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So when you zoom alllll the way across the lake like that, are you just holding your camera? Or are you resting it on something? The pictures are so clear with that zoom!! Beautiful. Again.
Interesting bathing area. Good thing you know some German and French or you could have been in the locker room all day.
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I am so glad you decided to spontaneously purchase that camera. Sony should use one of your TRs as an advertisement! The scenery is just gorgeous everywhere you've been driving.
Oh thank you so much!
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I've heard a lot about the thermal baths, it sounds quite relaxing. I don't know how well I'd do without any signs in English. I'm sure I'd look like a stereotypical tourist bumbling around!
I just about did Ok, as my French is fine, but later in the week, it was all just in German and that was a bit interesting to say the least...
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So when you zoom alllll the way across the lake like that, are you just holding your camera? Or are you resting it on something? The pictures are so clear with that zoom!! Beautiful. Again.
I'm just holding it. The image stabilisation on it is superb. ;waytogo:
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Interesting bathing area. Good thing you know some German and French or you could have been in the locker room all day.
A very relaxing update The thermal baths would be something to experience.
It's inspired me to hopefully go to the only thermal baths in the UK, which are in Bath. That's going to be part of our vacation next May... just waiting for my time off to be signed off, then I can get booking!
When passing a wall filled with greenery, I noticed something that looked just like a piece of green shag carpet. The thermal bathes are beautiful. It seems like they would be very relaxing for sure.
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When passing a wall filled with greenery, I noticed something that looked just like a piece of green shag carpet. The thermal bathes are beautiful. It seems like they would be very relaxing for sure.
It was. You could easily get used to living like that.
Lake Neuchatel is beautiful! It even looks very clean. Great pictures of it! The thermal baths look heavenly. I'd have to spent a bit of time relaxing like you all did as two or three minutes wouldn't cut it.
Loved the photos! Especially, in Neuchatel during your short visit there! Perhaps, that is another place to stay on your next travels to Switzerland! Just so much lovely scenery today, especially with the lake views!
I agree with you on the tunnels here. Just so many of them going through the Swiss Alps and couldn't believe the extent of them when I traveled from Venice to Luzern, back 15 years ago. Lots of them in northern Italy and there were quite a few in France this year too on my trip. If it weren't for these tunnels, I couldn't imagine how long it would take to get to your destination! Even though, these tunnels block out some great views, there is quite a benefit to having them as travel would be quite difficult without them!
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Lake Neuchatel is beautiful! It even looks very clean. Great pictures of it! The thermal baths look heavenly. I'd have to spent a bit of time relaxing like you all did as two or three minutes wouldn't cut it.
I don't think you can get very relaxed in such a short space of time.
Loved the photos! Especially, in Neuchatel during your short visit there! Perhaps, that is another place to stay on your next travels to Switzerland!
I have to be honest, neither Solothurn nor Neuchatel are part of our plans for our third visit. Don't get me wrong, they were both very nice, but we felt as if we'd seen them and there are more beautiful parts of the country (still to come) that we'd much rather go back to...
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Just so much lovely scenery today, especially with the lake views!
I agree with you on the tunnels here. Just so many of them going through the Swiss Alps and couldn't believe the extent of them when I traveled from Venice to Luzern, back 15 years ago. Lots of them in northern Italy and there were quite a few in France this year too on my trip. If it weren't for these tunnels, I couldn't imagine how long it would take to get to your destination! Even though, these tunnels block out some great views, there is quite a benefit to having them as travel would be quite difficult without them!
I dread to think how long driving would take without the tunnels. We did notice that often the railways had the best views, as they tended to run right next to the lakes, with the roads then behind them. One day, maybe we'll take a train journey, as they are supposed to be spectacular in Switzerland, but then again, we enjoy our road trips and being able to carry everything we want with us.
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The thermal baths would be something to experience.
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Just so much lovely scenery today, especially with the lake views! 
Lots of them in northern Italy and there were quite a few in France this year too on my trip. If it weren't for these tunnels, I couldn't imagine how long it would take to get to your destination! 
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