Aberdeen Airport

Early morning start to the trip.
Amsterdam

Short stopover at Schipol
Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg airport

Go out the wrong door in this airport, and you end up in a different country.
Train from Basel to Brugg

Along the route it ran parallel to the Rhine for a while, passing the impressive Feldschlösschen brewery, that looked more like a castle. Due to engineering works on the tracks further along, I hadOkumaya devam et
Brugg

Had a walk around the old part of town, and down to the bridge that the town is named after, across the narrow Aare river.
Schinznach-Bad

Went for a 16km walk to Schinznach-Bad alongside the River Aare, and back along the north side.
Ebenalp

Gondola up to Ebenalp, where there are many parasailers.
Berggasthaus Aescher

Restaurant on the side of a cliff, below Ebenalp. Rösti for lunch.
Journey down from Ebenalp

Ballenberg

This is an open air museum, where old buildings from throughout Switzerland have been brought and preserved. In a few buildings there are also craft demonstrations, like cheese making, pottery,Okumaya devam et
Aareschlucht

Near Meringen, home of the original meringue, is Aareschlucht. The river Aare has over 150,000 years carved a narrow gorge into the rock.
Lungernersee

A fantastic viewpoint over Lungren and Lungernersee from the road over the Brünig Pass.
Bern

Had a day out in Bern today, very warm at 33C. Saw the parliament, city bears and famous clock tower. Then went for a swim/float down the Aare river in Bern for over a kilometre to cool down.
Zytglogge

Ancient clock tower in Bern from the 1400's. Musical with the cockeral crowing, Kronos (father time) rotating his hour glass before tapping his sceptre to the hours, and the bear nodding his head. UpOkumaya devam et
Frey's Chocolate factory

Today was a Willy Wonka moment, and I won the golden ticket. We went to see a chocolate factory, not just any, we went to Frey's, probably Switzerland's best chocolates.
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Schloss Wildegg

A lovely castle overlooking the valley. Well preserved with most rooms decorated as they used to be.
Baden & Ruine Stein

Up above Baden is the castle ruin. Then it's down through the old town and across the covered wooden bridge across the River Limmat.
Lucerne/Luzern

A day out to Lucerne / Luzern, and it's old town (Altstadt). Visited the Kapellbrücke (chapel bridge), a wooden covered bridge from the 1330's used as a fortification for defence from the lake. It isOkumaya devam et
Switzerland's only glassworks

Just south of Lucerne is the town of Hergiswil, and the Glasi Hergiswil glassworks.
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Basel weekend market

A day out to Basel in the North West of Switzerland. 15 minutes away and you are in France or Germany. Walking around the old town we came across the weekend market, full of everything, as well as aOkumaya devam et
Basel old square

Lovely Altstadt with winding little streets, easy to get lost. The red building of the 500 year old town hall stands out, with it's ornate painted walls.
Basel Cathedral

Looked around the Basel Cathedral, and whilst inside got a free organ recital of over 45 minutes.
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Rheinfall

A long day, early train to Neuhausen am Rheinfall to see the Rheinfall, the biggest waterfall in Europe. This is in the north of Switzerland, bordering Germany.
Felsen at Rheinfall

I went for a boat trip to Felsen, the island in the middle of the falls, which has stairs upto a viewing platform overlooking the falls. Then a boat across to Schloss Laufen on the other bank.
Schloss Laufen

Once across the river it was a climb to Schloss Laufen, a spot of lunch, and then on the short train to Schaffhausen.