Nashville Airport - Plane to Atlanta
Sunrise as we prepared to land in Zurich, Switzerland
Sunrise as we prepared to land in Zurich
From Balcony of our 3rd floor room, Zurich
Main Bahnhof, Zurich
Ship Helvetia, ready for one hour tour on Zurich See
Trams - Zurich, near the Zurich See
More trams, Zurich
Off stern of Helvetia, Zurich cruise boat as we leave dock
Swiss girls reading on Helvetia, Zurich See
Docking at Mannedorf on Zurich See
Dock at Mannedorf on Zurich See
Limmatstrasse #4 tram near our hotel
Zurich Bahnhof where we changed trains for Visp
Approaching Bern
Stalden, on train to Zermatt
St Nicklaus, on train to Zermatt
Glacier, train to Zermatt
Better view of glacier
And another
Train to Zermatt
Our train from Zermatt
Zermatt
Swiss children, going home from school
On the way home from Zermatt
Rounding a curve on way back to Visp
Swiss chalet - on way home from Zermatt
Curves on cog railway
Zermatt Train
Erskine at breakfast, Schonblick B&B
Erskine at breakfast of croissants, hard rolls, jam,cheese,bread, and coffee
Marianne Holszer von Ah the proprietor of Schonblick, overseeing breakfast
View out of breakfast room window with morning fog
Wider view outside our breakfast room window, Schonblick
Train view of grape vineyards near Montreaux, Switzerland
Neuchatel train which took us to Bern
Peter Lauber, Doctor from Zurich on vacation at Zermatt - met on train from Bern to Visp
Flower on the train to Andermatt
Train rides can make one sleepy - Erskine fighting it
On the train for Andermatt - snow on the mountains, upper left
Realp, before entering very long tunnel on train to Andermatt - Conductor preparing to depart
Higher and higher; as we approach Andermatt
We climbed this long switchback hill to the Family Zaugg B&B around the curve on left
Zaugg B&B; my room
Zaugg Family B&B in Andermatt
Downtown Andermatt hotels
Andermatt main street
The Devil playing the flute - Andermatt
A hotel on the main drag. Notice the food prices and the waiter on the outside terrace
The stairs on right included about 50 steps to the road to our B&B. Very difficult for two old men with heart problems
Andermatt grocery store, COOP, where we bought groceries
Flowers in Andermatt and the church that sounded bells on the hour all night
The beginning of Oberalpstrasse, a hard switchback to the B&B. Notice the train on a very steep slope - Andermatt
Bahnhof, Andermatt, and Erskine
Goshenen below Andermatt. This tunnel passes under Gotthard Pass. Build in 1982
The road and rail line share this very narrow canyon. On the rail line from Goshenen to Andermatt
Departing Andermatt for Lugano
Train from Andermatt to Goshenen; change there for train south to Lugano
The canyon from Andermatt to Goshenen from the train
Another view
Train from Andermatt to Goshenen; very, very steep grade
Train Andermatt to Goshenen; approaching Goshenen
Entering Goshenen
Track south to Lugano from Goshenen just before entering Gotthard Tunnel
On road from Lugano toward St. Moritz from the Palm Express bus
On the Palm Express bus after leaving Lugarno
Courtyard in Managgio where the Palm Express bus left us when we searched for a rest room
Another view toward lake in Managgio as we waited 1.5 hours for bus back to Lugano (city bus)
On the lake side walk during our wait for the city bus back to Lugano. A Bride awaits a boat.
Again at the courtyard as we waited for the bus
The other direction near the courtyard. Beautiful lake
The other direction along the lake front
At the bus stop waiting for bus C12 back to Lugano
A lakeside passenger feeding her dog ice cream while waiting for bus
In Lugano, the furnacular we rode up the hill to the railroad station
Finally, on the train from Lugano to Bellinzona where we then changed for Goshenen and Andermatt
Swiss phone booth with email machine. 240 characters for CH 0.50 ($0.43) to U.S. Accepts only credit card.
