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- Jul 13, 2020, 12:00pm
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 555 m
- Switzerland Bern Thun Lauenen-Hofstetten-Ried 46.75756, 7.6321146°45’27” N 7°37’56” E
Day 11
Thoune
July 13, 2020 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Postée au bord de son lac, Thoune occupe un site admirable avec vue sur les sommets enneigés des alpes bernoises : un régal pour les yeux ! Il fait bon flâner dans la vieille ville au pied du majestueux château médiéval.Read more
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Karen Cotton Europe May 18
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- Jun 4, 2018, 6:02pm
- 🌧 21 °C
- Altitude: 555 m
- Switzerland Bern Thun Lauenen-Hofstetten-Ried 46.757138, 7.63182546°45’26” N 7°37’55” E
Day 30
Bern
June 4, 2018 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Woke this morning in the clouds, literally, so headed off to the city of Bern for the day. Spent some time wandering Old Town, visited the bear park in the middle of the city and visited the house Albert Einstein lived in. We were going to visit some of the museums, to find they are all closed on a Monday. On a positive note, the Swiss Rifle Museum was closed.
Bern was pretty but I couldn’t wait to get back up the mountain to Murren.Read more
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Karen Cotton Europe May 18
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- Jun 5, 2018, 6:02pm
- 🌧 24 °C
- Altitude: 555 m
- Switzerland Bern Thun Lauenen-Hofstetten-Ried 46.757138, 7.63182546°45’26” N 7°37’55” E
Day 31
The Hills are Alive....
June 5, 2018 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
....with the sound of Graham snoring. Haven't killed him yet.
Went up to Grindelwald First today. Best cablecar ride yet. It was a bit like the ghost train. They put you in a little cabin and then you go around sharp corners, slow down, whizz off. Great views to top it off (but when aren’t there amazing views here). The hike to the lake was still closed due to snow so we did the ziplines and the glider. With the glider you start at the bottom laying face down and they pull you up the mountain backwards, and then when they get to the top it inches to a stop and you are left hanging for what feels like an eternity before they let you go. There may have been a bit of screaming. I can’t lie – Graham bloody filmed it!
We were going to do the trotti bikes down the mountain until I read the reviews of people breaking bones and being airlifted out. I am not that desperate for a helicopter ride. The only people we saw on the bikes were a couple of 16 year old boys who said it was hell fast so I was overjoyed we didn’t do it. Graham would have loved it.
Had a Sound of Music moment for Debbie, as requested. The Chinese were watching me twirl around on the edge of the mountain in awe. They are always up for a new pose to add to their repertoire so I imagine after we left there would have been 100 Chinese twirling around on the mountainside.Read more
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Karen Cotton Europe May 18
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- Jun 6, 2018
- 🌧 16 °C
- Altitude: 556 m
- Switzerland Bern Thun Lauenen-Hofstetten-Ried 46.757124, 7.63179246°45’26” N 7°37’54” E
Day 32
Murren to Lake Thun
June 6, 2018 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Sadly we left Murren this morning to head to Lake Thun. I think I left a little bit of my heart in Murren. I may have to go back to try to find it.
Our hotel is right on the lake. More fantastic views. We dumped our bags and hopped on a cruise up the lake, checking out the mansions on the riverbank. Lifestyles of the rich and the famous. Stopped in at Spiez for a walkaround and look at their castle, one of five on Lake Thun. Jumped back on the boat and there was a Swiss band playing and all these people dressed in national costume dancing. It was fantastic. We didn’t know where to look – out the window at the lake views or the people on the dance floor.
Was saying hello to a cat when a copper from Perth came up to say hello - must have heard the accent. Can't take Graham anywhere.
I have patted, talked to or commented on every cat and dog we have seen so far, and we have seen a lot. Graham just ignores me now.
Switzerland travel tip: You really do need a travel pass when you are in Switzerland. It will save you a bundle and often time, not having to buy a ticket.Read more
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Karen Cotton Europe May 18
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- Jun 7, 2018, 4:28pm
- 🌧 23 °C
- Altitude: 556 m
- Switzerland Bern Thun Lauenen-Hofstetten-Ried 46.757124, 7.63179246°45’26” N 7°37’54” E
Day 33
Bike Fun in Thun
June 7, 2018 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
As part of our stay in Thun we get a free bus pass or the hotel provides free bikes. As it looked like it was going to rain we chose the bikes for a leisurely ride around the lake. And if it rained we could stop in a village for a while. No thank you, we don't need a helmet as we are off for a leisurely ride.
So we headed off, tootling around the lake. It was lovely for the first 500 metres. Then bikes are no longer allowed on the path around the lake and we follow the arrow to find we are now on the main road that circumnavigates Lake Thun, surrounded by cars and trucks and buses, and of course without a helmet. But wait, it gets better. After an hour it starts to rain, and of course there are no villages in sight. Oh, and here's a mountain for you to ride up. And what happens when there is a road on a mountain? It is very windy, with no overtaking, there are tunnels and two idiots on bikes, without helmets. I did not sign up for this.
After a couple of hours we arrived at our destination, St Beatus Caves. There is a lovely little train that takes you up to the cave, but not today there isn't so you have to climb up. I am not happy. At all.
We did the cave tour (more climbing) and then Graham bought me some pizza because if I was eating I wouldn't be complaining. And then we rode back to Thun and thanked the lady at the hotel desk very much for the use of the bikes.Read more
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