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    • Day 3

      Zwitserland

      July 4, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 23 °C

      We zijn in Zwitserland, Luzern bij een meertje met kraakhelder water. We blijven hier 2 dagen.
      Een vignet kost bij de grens € 40,00.
      Dr camping is behoorlijk prijzig, maar we zitten vlakbij een strandje en een natuurpark.
      De auto reed top. De wegen zijn prima.
      Vanavond krijgen we onweer. En regen. Dit hadden we niet besteld.
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    • Day 4

      Zwemmen en Luzern

      July 5, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Vandaag hebben we omdat ik daar liefhebber van ben ( HaHa ) en omdat ik jarig ben een fietstocht gemaakt naar Luzern.
      We kwamen hierbij langs het stadion van FC Luzern.
      Luzern is een behoorlijke grote stad met veel toerisme, hier zijn de prijzen dan ook naar.
      Floor heeft een mooie koe bel gekocht die nu dienst doet als deurbel op de camper.
      Nu even zwemmen in het meer, lekker verkoelend.
      Vanavond nog een paar biertje en dan morgen naar Italië.
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    • Day 4

      Soms zit het tegen.

      July 5, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      De bedoeling was vandaag om met de steilste trein de Pilatus ( 2137 meter hoog ) op te gaan, met mijn hoogtevrees was dit al een grote uitdaging. Helaas was het aan de top bewolkt waardoor je dan niks ziet, dus geen beklimming voor ons. Blijft op de bucketlijst.
      Ook zagen we boven sommige deuren vreemde getallen staan, dit blijken huiszegeningen te zijn, Christus Mansionem
      Benedicat". Dat betekent: "Christus zegen dit huis, de cijfers zijn het jaartal.
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    • Day 4

      Opkloarns en nasi

      July 5, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 18 °C

      Gelukkig was het weer opgeklaard en kon Berry buiten koken. We gingen voor nasi op de skottelbraai. Oja, we zijn in het buitenland. Er is wel een Coop, maar die verkoopt niet dezelfde dingen als in Nederland. Dus moest de nasi met iets andere ingrediënten worden gemaakt. Ik wist dat Zwitserland duur was, maar zo duur.... kipfilet voor bijna €12. We gingen voor de afgeprijsde, die vandaag op moest. Hihi, zuinige Nederlanders. Maar de nasi was zo lekker. Met de meegenomen kant en klare pindasaus van de plus en een gebakken eitje. Daarna hebben we nog een wandelingetje gemaakt. Berry was er na 300 meter al klaar mee, maar ik heb hem over kunnen halen om iets verder te lopen. ' s Avonds het derde potje catan. Helaas weer verloren. Het staat nu 2-1 voor Berry. Om 0.00 mijn man even gefeliciteerd, want hij is 43 jaar geworden vandaag.🎈Read more

    • Day 25

      25. Lucerne

      February 29 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

      Wow, what can I say. We have found the Switzerland we were looking for!!
      We woke up today to a hazy yet warm day and quickly headed to Lucerne to explore. We were struggling a bit as we had no phone sim card sorted to plan the trip,so we followed our P4N app to a recommended car park to get the bus into Lucerne.

      The Short 20 minute drive was so scenic with the Alps peaking through over the beautiful lake next to the city. We drove through the middle of the town, which yet again was slightly stressful, but we arrived safely. We left Maddy in the van today as we weren't sure how dog friendly Switzerland is and she does stop us visiting shops together.

      We got on a very expensive bus (it was a short 10 min ride and cost us £14), we both said the bikes should have come out. Arriving in Lucerne was so exciting after the sneak preview we had earlier. The town is very old and has a 14th century wooden bridge which crosses the river. On the roof of the bridge was original paintings which were mad to see, sadly in 1993 they had a fire and 5 paintings were ruined and you could see where the flames had affected the bridge. In the middle was a tower which was used as a dungeon. This gave us a cool insite into the citys history.

