May 2005

Leukerbad – Swiss Spa Town

May 28, 2005
Leukerbad - Swiss Spa Town

  Boarding the buss to Leukerbad I was filled with dread and I’m sure if I’d been on my own I would have got off and changed my destination pretty smartish. I really wondered what we were letting ourselves in for, our travelling companions reminded me of the village from A League of Gentlemen. I [...]

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Suicide on the Glacier Express

May 28, 2005
Suicide on the Glacier Express

We need to correct the first misnomer – this is no express train! 8 hours long is what I call an endurance feat and not a pleasure trip. Can’t say I saw any glaciers either but perhaps I should let that pass.   Landwasser viaduct The trip between St Moritz and Chur was beautiful, it [...]

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Minor Tour of Switzerland

May 27, 2005
Minor Tour of Switzerland

Our Swiss trip involved a whirlwind tour of the southern half of the country. We had invested ?140 in a swiss pass each and so had to make the most of it with daily rail trips. We started in Geneva and moved directly to Interlaken, then on to Luzern, St Moritz and via the Glacier [...]

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