Category Archives: Switzerland

On Boxing Day or St Stephens Day as they call it in Switzerland we started our journey to St.Moritz. Elvis, Steve and I left the house about 7.30am and walked down to the Post Office in Buochs to catch the … Continue reading →

We arrived into Zurich airport on Sunday the 21st December at about 4pm. Elvis was there to pick us up along with all our luggage : ) It takes just over an hour to get to Buochs from Zurich. The … Continue reading →

Saturday bought more sunshine so Karin, Elvis and I decided to do another hike. This time we headed for the Klausen Pass. Klausen Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the cantons of Uri and Glarus. … Continue reading →

It was only fitting really that the sun was shining on the SUNGRL’s birthday. To top that off Steve even remembered to say Happy Birthday when he opened his eyes – he has been known to need a gentle reminder … Continue reading →

Thursday was another perfect summer’s day. We started the day with a run and then a swim in the lake. The lake temperature is about 22 degrees and it is perfect for cooling off and doing a bit of swimming … Continue reading →

On Wednesday we took the bus from Buochs to Beckenried to catch the Beckenried – Klewenalp gondola which goes up to about 1,600m. The plan was to hike to Barfalen and then onto Musenalp. It was a beautiful day and … Continue reading →

After taking in the Aareschlucht we drove to Ballenberg which is an open air museum showcasing Switzerland in days gone by. It is a stroll through the past. There are more than one hundred century-old buildings from all over Switzerland, … Continue reading →

After leaving Interlarken on Monday we headed for Aareschlucht which translates to the Aar Gorge. The Aar Gorge is a section of the river Aar that carves through a limestone ridge near the town of Meiringen. The gorge is an … Continue reading →

After our day in The Jura we headed for Bern which is the capital of Switzerland. It is a lovely city – we had parked at the bottom of the old town and the sight looking up is impressive. In … Continue reading →

On Saturday we headed to the northwest to a canton called The Jura – we were planning on having a look around the area and then joining a couple of Elvis and Karin’s friends for dinner. Our first discovery was … Continue reading →