      We had a bit of a wander through the colourfully painted streets and went to a souvenier shop to buy some badges and magnets for our collection. One thing we have learnt is how expensive Switzerland is , you can really tell that the wages are high here when a small sandwich is £10 and a bottle of coke is nearly £5. Mental really, so we headed to a local supermarket and brought some lunch there and headed to the Lake to eat and enjoy the view.
      As the day went on the Alps made more and more of an apperance and the view across the lake was literally amazing, the best view we have seen since our Himalayan trek.

      We got some Swiss sim cards so we can plan our trip and managed to get a fairly good deal, suprisingly. Afterwards, we headed along the lake front passing the Casino and some very posh hotels and resturants. Pasta dishes for £35 was funny to see.

      The last stop was a trip to a famous lion monument which was built for the soldiers who died during the french revolution. The sculpture is cut into the cliff and was very intricately designed. We took some photo's of us stroking him and slowly headed back towards the van.

      After letting Maddy out and sorting recycling out, we headed onto our next free park up and the route there, well we can't explain how scenic it was! This made us both realise that this was the exact reason we built a van, it felt like this was the moment we had been longing for over the last 3 years building the van, cruising through the mountains , music blasting on our soundsystem, sun glasses on. It was such a hype and we loved every second of the journey to the park up. We have found another free gem park up in Switzerland, the view from our windscreen is insane.

      We played basketball and had a kick around with the ball for a bit, Maddy decided to eat some disgusting things and we headed inside when it got dark and cooked a lovely noodle chicken dish.

      Then spent the last 2 hours updating Penguins before chilling and ready for our next day in Switzerland. Weather not looking great tomorrow, Heavy snow at times so that should be entertaining.
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    • Day 154

      Luzern

      September 6, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      Ich bleibe im Zentrum der Schweiz und besuche heute Luzern. Auch wenn das Stadtbild einige Gemeinsamkeiten mit Zürich aufweist, herrscht hier ein ganz andere Atmosphäre, die besser zum ländlich geprägten Rest passt.
      Die Reuss teilt die Stadt und wird von mehreren wunderschönen Brücken aus Holz oder Stahl überspannt. Auf beiden Seiten zieht es mich in die engen Gassen und auf kleine Plätzen, die von oft kunstvoll bemalten Fassaden begleitet werden.
      Bei der Mittagspause am Ufer des Vierwaldstättersee kann ich ihn und die Berge noch einmal aus einer anderen Perspektive als bei der gestrigen Wanderung begutachten. Tolle Ausblicke bieten sich mir beim Spaziergang auf der ehemaligen Befestigungsanlage und von den den zugehörigen Türmen. Trotz einiger Touristen und beinahe kitschig schöner Sehenswürdigkeiten, fühlt sich die Stadt immer noch authentisch an.
      Etwas oberhalb des übernächsten Sees finde ich einen Stellplatz mit herrlichem Blick auf ihn und die Stadt Lungern.
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    • Day 8

      Eine Seefahrt die ist lustig...

      July 16, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Nach dem Frühstück geht es runter zum See und von dort mit dem Schiff nach Luzern. Wir schippern gut 50 min über den See bis wir da sind und Luise verschläft davon die letzten 15 min. Gut das wir den Buggy mitgenommen haben.
      In Luzern spazieren wir quer durch die Stadt zum Löwendenkmal und dann zurück über die Holzbrücken (Kapellbrücke und Spreuerbrücke) über die Reuss. Nach 2,5 h auf den Beinen geht es wieder zurück zum Hafen und wieder mit dem Schiff zurück nach Vitznau. Am Campingplatz wird noch mal in den Pool gesprungen, bevor wir uns dann zum Abendessen 2 Pizzen gönnen, von einem Foodtruck den ein Schotte (inklusive Dudelsackmusik am Nachmittag) hier auf dem Campingplatz betreibt. Sehr lecker und man muss ja den Kalorienverlust auch irgendwie wieder ausgleichen...
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    • Day 70

      Lucerne Switzerland

      July 17, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Located right in the center of Switzerland, Lucerne is not only a beautiful city worth experiencing, it’s also a great base from which to explore the rest of Switzerland as the city is very well connected to the rest of the country by an efficient railway system.

