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  • TravelerVia Alpina Altdorf-Lauterbrunn
    1212
    Day 3–6

    Dag 2-4

    August 16, 2024 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    Dag 2 was lekker wakker worden na een succesvolle eerste dag. Op en schitterende locatie ontbijten en daarna weer lekker aan de wandel gegaan. Het was deze dag alleen maar bergafwaarts, wat niet perse makkelijker is maar wel sneller. Ik zou ongeveer de zelfde afstand afleggen als de dag ervoor. Helaas kwam ik tijdens een heel technisch stukje in de afdaling verkeerd neer op mijn enkel waardoor ik er veel last van had. Ik ben toen rustig verder gegaan met het doel om die dag op een camping te slapen in Engelberg. Onderweg heb ik nog wat lekkers gegeten bij een lokaal restaurantje. Toen ik op de camping was aangekomen heb ik rustig mijn tent op gezet en heb ik mijn voet even ingesmeerd en gemasseerd om zo snel mogelijk te herstellen. Ook kon ik lekker douchen en na een stukje lezen in mijn boek kon ik lekker gaan slapen. De volgende 2 dagen waren erg regenachtig waardoor ik besloot om die 2 dagen lekker op de camping te blijven en goed te herstellen voor de laatste dagen van mijn reis.Read more

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  • TravelerVia Alpina Altdorf-Lauterbrunn
    221212
    Day 3

    Dag 1

    August 16, 2024 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    Dag 1 was een heftige taak, 2000 meter steigen om uiteindelijk bij Surenenpass uit te komen. Het uitzicht was vanuit overal magisch. Telkens als ik dacht dat ik er bijna was kwam er nog een berg tevoorschijn, het zuurstofgehalte voelde ik dalen hoe hoger ik kwam. Het laatste stukje was echt even doorbijten maar uiteindelijk is het gelukt. Na een hele dag wandelen was het dan eindelijk tijd om een slaapplekje uit te zoeken. Net na Surenenpass was een perfect plekje voor mijn tent, ik heb toen rustig alles opgezet, me gewassen in een beekje en lekker gegeten. Toen ik net in slaap viel kwam er een groepje koeien even kijken bij mijn tent, eentje was wel heel erg nieuwsgierig dus heb ik ze met een kreet weg geprobeerd te jagen. Dat maar half, 1 van de koeien die was niet zo blij met mij en bleef maar in de buurt, na een half uur heb ik ze dan eindelijk allemaal weg kunnen jagen zodat ik rustig door kon slapen.Read more

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  • JG TRAVELSEuropean road trip
    2
    Day 27

    27. Flueli Ranft

    March 2, 2024 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    Today we woke to beautiful sunshine, we left our funny farmyard campsite and decided to head up the mountain road to go for a walk. After climbing the van to 1380mtrs, we decided to stop as it was going to be a long way down and we could see the road disappeared up into snow... Erm no thank you 😂. The views were amazing and we enjoyed a walk in the sunshine.

    Afterwards, we headed to Aldi to do a food shop as we have an exciting plan for the next few days. We are back tracking abit and heading back to the same free park up as yesterday as Grangee has said to look at the Lauterbrunnen valley. Upon researching, we have found out that we can go on Europe's longest sledge run and looks unbelievably scenic. The sledge run is 11km in total, we will be getting a bus upto 1800mtrs and then climbing ourselves another 800 mtrs to the start of the sledge run.

    We have found a lovely but extremely expensive campsite at Lauterbrunnen to make base at 1300mtrs so we can explore these 2 snowy valleys. Jungfrau is a renowned skii resort and we are super stoked to do this sledge run. It can take anywhere between 30 mins and 1.1/2 so we may have time to do a couple of runs. This ticks 2 boxes for us, Climbing nearly to the top of an Alp mountain and also having the fun of sledging all the way down..

    We took Maddy on a long walk and then played basketball for a bit before planning tomorrows movements into the snow! The campsite we are heading to tomorrow is currently having heavy snow and is - 5 in the day, so I'm sure it will be an adventure!!    Read more

  • TravelerFall 2023 Europe Adventure
    Day 9

    Titlis and Engelberg

    October 13, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

    The perfect end to a wonderful trip....

    I spent the day on top of Titlis mountain in Engelberg. We took a cable car up to 10,000 feet and explored the top of the alps.

    I pushed myself out of my comfort zone and did all the excursions. Thanks to my guide Nikos for making me challenge my fear of heights on the bridge!

    On our way down the mountain, my friends and I got in a canoe on a gorgeous lake. After coming down the mountain, I indulged in some much needed alone time. I sat in the grass by a lake for a few hours, soaking up my last sunny day in Europe.    Read more

  • TravelerInter-me rail
    131111
    Day 6

    Tralleving...

