WalesLlangollenLlangollen Station52°58’11” N 3°10’6” W
January 5 in Wales ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
We jumped the channel to visit family in Wales. We were only here for the weekend to attend the funeral of Nicky's aunty Eileen, who passed away last month.
While a sombre occasion, it was a chanceRead more
ItalyLombardyMilanMonumento Equestre a Vittorio Emanuele II45°27’50” N 9°11’22” E
ItalyLombardyLeccoPiazza Mario Cermenati45°51’27” N 9°23’16” E January 11 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
From Milan we jumped on a train to Tirano for the next leg of our trip. Tirano is in the lower part of the Alps and the train passes by Lake Como on the way up. Beautiful!
It was a beautiful, albeitRead more
Traveler Looking forward to your travels in Italy. I haven't seen much of it but loved what I did. Well except Venice. A place you have to go at least once in your life, but so many other places to go.
SwitzerlandCanton GrisonsPoschiavoS. CarloCavagliasco46°20’13” N 10°3’37” E January 12 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
Today was the start of our Swiss rail adventure, the Bernina Express running from Tirano to St. Moritz. What a stunning trip.
And today was Jarrod's birthday... Aren't we good parents... 😁
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SwitzerlandCanton GrisonsSt. MoritzSaint MoritzLej da San Murezzan46°29’39” N 9°50’21” E January 12 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ -5 °C
The got off the Bernina Express at the famous ski town of St. Moritz. This is where all the glamorous people come to be seen, so the perfect place for us.
And it's the perfect place to be if you likeRead more
SwitzerlandCanton GrisonsSamedanSamedan Station46°32’0” N 9°52’23” E
January 14 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ -10 °C
After a day in St. Moritz, we boarded the Glacier Express, which is considered one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world.
We had spectacular weather and were not disappointed. The trainRead more
SwitzerlandValaisZermattZermatt Station46°1’25” N 7°44’54” E January 14 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
The Glacier Express ended in Zermatt, which is a quaint little ski town next to the Matterhorn.
It was cloudy the first day, but cleared up enough to get a glimpse of the famous mountain.
SwitzerlandBernBönigenLütschine46°41’18” N 7°53’57” E January 17 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Next stop was Interlaken, a relatively quick train trip under the Alps. It seemed quick, but the tunnel is 18kms long and the train is doing 200kms an hour. Love Swiss engineering.
Interlaken is inRead more
SwitzerlandBern46°56’53” N 7°26’57” E January 18 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
The last stop of our Swiss adventure was Bern. Another interesting town with lots of history.
We were surprised to wake up to a beautiful blanket of snow from an overnight storm.
FranceAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesLyonBellecour CordeliersPlace des Jacobins45°45’38” N 4°50’1” E