      One of the most famous landmarks of Lucerne is the Chapel Bridge, which was built in the 14th century and is said to be the oldest bridge of its kind in Europe. As it’s a popular landmark, there are several tour groups that take tourists on a walking tour of the bridge, complete with stories and pictures of medieval life in Lucerne. The other popular landmark of Lucerne is undoubtedly the Dying Lion of Lucerne, built after the French Revolution to commemorate the Swiss Guards who gave up their lives during the war.

      The Lucerne Lakefront district is very picturesque, situated in the heart of alstadt (old town). We sampled some of the trafitional Swiss dishes and beers here. Much of the food had a german influence and german was the predominate language of Lucerne, with eastern Switzerland speaking german and western speaking french. This was a beautiful small city and one that should not be missed.
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    • Day 5

      Day 5 - Stunning Scenery in Switzerland

      March 3 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Woke up at 8.10am feeling decidedly groggy, I really shouldn’t have finished off all of my wine on a pretty much empty stomach. I finished off my blog & tried to post it with 2 videos. I later discovered that it didn’t go. Uploading videos takes too long, so I won’t be doing that again.

      After a shower & getting packed up, I left the Green Marmot Capsule Hotel at 9.58am, just 2 minutes before I had to be out. I loaded up my bike and set the SatNav to take me to Interlaken on the Windiest Route to ensure it took me past the lakes. My plan was to stop early at a supermarket to get some much needed sustenance, but I soon came to realise that no supermarkets are open in Switzerland on a Sunday.

      Somewhere near Zug, I stopped at McDonalds for a coffee and Big Mac that cost me close on £10. I used the opportunity to make a few phone calls, including to my parents who were celebrating their anniversary today. My mum told that she had been reading the blog, but was upset by the derogatory comments by someone called Andy Mays.

      Back on the bike, now feeling much better, I was soon in the attractive town of Lucerne sitting on the shore of Lake Lucerne with snow capped mountains in the distance. I stopped for a quick photo & continued on. The road followed Lake Lucerne, then Lake Sarnersee, Lake Lungersee and Lake Brienzersee, before arriving at Interlaken. The sun had been out throughout this leg of the journey. It could not have been a more enjoyable ride…..or could it get even better.

      In Interlaken I found a convenience store, where I bought a large bottle of water, a Coke Zero and 2 packets of my favourite Biscoff biscuits. I didn’t stay in long in Interlaken, mainly because there was no focal point of a lake. Instead I took a diversion from my planned route to visit a little town called Lauterbrunnen, which was 16 km south of Interlaken and had been recommended by my brother, Jonathan who is holidaying there later in the year.

      The narrow windy and windy road took me through a brewery and then a farm. The road was flanked on both sides by steep mountains & it followed a river and a train track. Lauterbrunnen looked like a scene on a chocolate box. It was crammed into the valley between two mountains which had waterfalls falling from them. It was very picturesque. Lauterbrunnen looked like the perfect place to take a ski lift up the mountains and walk back down. Strangely this small municipality in the Swiss Alps was absolutely heaving with Asian tourists. They didn’t look like they were there for the skiing!

      I returned to Interlaken then headed west where I followed the winding road on the northern shore of Lake Thunersee. It was absolutely stunning. I felt compelled to keep stopping to take photos and admire the beauty of the lake with its backdrop of the snow covered alps. To make this absolutely the perfect ride the sun remained out the whole way.

      My left arm was aching from waving to all my fellow motorcyclists. I wasn’t doing it like I was a village idiot, I was doing it because it is the done thing that every motorcyclist does on the continent. We ignore the moped and scooter riders.

