Schaffhausen

Schaffhausen, a town that made it's money from transporting goods from the upper Rhine to below the Rheinfall.
Beautiful old town, with ornately painted buildings and covered balconies.
Munot

The Munot is a circular 16th century fortification in the center of Schaffhausen. It is surrounded by vineyards and serves as the city's symbol. The ring-shaped fortress was built in the 16th century.
Boat to Stein am Rhein

Then it was on a boat for a two hour journey up river to Stein am Rhein. Along the way the boat had to navigate some quite narrow, shallow passages, as well as avoid folks floating down river onLeggi altro
Stein am Rhein

Stein am Rhein is a small town west of Lake Constance (Bodensee), full of preserved, half-timbered medieval houses with painted facades, clustered around Rathausplatz in the old town. On a hilltopLeggi altro
Zurich

Today I walked around Zurich, a city I'd been to before a couple of times, but never explored
I walked around the old town either side of the Limmat river,exploring all the small alleys down to theLeggi altro
Interlaken

Today's trip was into the mountains in the centre of the country, starting at Interlaken. Not a great day weather wise, but nothing will stop me.
A few big old hotels here tells how much it's been aLeggi altro
Harder Kulm

I firstly went up the funicular at the north of Interlaken to Harder Kulm. Raining heavy, but still got glimpses of Interlaken below through the clouds.
Schynige Platte

Back down the funicular, and straight onto another train to Lauterbrunnen. A short distance from Interlaken I get off at Wilderswil, where I get on the old cog train up to Schynige Platte. A very slowLeggi altro
Wengen

Once down to Wilderswil, I transfer onto a train to Lauterbrunnen again, where I change onto the mountain train to Wengen. But pouring down there, with no view of the surrounding mountains.
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Bellinzona

Today's daytrip was like visiting another country, through the newly operational 57km Gotthard tunnel, which allows train speeds of up to 160mph (250kmh). This took me to the south of Switzerland, andLeggi altro
Castelgrande

Castelgrande is located on a rocky peak overlooking the valley, with a series of walls that protect the old city and connect to Montebello.
Castillo di Montebello

Castello di Sasso Corbaro

Sasso Corbaro, the highest of the three castles, is located on an isolated rocky promontory south-east of the other two. The Castles of Bellinzona with their defensive walls have been an UNESCO WorldLeggi altro
Mornera

I also went up the mountain on the opposite side of the valley by gondola to Mornera, then down again to one of the lower gondola stations.
Ponte Tibetano Carasc

From there it was a relatively tough hike to the Tibetan bridge, a 270m long suspended foot bridge, 130m above the gorge below.
Kandersteg-Goppenstein

Thursday was a trip to the south west of Switzerland, into the French speaking Valais canton.
Before that we had to drive onto a train to travel through the mountains.
Lac Souterrain

Once off the train it was down twisty roads to the valley below. We stopped at Lac Souterrain at Saint-Léonard. The subterranean lake is located along the Rhone valley, between Sion and Sierre in theLeggi altro
Notre-Dame de Montorge

Then it was onto Sion. It’s known for 2 hilltop fortifications: the 13th-century Tourbillon Castle ruins and the Valère Castle complex, with a basilica housing an organ over 500 years old. TheLeggi altro
Sion

After supper we had a walk into the centre of Sion, lovely warm evening.
Fiesch

Day two in Valais. A night in Sion before heading eastward up the Rhone valley to see two glaciers, the spectacular Aletsch glacier and the Rhonegletscher.
Both have been affected by global warming,Leggi altro
Aletsch glacier

And at the end of the gondola, what a view. The Aletsch glacier, the largest in the Alps at 23km long, 1km deep at the deepest. Stunning views everywhere and the clouds disappear as we get there.Leggi altro
Rhonegletscher

After the Aletsch glacier it's onwards up the Rhone valley, to where it's very narrow, and very twisty roads. A huge scar shows where the Rhonegletscher ice used to be in very recent history. TheLeggi altro
Grimsel pass

After the Rhonegletscher, it was back down the valley and over the Grimsel Pass at 7100 ft (2164m) on the opposite side of the valley. Nice misty pass at the top, temperature changed from 27.5C toLeggi altro
Basel Zoo

Saturday was a lovely day out to Zolli, officially Zoologischer Garten Basel, and is Switzerland's oldest (1874) and largest zoo (by number of animals). It's a huge attraction as it's in the centre ofLeggi altro
Königsfelden, Windisch

My final day on Sunday in Switzerland was a quick tour around Vindonissa, located in what is today called Windisch. It was an important Roman legion's camp being the only one in Switzerland andLeggi altro