A visit to Gruyere or Emmental is a must when in Switzerland. Not just because it’s the home to some of the best cheese, cream and chocolate in the world but also wonderful landscapes. Day 1219 – July 3rd 2017 Emmentaler Schaukaeserei The Emmentaler cheese factory is surrounded by Högern and Chrächen and is located […]
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A short walk from the Swiss Rheinfelden to the German Rheinfelden (Baden). A look around the original Exhibition Pavilion “Kraftwerk 1898” which is the water power station from 1898. Day 1217 – July 1st 2017 You can easily cross the border from Switzerland to Germany and vice-versa in Rhinefelden (Baden). We walked across and then […]
Hike up to Belchenflue in Olten’s Jura Region
The top of the Belchenflue hike is at 1099 metre and you are rewarded with wonderful views all around the Jura region. Day 1216 – June 30th 2017 This Belchen is also known as Bölchen so it can get a little confusing.
Day out in Lindau, Germany
From Langenargen it’s an enjoyable boat trip on Lake Constance to Lindau. Lindau is not quite an island as it’s joined to the mainland of Germany but many refer to it as “Insel Lindau”. Day 1212 – June 26th 2017 We caught the MS Graf Zeppelin boat for our one hour trip to Lindau. We […]
Langenargen in Germany for Moni’s 50th
To celebrate Moni’s 50th Birthday, her mum invited us for a long weekend in Langenargen. We took the Lake Constance Ferry from Romanshorn (Switzerland) to Friedrichshafen (Germany). It saves a long drive around the Lake Constance also known as the Bodensee even though it crosses the lake at its widest part spanning 14 km. Day […]
Dinner at Blüemlismatt Egerkingen Switzerland
Dinner this evening was in the restaurant Blüemlismatt in Egerkingen in Switzerland. A short drive from the city of Olten. Blüemlismatt is at 814 metres above sea level and commands great views over the ‘mittlelland’ and the Alps in the distance. Hikers from far away can enjoy this route and take a welcome rest here. Day 1203 […]
Welcome to Olten Switzerland
After 1200 days of travel we wake up back in the hometown from Moni, a small city called Olten which is a busy centre of the Swiss railway. Day 1200 – June 14th 2017 Olten is a town in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland and capital of the district of the same name. View along the river Aare in Olten 200-year-old Wooden Bridge in […]
Slane and onto Dublin
Our tour around Ireland is, sure enough, coming to an end and today we head over to Dublin. From here we will fly out to Zürich. But on the way, we wanted to try to catch up with a friend of ours from back when I worked at the London Hilton on Park Lane and […]
Galway City & Latin Quarter
After a wet evening yesterday we woke to patchy blue skies over Galway. Our BnB was small but comfortable and the breakfast great. Day 1197 – June 11th 2017 Following are images from our day in Galway. I reserved a table in Monroe’s Tavern for dinner which was a blessing as the place was packed […]
The Wild Atlantic Way to Galway
The drive continues along the Wild Atlantic Way to Galway where we check-in to our AirBnB for a couple of nights. Day 1196 – June 10th 2017 continued Welcome to Galway