Schwyz, Switzerland Travel Journals & Blogs

Gottfried Palinkas Kurztrip Schwyz
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- Aug 18, 2023, 2:48pm · ☀️ 28 °C Altitude: 437 m
  Switzerland Schwyz Ingenbohl Brunnen Muota 46.993741, 8.60385146°59’37” N 8°36’14” E
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Just arrived
August 18 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
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Sind gut angekommen, entspannte Anreise. Stau an der Grenze (obwohl kein einziger LKW in die Schweiz wollte) und stockender Verkehr um Zürich. Das war‘s. GM hat wie üblich konservativ kalkuliert, angekommen sind wir mit 29% (110km).Read more
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MS travelling Sehr schönes Hotel 🏨 gefällt mir 👍
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Gottfried Palinkas Uns auch 😂
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Traveler Sister Tina in CH 2020
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- Feb 8, 2020, 5:00pm · ☁️ 2 °C Altitude: 1,100 m
  Switzerland Schwyz Brunni 47.04357, 8.704147°2’37” N 8°42’15” E
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NightSledding & Fondue,Brunni, Schwyz SZ
February 8, 2020 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Night sledding in Brunni Alpthal

Brunni-Alpthal, 40 minutes from Zurich, becomes a sledding eldorado every Saturday evening. Starting at 5 p.m., the skilift is reserved for sledding. Floodlights and headlamps beam into the night. Our sledding event in the middle of the night is an awesome experience. You see the stars in the cold and clear sky. While you‘re sledding down the hill close to the snow surface, you will have an intense speed experience. In contrast to other sledding routes, our illumi- nated slope is wide. It is so wide that you even can go sledding in groups side by side. The slope is a blue slope and easy to drive.
Our offer is a very good deal. It includes the rental of a special optimized sledge for comfortable uphill transportation as well as a head light and you can go sledding the whole evening till 8 p.m.. As sledding makes you hungry as a hunter, we offer traditional swiss cheese fondue in our cozy restaurant.
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Traveler Der Weg nach Santiago
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- Apr 8, 2023, 8:41am · ☁️ 2 °C Altitude: 434 m
  Switzerland Schwyz Ingenbohl Brunnen Muota 46.993333, 8.60546°59’36” N 8°36’18” E
Day 39
Erste Freunde und eine Seeüberquerung
April 8 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Gestern habe ich meine ersten Pilgerfreundinnen gefunden: Chantal aus Frankreich, die in Deutschland lebt, und Andrea aus der Schweiz. Nachdem ich mir mit ihnen das Zimmer geteilt und gefrühstückt habe, fühlt es sich an, als würden wir uns schon ewig kennen, als wir uns auf den Weg zum Bootsanleger hinunter machen. Dort warten wir auf das erste Schiff des Tages, das uns über den See bringen wird. Chantal wartet allerdings auf ein anderes Schiff, da sie nach Luzern fährt, wo sie ihren Mann trifft und danach eine andere Route um den See nehmen wird.
Ich bin tief beeindruckt vom wunderschönen Vierwaldstättersee. Auf dem Schiff lernen Andrea und ich noch Toni kennen, einen weiteren Schweizer Pilger. Gemeinsam mit ihm machen wir uns am anderen Ufer auf den Weg.Read more
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Traveler Der Weg nach Santiago
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- Apr 7, 2023, 2:04pm · 🌧 7 °C Altitude: 453 m
  Switzerland Schwyz Ibach 47.01, 8.64333347°0’36” N 8°38’36” E
Day 38
Weiter nach Brunnen
April 7 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
...und zwar ins Kloster Ingenbohl. Dort gibt es eine Pilgerherberge und ich habe zum ersten Mal Kontakt mit anderen Pilgern!
Gestern haben Mama und ich bereits zwei gesehen, aber nicht mehr als ein Hallo gewechselt.Read more
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Gottfried Palinkas Kurztrip Schwyz
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- Aug 19, 2023, 8:24pm · ☀️ 24 °C Altitude: 440 m
  Switzerland Schwyz Ingenbohl Brunnen Muota 46.993817, 8.60556246°59’38” N 8°36’20” E
Day 2
Brunnen kocht!
August 19 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Ausgerechnet heute Abend führt uns der Kulturverein in Versuchung 😊