A FART bus in Bellinzona's railroad station (Just a play on words), while we waited for train
Herr Zaugg - Andermatt B&B wishing us goodbye
Andermatt Village as we depart by train up the very steep incline
Higher and higher we go from Andermatt
Still higher - Andermatt Village
Andermatt, still higher (from the train)
Andermatt train station on right
Still higher
Above the tree line and still climbing
Almost gone - Andermatt
Andermatt and cows
Ski tow, green slopes
Peak is about 12000 feet high
See the top of the ski lift, upper left
Near the crest at a very clear lake. Notice unmelted snow on left of center
Train and car (left) snow sheds
Same
And again
The rail line from Brig (lower left corner) to Andermatt ( upper right). Dashed part is a very long tunnel
Village of Sedrun
Plans for new tunnels from Sedrun to Gottard Pass
ReichenauStation
Fraulein Somine, a CPA we talked to on the train
Village on line to Reichenau
Another view near Reichenau
From my room in Pontresina, near St. Moritz
Our stay Sunday and Monday nights, Pontresina. We make a side trip Monday to Berninapass
Our B&B in Visp taken from postcard. We had the balcony at the top, right
Schonblick in Visp. We climbed this hill from the left several times. Difficult.
From my balcony in Pontresina toward to station
Pontrosina
Our B&B, Pontrosina, Chalet Stauffacherin. My room is the one with the balcony
Pontrosina, restaurant where we ate dinner (Pizza)
Pontrosina. In front toward Bahnhof
Picturesque bridge. From photograph in Pontrosina railroad station
Repeat
High peaks on railroad from Pontresina to Tirano
Ready for the winter - snowmaking blowers
Snow
Reflections
Lake and mountains
Galciers
At the pass, about to descend
More
Relections
About to descend
Descending from pass
Glacier and Fall trees
Acqua lake - snow melt gives it the color
Snow, lake, and trees
Our train and bridge
Same bridge after we passed over- note snow cover
Tunnel and bridge - still on road to Tirano
Approaching Poschiavo just before Tirano, Italy
Another view - morning fog is dissapating
Looking back way we had come
Beautiful village - suburb of Poschiavo
Sheep ready for winter
Approaching Poschiavo
Pasture with cowbells
Town of Poschiavo
Beautiful bridge and our train
After we had crossed this bridge, circled around and passed under it
Leaving the bridge
City street in Tirano, Italy
Roses in mid-October
Another view of roses, Tirano
Tirano, Italy
Train station entrance and nice hotel
Heading back to Pontresina
Good view of our train
Small station high in the mountains - hikers waiting for train to Pontresina
Entering St. Moritz
Map of the St. Moritz area
Larger area view
Typical nicer train car
Arrival in St. Moritz
St Moritz - train back to Pontresina
Lower class train car
Unusual bridge architecture
Historic car
Arrival at Appenzell
End of the line at Wasserauen - great ski area
View up the valley at Wasseruaem
Liquid manure spreader - why the grass is so green
Our train driver at Wasserauem
Appenzell downtown shopping area
CH 65 per night/per person Gasthaur - relatively cheap in downtown Appenzell
Hotel region in Appenzell
Fountain in downtown square of Appenzell
Flowers
Expensive hotel - Appenzell
More distant view of previous Gasthauw (CH 65)
Same Gasthaus
Appenzell church
View of bahnhoff in distance
Hirschberg - restaurant where we had a salat for supper, near Appenzell
Appenzell from Hirschber station
Closer view of restaurant we at supper at
Appenzell from Hirschberg Station
Northeastern Switzerland near the Austrian border. The independent train system of the area
Fruit trees overloaded with apples - on road to Romanshorn
Short run two-car train with power between both cars
Two story IC (Intercity) train - very fast and smooth
Ths is the Bodensee harbor where the boats and ferry boats dock, They arrive/leave through portal with statue
Made from the Bodensee boat dock toward downtown Konstanz, Germany
Entrance to the docking harbor
The Bodensee ferry about to sale to Friedrichshafen, Germany. Konstanz is a German city right on the Swiss border.
