Blogs from North-East, Switzerland, Europe - page 16

My apologies to all of my loyal followers. We have been without Internet for the better part of the last week or have been traveling very frequently. Where to begin....... Kos, Greece is a small island off the coast of Turkey. It is one of Scandinavia's most popular vacation destinations. Everyone we met there was either Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, or Finish. That's it. Probably the best five days of my life and I'm sure Matt and Sean would agree. It is a fantasy land. Gorgeous beaches, bars, clubs, warm water, and the people are just as nice. Brian showed us a great time. Yes I will admit that the late night partying with all the free drinks we could get was a lot of fun but honestly some of the more sober moments proved to be ... read more

Not having enough time to make any stops, I was forced to take pictures of the Alps on the trains from Luzern to Bellinzona and Lugano to Zürich. The train travels through central Switzerland and through the Gotthard Tunnel, which is a 9 mile long rail tunnel. Going south, the tunnel begins in Canton Uri in German-speaking Switzerland, and ends up in Canton Lugano, in the Italian-speaking part. The 3-hour train ride from Lugano to Zürich allows one to experience the ontime perfection and efficiency of the Swiss trains, the beautiful Swiss landscape, and the tunnels and highways through the mountains, signs of Swiss engineering. I had only 2.5 hours in Zürich, making a long stop on the ride home from Lugano to Eichstätt. Being the only place in Switzerland that most Americans can name, you ... read more

The Sechseläuten is a traditional spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zürich celebrated in its current form, on the 3rd Monday of April, since the early 20th century.... read more

La ciudad con una profunda armonía.... read more

Namaste und Sawadi-kap meine Lieben! Nun bin ich also wieder da. Es folgt der letzte Blog. Während 2 1/2 Monaten avancierten Shorts und Flip-Flops zur Standardgarderobe, wie seltsam beengend sich nun lange Hosen und geschlossene Schuhe anfühlen. Und etwas zu kalt ist es mir hier auch, läppische 30 Grad um genau zu sein. Ich will aber beim besten Willen nicht jammern. Ich habe mich schliesslich auf die Heimkehr gefreut; auf Familie und Freunde, auf unsere vier Katzen, auf eine richtige warme Dusche. Und ganz ehrlich, nach drei Monaten ist es auch mal gut mit backpacking. Das Leben aus dem Rucksack wird irgendwann einmal unheimlich ermüdend. Ich habe die letzten drei Monate in vollsten Zügen genossen. Es war die absolut richtige Entscheidung, diese Reise zu unternehmen und ich würde sie sofort wieder machen. Was habe ich nicht ... read more