      This road, the ‘Seestrasse’, took me through the villages of Merligen, Gunten, Oberhofen am Thunersee and Hilterfingen, before arriving at the town of Thun at the other end of Lake Thunersee. The villages I passed through had beautiful castles, hotels, restaurants and mansions to just increase the pleasure on the eye.

      By now time was pushing on, so I hotfooted it to the outskirts of Bern, where I located Muhle Hunziken, the venue for tomorrow’s gig. It was then a 25 minute ride into Bern and to Hostel 77, my accommodation for the next 2 nights. My heart sank when I pulled up outside at 5.10pm. There were about 50 children and a handful of teachers hanging around at the front. I had visions of sharing my dormitory with a load of 10 year old boys.

      Daniel, the receptionist, checked me in and assured me that the children were all on the floor above me. Daniel gave me lots of information and surprisingly all the buses and trams in Bern were free of charge to me. I just needed my hotel receipt which had a QR code for them. Breakfast is also included.

      I went up to my dorm 309 and got the feeling that I would probably have the whole dorm of 6 beds to myself. It is now gone 9pm at the time of writing and no-one else has arrived. What a result.

      I settled in & listened to the football commentary in time to hear Utd concede 3 goals. I decided I couldn’t be bothered to go out. I made do with my biscuits and water and enjoyed the luxury of the dorm to myself.

      Today was a (very) good day. My ride should have only taken just over 2 and a half hours, but actually took over 7 hours.

      Song of the Day - Slow Ride by Foghat.

      NMA Song of the Day - Today is a Good Day by New Model Army.
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    • Day 1

      And So it Begins

      September 14, 2023 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      A couple of people, knowing we were heading off to Switzerland for a long anticipated 10 day break, suggested I might continue to write about our adventures. I won't say who, just in case you don't agree.

      It has been a long day of planes, trains and automobiles (well a bus, a plane and 3 trains), starting with the 08.00 airport bus from Corstorphine. The offer of overnight accommodation from our good friend Glynice gladdened the heart as it also came with free long stay car parking, a lift to the bus stop with our luggage and the chance to use our bus passes to get to the airport. Us wee lads from Lanarkshire do like to save a bob or two.

      Even before we reached Switzerland everything ran like clockwork, with only short queues for the bag drop and security and a flight that landed on schedule, despite a brief delay in Edinburgh. The only slight wrinkle was the additional body scan as a result of my wrist brace setting off the metal detector. I forgot it has a stiffening rod inside. On the plus side, the time taken for the scan allowed me to be reunited with my hand luggage just in time to help the security agent confirm that the suspicious object in my luggage was a travel speaker and not a hand grenade.

      The trains in Switzerland are everything I had expected. Clean, tidy, on time and with connection that just work. I am reliably informed that the Swiss Railway is based on the Hub and Spoke system. All the express and local trains and buses arrive at key hubs all at the same time allowing passengers to interchange seamlessly between them. Less efficient in terms of rolling stock, but much more efficient in terms of the passengers (thanks Alastair). So Geneva airport to Olten, a platform change, the specifics of which were included in the timetables and also announced by the guard on approach and on to Lucerne within 10 minutes. It was then we fell foul of Swiss efficiency. The connection time for the local train from Lucerne to our hotel was 7 minutes and we had to buy tickets at the machine. As I lifted my case and prepared to board, the doors shut in my face and the train headed on its timely way. Twenty seconds were all we needed, maybe 15 at a push, but that was not to be. Still the next train would be along in 10 minutes.
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Luzern, Lucerne, لوسرن, Горад Люцэрн, Люцерн, ལུ་ཛེར་ན།, Lucern, Lucerna, Λουκέρνη, Lucerno, Luzerna, לוצרן, ルツェルン, ლუცერნი, 루체른, Lüzerna, Liucerna, Lucerni, Луцерн, Łuxerna, 卢塞恩

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