Exploring Berlin
I arrived in Berlin Thursday night after spending ten hours on two trains from Lausanne to Berlin. When I arrived in Berlin it took me a while to figure out…
Touring Lausanne, Switzerland
Yesterday, May 20, I arrived in Lausanne with a plan to tour the official Olympic museum and Chillon Castle on the east side of Lake Geneva. Chillon Castle is a…
Last Day in Bern
On my last full day in Bern I located a wonderful bookstore, highly recommended in Rick Steves guidebook with a roof top garden coffee shop. It was a wonderful spot…
Exploring Bern, Day 2
My second day in Bern I decided to check out the Bern Museum of Fine Arts and the Einstein apartment since both will be closed on Monday (tomorrow). The Museum…
Arrive in Bern
/I arrived in Bern around 11:30. My hotel is only two blocks from the train station so it was a short walk. Since my hotel room was not ready, I…
Last day in Murren
The resort towns in the Alps have two seasons. There is the winter season for skiers and other winter sports and then there is the summer season for hikers and…
Exploring Murren and the Alps
This morning I took a cable car from Murren to the Schilthorn, a mountain peak located at 9744 feet. It has a restaurant, observation deck and of course a store.…
Arrive in Murren
This morning I boarded a 8:55 train in Luzern and traveled to Lauterbrunnen in the heart of the Swiss Alps. From Lauterbrunnen, I hopped on a gondola where I boarded…
Second day in Luzern
Today I decided to follow a plan described in Rick Steves' guide book. I took a bus from Luzern to Kriens, about 5 miles, where I would get on a…
Arrive in Luzern May 11
I arrived in Luzern on a beautiful day, the temperature was in the mid 60s. The city borders both sides of the Reuss River at the mouth of Lake Luzern.…