    August 6, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 9 °C

    Domenica è stata un'intensa giornata di viaggi. Partendo da Monaco, sono passata per l'Austria per giungere in Svizzera dove, dopo un rischiosissimo cambio di treno in solo 4 Min, sono riuscita ad arrivare a Chur dove, dopo un umilissimo pranzo al volo in stazione, ho preso il famoso Bernina Express, uno dei treni più belli del mondo, che attraversa parte della Svizzera per arrivare a Tirano, in Italia. Un viaggio lungo ma caratterizzato da un paesaggio mozzafiato, le foto allegate parlano da sé. Inoltre il mio viaggio è stato particolare anche per i miei compagni che avevano allestito un tagliere di salumi e formaggi degno di una qualsiasi pasquetta napoletana 🤣
    Durante il viaggio ci hanno dato anche la possibilità di scendere alla fermata delle Alpi Grüm per poter ammirare il paesaggio e scattare qualche foto fuori dal treno.
    Arrivata a Tirano, ho atteso un bus sostitutivo fino a Colico e poi ho preso l'ultimo treno della giornata fino a Lecco dove sono stata accolta da mia sorella e il fidanzato e soprattutto dove mi aspettava un'ottima pizza napoletana che desideravo da una settimana 😍
    Infine ho riposato comodamente sul divano insieme al mio amico Iban ❤️    Read more

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  • TravelerBig Ol Holiday
    11
    Day 61

    A day on the lake

    July 20, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Today we all woke up slowly and got ready for the day. We had a good breakfast of coffee, peanut butter and banana on toast before hitting the road to Lucerne. Once again had my star navigator to get me through the city and we made it. We walked around the beautiful lake to the tourist information to suss out what activities we wanted to do for the day. We then went in search of a deli sandwich for Liisa around the old town. We walked over this wooden bridge with flowers all along which was beautiful. We did find a small bakery and Liisa found what she was looking for.
    We then headed back to the lake to ride on a pedal boat! All 4 of us could fit on it. Liisa and I jumped on the pedalling first and it wasn't the smoothest process. The boat didn't handle too well at all which was a concern considering there was boats and ferries also in the lake. We enjoyed the views and the sun. We switched pedallers and I even got to enjoy my crossiant on the boat. Kate and Erin had a moment of anxiety returning the boat to the parking, however the lady on the dock kindly hooked us in. Kate said she almost got hooked...
    We then returned to the car and headed to Bauen. We detoured to grab a sticker that allows you to use toll roads, but is some how managed police? Then we were back on the road without threat of big swiss fines. We drove again along the lake with full view of the mountains and after some driving through very small towns, very small roads we reached our destination. It was a small little town on a lake with quant houses. Did a 5 minute walk to see all the town, then headed for a drink on the banks of the lake. We watched the ferries come in, a highlight or lowlight depending on your perspective was watching this crewman try and throw the rope around a post. He missed about 5 times before succeeding.
    We then got changed and went for a swim. The beaches were not sandy and the rocks were quite sharp. We would have looked like such tourists tip toeing our way to the water, while locals had water shoes on. The water was fresh but we all jumped under. We then had to battle our way out of the water via the rocks. Liisa led Erin out, like Erin was 90 stumbling over the rocks. I wasn't much better, hands were used during the ascent. We laid out and took in the stunning views before heading back to Zurich.
    We headed back out to Zurich via the train and went to a beerhall for dinner. It was a chaotic, noisy vibe but the food and the beer were great. Heading back I wanted to go against the gps and get off at a different tram station. Kate was brave enough to come with me, but I chose wrong and we ended up running back for the train. A good burst of exercise for the gals though.
    We had such a fun full first day exploring Switzerland!    Read more

  • Via Jacobi 🇨🇭⛰️🥾
    Day 8–9

    Time to relax!

    May 5 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 8 °C

    Wie im Wetterbericht angekündigt, hat es die ganze Nacht geregnet und beim Blick aus dem Fenster heute morgen war der Vierwaldstätter See in schwarze Wolken gehüllt. Für uns heißt das einen Tag Erholung für die Beine. Nach einem ausgiebigen und reichhaltigen Frühstück haben wir spät den Bus nach Buochs genommen. Draußen regnet es in Strömen bei 8 Grad C. Vor der Kirche wieder Bettina getroffen. Jetzt trennen sich unsere Wege aber endgültig, da sie erst 2 Tage später in Interlaken sein muss. In Stans dann noch Bruno getroffen der heute von seiner Frau Besuch bekommt. Verrückte Welt. Er geht weiter nach Genf und wir sind uns sicher wir treffen ihn irgendwo wieder. Bruno ist 62 jähriger Weltenbummler aus Luzern , schläft mit seinem Zelt im Wald… ein verrückter Hund und großartiger herzlicher Mensch 👍. Weiter ging es mit dem Zug nach Sachseln, unsere heutige Endstation. Früh haben wir unser „Gädeli“ bezogen. Ein modern ausgebauter 200 Jahre alter Heustadl, mit allem Schnickschnack… ein richtig romantisches Tinyhaus. Sandra hat ein Festmahl zubereitet, Spaghetti Bolognese 🍝 mit Salat und Tiramisu zum Nachtisch. Morgen soll es laut Wetterbericht trocken sein und vielleicht bekommen wir ja auch ein paar Sonnenstrahlen zu sehen. Gut gestärkt nach einem Tag Erholung freuen wir uns auf den weiteren Weg nach Lungern am Lungerersee. Pause ist gut aber wir sind süchtig nach laufen. 🫣