Both boats are resting
Seond floor of a double-decker car. Notice the restaurant ahead
Leaving railroad station in Lauterbrunnen. Jungfrau on left edge, top
Jungfrau taken from Lauterbrunnen
Waiting at the train a Lutschental, where we spent the night in the 450 year old farm house. Notice the snowflakes
In Ost Interlaken there was an authentic steam powered engine used for the high mountain excursions in the area
A better view of the steam engine
This engine is still used to day in the Ost Interlaken area
The steam engine in motion
High country after Mirengen - first snow of the season
The snow thins out a bit and we reach lower country
The snow began to diminish as we left the high country headed for Lungern and Lucerne
Fresh snow before arriving at Lungern
Coming down from the snowy high country
Lake boat on Lucerne Lake at Lucern waterfront
Lucerne waterfront - boardwalk bridge in distance
Lucerne waterfront - boardwalk bridge on left
Seagulls fighting for food - Lucerne Lakefront
The famous twin church towers - Lucerne, taken from the main bridge before the bahnhof
Sataurday market, Lucerne
Saturday outside market - Lucerne
Beautiful architecture of Lucerne from the boardwalk
The boardwalk
A view east from the boardwalk. Notice white castle in distance (center)
The famous boardwalk and tower in Lucerne
Lake view from Lucerne waterfront
Grand entrance to Lucerne Station
Lucerne railroad station
Lucerne railstation. The train for Bern about to depart (my train)
New snow on the mountains. On train from Bern to Interlaken
The beauty of Swiss country. Lake Thun in distance, and new snow on the mountains
Beautiful countryside around Lake Thun, approaching Interlaken
Thun Lake just before entering Interlaken on the train from Bern. Fresh snow on the mountains
Approaching Interlaken beside Thun Lake
The Staubach Hotel where we stayed the second night in Lauterbrunnen
The main street in Lauterbrunen. Many restaurants and hotels were closed for the season Like the Jungfrau
The Oberland Hotel where we had dinner the last night in Lauterbrunnen
A view of the Lauterbrunnen train station
Lauterbrunnen taken from the train to Wengen, a cog train on some the steepest road bed I've ever seen
On the Wengen train looking back where we had come.
A map of the Jungfrau area. Notice the train route almost to Jungfrau at the top right. We couldn't affor it ($25)
Lauterbrunnen is in the sharp valley
At the Wengen rail road station looking toward Jungfrau
The station at Wengen. The train on left goes all the way to Jungfrau peak
The hotels at wengen are quite beautiful and expensive
Here we were very far above Lauterbrunnen in the lower right corner
A better view of Lauderbrunnen
We are descending in this view. The railroad coming in from the lower right is visible
On the way down from Wengen
A tunnel on the way down from Wengen
The train to the high elevations are narrow gauge and the cars aren't made for long term travel. There are many Japanese here
The cable car we took to the Murren
A view up the valley with snowy mountains
This is the back side of Hotel Shaubach where we spent the last night in Lauterbrunnen
At the dock of the cable car to Murren
The lower dock of the cable car
On the climb. Notice the remains of the old furnicular, now removed
At the top
Jungfrau taken from Murren
The tracks we came along to Murren from the cable car top
Jungfrau is the peak on the left
Three girls from Australia who wanted their picture with the mountain in the background
A better shot with the mountain behind
Ersking and Bill. It was cold
Nice hotels to stay in. Very high level
A hotel up in the clouds
This cable car went still higher. Our pass didn't cover it
A map of the whole area with the mountains and villages labelled
The top of the cable car we went down
Another cable
In the cable car, going to the top of a second car in which we would descend to the level below and catch the bus
The ascending cable car that we will take down after it docks on the right and unloads
About to begin the ride down the cable
On the cable car coming down
On the train to Lutschental. The farmhouse in the center is where we stayed Friday night with the mice and low doors
Grindelwald downtown
The train we came and went on
A more distant view. Erskine walking to the train to wait departure. It was cold
A map of the Jungfrau area
This was the buffet breadfast at the Staubach Hotel in Lauterbrunnen
Here is the dining room in the Staubach Hotel
Muriel, the partner owner of the Staubach Hotel
From our Staubach Hotel balcony; the famous waterfall in Lauterbrunnen
From our balcony at the Staubach Hotel. They welcomed, especially, Amerians and Canadians
The Swiss maintain a high degree of cleanliness as shown by the Putsfrau cleaning the shutters in the house across the street from Staubach
Picturesque Lauterbrunnen, the church and stream
Another view with the public fountain
The train station in Interlaken Ost, the major junction from the railroad to Lauterbrunnen
The train Ost Interlaken station as reflected in the standing pool across the square
Our InterEuropean train taken from Ost Interlaken to Bern on our trip back to Romanshorn before training to Zurich and home
These German Deutschbahn (German) railroad cars are very luxurious and are used for long distance travel. This one to Berlin
One of the Train conductors before our departure
