We set off early for Milan so that we could catch the connecting train to Bern. All up we were on trains for about four hours, the last of our long train trips. We arrived in Bern in the early afternoon, checked into the Savoy hotel, then set off to explore the city. We had…
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Jongfraujoch, Switzerland
Today we headed high into the Swiss Alps. We caught the train to Interlaken, then the next leg up to Leave, then Kleine Sheidegg and finally up to Jungfraujoch. The Swiss landscape was just beautiful. At 3500m high, the landscape is quite stunning. It is the highest railway station in Europe, and includes a…
Montreux, Switzerland
Today was another full day as we got on the 8am train to Montreux on Lake Geneva. The trip was quite short, about an hour. The lake was absolutely breathtaking. First stop, from the train station, was the waterfront, and the statue of Freddie Mercury. We walked along the waterfront all the way to…
Bern, Switzerland
We slept in today and packed for our move to Bern in Switzerland. The trip took four hours through the gorgeous Swiss countryside. We arrived in Bern just after 2pm, and after checking in to our hotel, we started exploring the old town. We headed first over the Kirchenfeldbrucke, past the Einstein museum and along…