https://www.kulturbrunnen.ch/cms/upload/bilder/…

Allerdings nicht lange, die Bergwanderung wirkt nach.Read more
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MS travelling Kocht im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes 👍😎
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Traveler Schweiz im Juli
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- Jul 31, 2023, 5:45am · ☁️ 10 °C Altitude: 1,674 m
  Switzerland Schwyz Alpthal Holzegg Gross Mythen 47.030508, 8.68882147°1’50” N 8°41’20” E
Day 5
Sonnenaufgangswanderung Grosser Mythen
July 31 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Vor dem Sonnenaufgang ging es den Berg mit der Stirnlampe hoch. Ein einmaliges Erlebnis. Allerdings ging es von zwei Stunden eine nur in Serpentinen (47 Kehren) den Berg hinauf.
Oben angekommen, neben dem tollen Gefühl es geschafft zu haben, leider die kleine Enttäuschung, dass der Berg von Wolken umhangen ist. Trotzdem lohnte sich der Aufstieg für den Blick, wenn die Wolken aufrissen. Das muss unbedingt bei besseren Bedingungen wiederholt werden.Read more
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Andreas and Whitney World Adventure
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- Feb 7, 2018 · ☁️ 1 °C Altitude: 472 m
  Switzerland Schwyz 47.01812, 8.6465147°1’5” N 8°38’47” E
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Schmitten, Switzerland
February 7, 2018 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
Whit and I stayed for about a week in Schmitten, Switzerland with my aunt Fran (we went to Verbier for the weekend). Our highlight during this stay was hiking in the alps near to a holiday house that my mum's family stayed when they were young. Fran brought along cervala sausages for lunch and we made a fire in the snow to roast them. It was a quintessential Swiss experience.

Our other activities this week included hosting a dinner party for some old friends of my parents, eating delicious meals prepared by either Fran or Susan (Fran' s partner), and playing SkipBo (a fun card game).

Exciting family news: We welcomed our neice into the world! Gracyn Elizabeth Gresham born Feb 6, 2018, 8lbs 13oz.Read more
Barbara Marwick Beautiful day, and the Gantrisch area is a special place for me. I'm glad Fran could take you there.
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Maniac Where is the picture of the sausage head - miss that one :-) lol Fran the maniac
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Traveler Europe and the Adriatic
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- May 5, 2018 · ☁️ 17 °C Altitude: 631 m
  Switzerland Schwyz Bitzi 47.02876, 8.6557347°1’44” N 8°39’21” E
Day 6
Bern, Switzerland
May 5, 2018 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Another fantastic day in Swizerland! A 90 minute train trip from Schwyz found us in Bern where Imelda's daughter, Jeanine, and her partner Oliver live.

With Imelda and Rische we toured this beautiful city, historic sites, including their Capitol building, got a fantastic history lesson and, of course, shopped.

We loved how our hosts insisted on stopping every hour or so for coffee, beer and a small snack. Most memorable stop was for a beer and snack at Albert Einstein's home.

Last stop was the Rose Garden obetlooking old Bern city. Ed had a chance to discuss relativity with Albert and suggest he square the value of "c" to make his theory work.

At days end Jeanine and Oliver hosted us in their home for dinner. Oliver made fantastic civiche then grilled chicken and wurst (sausage) on their apartment's deck. Wunderbar!

A fast walk to the bus stop got us back to the train station barely in time for the last train back to Schwyz and we were back just after midnight. Thank goodness for Swiss obsession with being on time.Read more
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Traveler Europe 2016
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- Jul 24, 2016, 10:00am · ⛅ 20 °C Altitude: 440 m
  Switzerland Schwyz Ingenbohl 46.999307, 8.60938246°59’58” N 8°36’34” E
Day 45
Coffee and Crazy Golf
July 24, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A nice walk around the village after breakfast with a stop so Louie could play in the park while we all had coffee. Louie challenged John and Francis to a game of crazy mini golf. We headed back to the Fisher's for lunch and Francis made a yummy fondue. Unfortunately, we had to leave the Fishers to return to Zurich.

Thank you Francis and Kate for a most enjoyable weekend and Louie for allowing us to be your Aussie grandparents for a few daysRead more
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Niv Milcovich Trip to Switzerland
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- Apr 17, 2016, 9:50am · 🌧 10 °C Altitude: 624 m
  Switzerland Schwyz Rickenbach 47.015586, 8.66984847°0’56” N 8°40’11” E
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A Hike in the Swiss Mountains
April 17, 2016 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Today my wife and I went on a hike in the Swiss mountains. Our main goal for the day was to encounter as much wild life as possible. We learned that if you look close enough and be quit, it will show its wonders to you.
Tidhar was always the first to notice them. It always amazed me how close they are to us. If we have not been paying close attention to our marvelous nature, we could have easily missed it.
When we got to the top of the mountain, our breathe stopped because of the astonishing view.Read more
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