SvizzeraLuzernKloster Luzern (Jesuiten)47°3’2” N 8°18’20” E
3 agosto 2023, Svizzera ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A really quiet start to the day. There is plenty of upsides to staying in one place for 3 nights, however one downside is things can get a bit untidy. So after a sleep in and a bit of a tidy up we gotLeggi altro
SvizzeraCanton de BerneGrindelwald46°37’27” N 8°2’12” E
2 agosto 2023, Svizzera ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Our descent was a lot quicker than the trip up, but just as breath-taking. After a 20 minute journey on the funicular we reached the cable car station and jumped onto the cable car which took us downLeggi altro
2 agosto 2023, Svizzera
We were blessed with a lovely clear day for our visit.
They say a picture says a thousand words. So here is 14,000 words to describe our time at the top.
SvizzeraCanton du ValaisFieschertalJungfraujoch46°32’49” N 7°59’1” E
2 agosto 2023, Svizzera ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Our second train trip was 40 minutes and took us up another 7,000 feet to Jungfrau Station. On the way the train stopped at Eismeer station (10,000 ft) where you need to get out and acclimatise to theLeggi altro
Viaggiatore We know about acclimating. Went to 12500 ft at Chamonix. Felt so unwell we had to go back down to 8000 ft to feel OK again.
Viaggiatore We can empathise with you there. Things certainly didn't feel totally normal at the top and by the time we had to leave there was no qualms at our end.
SvizzeraCanton de BerneLauterbrunnenStaubbachfall46°35’38” N 7°54’28” E 2 agosto 2023, Svizzera ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
After a short bus trip from Interlaken we arrived at Lauterbrunnen station where we caught the local train (a cog railway) to Kleine Scheidegg which is 6,700 ft above sea level. There we changedLeggi altro
SvizzeraCanton de BerneUnterseenInterlaken46°41’8” N 7°51’31” E
2 agosto 2023, Svizzera ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
If Germany is gorgeous then Switzerland is superb, stunning and spectacular all in one.
Today was a long day with lots of pictures taken. So this is instalment no 1.
We left Lucerne at 9.30am andLeggi altro
SvizzeraLuzernUnterlachen - Tribschen47°2’37” N 8°18’41” E 1 agosto 2023, Svizzera ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
An observation about Germany ...
We stayed in a overnight hotel last night. At breakfast the spreads were served in edible bio-degradable wafer containers as recycling is really promoted in Germany.Leggi altro
GermaniaBaden-Württemberg RegionTriberg im Schwarzwald48°7’60” N 8°13’59” E
31 luglio 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Off we went to Triberg which is located in the heart of the Black Forest. Photos do the scenery in Triberg a huge injustice. It is a stunning place. Thankfully we elected to drive to the bottom of theLeggi altro
GermaniaBaden-Württemberg RegionVillingen-Schwenningen48°3’48” N 8°29’40” E 31 luglio 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The reality of life has hit and this is being written from the laundromat in Karlsruhe. Karlsruhe is a university town however it's summer holidays so the laundromat seems quite vibrant compared toLeggi altro
GermaniaBaden-Württemberg RegionHausachHauserbach48°15’48” N 8°9’53” E
29 luglio 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We left Paris bang on 10:55 on ICE9573 bound for Karlsruhe, a journey of 2.5 hours. It didn't take long to hit 300km/h.
Karlsruhe is a great place to pick up a rental car. Apparently Stuttgart isLeggi altro
