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September 13th 2019
Published: September 14th 2019
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13 September 2019

Today we started with a visit to Riechenbachfälle, the site Conan Doyle chose to dispatch Sherlock Holmes. It wasn’t particularly impressive.

Then we drove over the exciting and very impressive 2165m Grimmelpass and 2431 Furkapass to reach the ski resort of Andermatt where we stayed the night.

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We used this 19th century funicular to reach RiechenbachfälleWe used this 19th century funicular to reach Riechenbachfälle
We used this 19th century funicular to reach Riechenbachfälle
Wendy re-creating HolmesWendy re-creating Holmes
Wendy re-creating Holmes
At the GrimmelpassAt the Grimmelpass
At the Grimmelpass
From the Grimmelpass the road drops steeply down to the hamlet of Gletsch and immediately starts climbing again to the FurkapassFrom the Grimmelpass the road drops steeply down to the hamlet of Gletsch and immediately starts climbing again to the Furkapass
From the Grimmelpass the road drops steeply down to the hamlet of Gletsch and immediately starts climbing again to the Furkapass
We had to give way to this steam train in GletschWe had to give way to this steam train in Gletsch
We had to give way to this steam train in Gletsch
On the Furkapass, probably the highest the van will ever achieve. The cyclist Wendy is chatting to had just completed 3 passes in 5 hoursOn the Furkapass, probably the highest the van will ever achieve. The cyclist Wendy is chatting to had just completed 3 passes in 5 hours
On the Furkapass, probably the highest the van will ever achieve. The cyclist Wendy is chatting to had just completed 3 passes in 5 hours
The road down to Andermatt was narrow and exposedThe road down to Andermatt was narrow and exposed
The road down to Andermatt was narrow and exposed
We had our dinner in Andermatt in the flower covered Hotel zur SonneWe had our dinner in Andermatt in the flower covered Hotel zur Sonne
We had our dinner in Andermatt in the flower covered Hotel zur Sonne


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