so that we wouldn't spread ourselves too thinly.So imagine our surprise when we spent four hours viewing the most stunning Swiss countryside yesterday albeit at 150kph. It all started with our combined wish to travel via train from France to Italy and resu http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-444158.html 91009 It was a cold loud and restless night with little sleep. According to Andrew we had to be out of the parking lot by 7am. Around 630am he headed to another parking lot for breakfast. I fell back asleep and woke an hour later in yet another parking lot. He just kept moving us around like fugitives on the run till the campgrounds opened at 9am. We finally got to the campground and got http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Gimmelwald/blog-443980.html Dias 53 a 55 Quando cheguei a Basel no norte da Sua sa de um trem francs e entrei em um suo. Ao entrar no vago conferi algumas vezes se eu no havia entrado por engano na primeira classe. A Sua de fato tudo aquilo que se imagina. Organizao limpeza luxo e respeito pelo prximo. Digase de passagem excesso de respeito pelo prximo. J acomodado em meu confortvel assento ouvi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Berne/blog-443616.html Sonntag den 4.Oktober war es endlich so weit. Mein GapYear hat offiziell begonnenNach einer langen laaangen Partynacht mit Jasi Mia Rono etc. sa ich vllig erledigt um 9h40 im Zug in Richtung Schweiz. Die Zugfahrt in meine neuerrungene Freiheit.Traurigerweise hab ich auch in diesem Zug erfahren dass ein Mensch der mir sehr wichtig ist leider bei einem Unfall tdlich verunglckt ist.So sch http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Lucerne/blog-443462.html Wow the drive from Austria to Switzerland was amazing through the Alps and amazing scenery it was a long driving day which included the stop in Liechtenstein but it was worth it for the scenery alone. Switzerland was beautiful to say the least. We took in a local show for dinner which included yours truly playing the alpine horn check out Facebook but thanks to my Aboboriginal heritage it w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/North-West/Lucerne/blog-443239.html Matura Vorbei Verantwortung frs erste wegTaking a little SwitzerlandTrip to say thank you goodbye to dear friends old lovers and new companionsZrich with Alex Andr Veky Nick etc.I had an AMAZING day chilling shopping having lunch strolling around the city grilling meat for 150 CHF and partying with Alex his friends. Soo PrimitiveLuzern with Wetti DaveAfter more http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/blog-443110.html