We had thought that we would perhaps head out to the UN for a visit this morning but with a generous 11am checkout we had a lazy start watching some BBC news & enjoying a leisurely breakfast. At 12.20 we were taking a Paddle Steamer ride around Lake Geneva so we checked out, went to get our tickets then went for a walk up to the Cathedral which had archeological ruins underneath. With restricted time we decided not to pay 8CHF to go in but popped our head int...

Not quiet as early start as yesterday but once again we grabbed a takeaway breakfast to have on the train to Bern. The trip took less than an hour so just enough time to enjoy my Bircher muesli with views of the passing lake & mountains. We had 3 hours in Bern to explore so we put our bags in a locker & grabbed a map from the tourist info. The centre of town was once again old with cobblestones streets & fancy clocks on ye olde towers but instead of a...

The alarm woke us early for our 6.35 train from Interlaken Ost to start our journey up the Jungfrau. We grabbed some breakfast from the shop to have a morning picnic on the scenic 20 minute trip to Lauterbrunnen. We travelled alongside a ice blue fast running river bringing melted glacier water down to the lakes. Our next leg was to Kleine Scheidegg via Wengen where I think Jane & I travelled as far as 4.5 years ago on my last visit here. This section took ab...

Today we had 2 new towns to explore so it was off to the train station for our 10.35 train to Luzern, just an hour away from Zurich but once again set on a river mouth & lake. We put our bags in a locker for the few hours we were here & started off with a walk along the river which was lined with old buildings & adorned with covered wooden bridges dating back 600 years. The water tower in the middle of the river & winged by a covered bridge is the...

Another late start- we must be in holiday mode! Having been wandering Zurich for a couple of days now we decided to get out of the city to see the town of Schaffhausen & the nearby Rhein Falls. Our train there wasn't until 12.40 but being on a regional express it only took 40mins. Once again the streets were cobblestone & the buildings made you feel like you were walking through a medieval town. Most of the old town was dedicated to pedestrians & the ...