    Erkenntnis des Tages:
    PAUSE!    Read more

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  • TravelerBernina -und Glacier Express
    Day 2

    Heute auf nach Andermatt zum Glacier Exp

    September 13, 2024 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌫 6 °C

    Heute morgen nach einem guten Frühstück sind wir um halb elf aufgebrochen nach Andermatt für unsere Fahrt mit dem Glacier Express . Erst die gute Nachricht im Bus ,weil es die Nacht etwas laut war im Hotel( ich habe davon nicht viel mitbekommen)gibt es heute abend die Getränke zum Essen umsonst. Dann die schlechte Nachricht vom Busfahrer das der Oberalppass wegen Schnee gesperrt ist und wir leider 70km Umweg fahren müssen. Aber kein Problem wir sind früh genug da und können uns noch Andermatt anschauen bevor der Glacier Express um viertel vor vier startet. Tja, ich weiss ja nicht ob unser Pech jetzt auch mit der Schweizer Bahn anfängt. Erst lief die Fahrt im Bus noch ganz gut nur das Wetter war nicht so toll.Dann Stau ohne Ende und was soll ich sagen wir haben den Glacier Express knapp verpasst 🙄ich glaube wir und Bahn funktioniert irgendwie nicht.😖 So jetzt geht es nach einer dreiviertel Stunde in Andermatt wieder zurück. Suuuper einen Tag im Bus naja gibt schlimmeres aber durchaus auch schönere Tage. Mal gespannt wie der Tag so weiter geht vielleicht liegt es ja auch alles nur am Datum wir haben Freitag der 13. Ein Mitreißender hat gerade festgestellt:" so, jetzt waren wir auch mal in Andermatt. " So kann man es natürlich auch sehen 😄Mal gespannt wie die Rückfahrt wird und was Uns noch im Hotel erwartet. Heute spielt ja noch eine Band in der Bar🤔Read more

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  • Cruiz' in Europe
    Day 128

    Pilatus bahnen - Alpnachstad

    August 6, 2024 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Vi har købt en billet til Pilatus bjergene. Vi har købt: Goldene rundfarht som går fra Alpnachstad -> Pilatus -> Kriens -> Luzern og retur til Alpnachstad.
    Første etape går med et tandhjulstog op til plateauet i 2070 meter over havets overflade, hvor hotellet Pilatus - Kulm ligger. Her på plateauet går der også stier ud til de andre bjergtoppe.
    Turen op af bjerget er virkelig stejl, nærmest lodret. Det er desværre svært at tage billeder da der er træer langs banen. Men en spændende tur.    Read more

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  • TravelerPlus one solo in Europe
    Day 16

    Mt Stanserhorn and Snow fun

    November 18, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

    Every day on this trip has been epic. A new country or city each day. Huge kilometres of travel across Europe. Early starts and schedules so tightly packed there's scarcely enough time to process the magnificence and grandeur at each stop. A new hotel room each night. I wake never quite knowing where I am. I am so tired.

    To add to my fatigue, I'm committed to marathon (half) training and it's been tough. Some (most) hotels without a gym. Some locations are unsafe, either by infrastructure, or unsafe for a lone female (probably male too) runner in the dark and early hours of the morning.

    I set my alarm for 0400 today and was outside in the chilly 2 degree celsius temperatures to brave an outside run by 0430. I completed about 30% of my planned kilometres. Phone had died during the run (Unable to charge overnight - swiss outlets aren't the same as English or other European outlets); it was dark. Foggy. I knew I'd have trouble navigating my way back at the 4km mark, and decided my ambition needed to be parked to prioritise finding the hotel again. It's the first run I've ever done where I didn't feel better afterwards. I was teary. I'm tired. Really tired. Although this tour has been terrific, the agenda is tortuously rapid, and it's a lot.

    Our midday schedule was scaling Mount Stanserhorn via tram car. I'm not sure if it was the mountain air or engaging with the delightful Mason, a 12 year old lad from Texas, United States holidaying with his Mum, sister, and grandparents. But my inner child delighted in making snow balls to throw at Luigi with Mason. Together, we built a snowman (snow turtle - our hands were freezing and time was not on our side) and marvelled at our natural team work in bringing our structure together.

    The stunning views. Crisp clean air and opportunity to engage my inner child and spend some precious time with Mason, turned today from really tough, to really terrific. Another life lesson. When adulting is all too much. Go back to your inner child and play for a while. Reconnect with the simplicity and joy of doing something just for fun. Not for an outcome.

    It possibly helps when you're on holidays in Europe.    Read more

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