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Amazing, how many dumb Americans there are who travel to Europe! I've been to this great continent 8 times now, and witnessed many of them and some on my tours, but for the most part, they're pretty good! Although, I've yet to get one of them on my two Rick Steves' tours to Italy and France as that is a completely different clientele, who are much more experienced travelers and versed in Europe travel! These dumb Americans seem to multiply like cockroaches at times. Watch out for them...as they may be upon you!
I learned on my first trip to Europe about the floor listings in the hotels. It's not a big deal and something you get used to very quickly! Well, at least I did, but there are exceptions! Just look at the fllor listings on the elevator and see what is there. After that, it's pretty much common sense....at least for most!
Loved the photos in the morning in Montreux as I can't get enough of the waterfront. Amazing, how the mist of the morning coming over the lake! Just wow! Sad that you're leaving this great city as I need to visit hear one day! It's so much better than I thought! Another to my list in Schweiz! Glad to see more pics of your adopted boys!
Hopefully, on the return to England you can make another stop in Colmar as I'd love to if I were you and worth it! Whether, it's possible really doesn't matter as it's the beauty of Colmar!
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Amazing, how many dumb Americans there are who travel to Europe! I've been to this great continent 8 times now, and witnessed many of them and some on my tours, but for the most part, they're pretty good! Although, I've yet to get one of them on my two Rick Steves' tours to Italy and France as that is a completely different clientele, who are much more experienced travelers and versed in Europe travel! These dumb Americans seem to multiply like cockroaches at times. Watch out for them...as they may be upon you!
That's true about the Rick Steves' tours - I can imagine they are a very different clientele.
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Loved the photos in the morning in Montreux as I can't get enough of the waterfront. Amazing, how the mist of the morning coming over the lake! Just wow! Sad that you're leaving this great city as I need to visit hear one day! It's so much better than I thought! Another to my list in Schweiz!
Oh you do need to go there - and hopefully one day you'll make it...
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Glad to see more pics of your adopted boys!
Hopefully, on the return to England you can make another stop in Colmar as I'd love to if I were you and worth it! Whether, it's possible really doesn't matter as it's the beauty of Colmar!
No return to Colmar, but still to come is Jungfraujoch, Interlaken, Lucerne, Lugano, Bellinzona, Bad Ragaz, Liechtenstein, Zurich, Baden, cow trekking, Germany, Luxembourg, and France on the way home. Trust me, this trip report still has a lot more life in it yet!
Tuesday 3 September – part two: it’s getting darker and darker
Soon we were coming into Bern, but this time we weren’t visiting, just passing through…
… and soon we were out of the other side, and seeing some of the towering mountains in front of them. We knew one must be the Jungfrau that we were heading for…
Word had got out and these guys were waiting to greet me:
We passed by Lake Thun. The last time we had come around it the other way, and as Mark said, I think it’s a prettier view from there.
We pulled over in a parking lot to get some shots:
We peeled off towards Lauterbrunnen, which was our destination this morning, seeing some of Wilderswil on the way, which is where we’d be spending the night…
We had to stop for this:
As we drove along, it got darker and darker until headlights started coming on. the weather wasn’t worsening, it was the effect of being dwarfed by the high mountains either side of us.
We soon reached Lauterbrunnen, which struck me as a traditional Swiss village…
We found the car park by the station, which was very convenient, as we were able to literally park there and walk over to the station two minutes away.
I’m so glad I got a photo of this, as the ticket machine took it when we left the car park
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The little towns are so perfectly what you expect to see they almost look like movie sets. There's nothing like the amazement you feel as you approach the higher, snow-covered peaks!
I was going to say the same thing: that it looks like a movie set. Picture perfect! That close up of the mountain snow is crazy! The snow looks so fresh! I know it doesn't all melt on those super tall ones, but I wonder if it recently snowed on that one because it didn't look like old snow at all!
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The little towns are so perfectly what you expect to see they almost look like movie sets. There's nothing like the amazement you feel as you approach the higher, snow-covered peaks!
I was going to say the same thing: that it looks like a movie set. Picture perfect! That close up of the mountain snow is crazy! The snow looks so fresh! I know it doesn't all melt on those super tall ones, but I wonder if it recently snowed on that one because it didn't look like old snow at all!
Hmmm.... I wouldn't have thought so, as we were there in early September, like literally this is 3 September, so it seems a bit early for that, but you never know.
OK, I haven't been commenting but I have been reading along.........the only way to describe Switzerland for me is breathtakingly magnificent! The architecture, the rolling fields, colorful flowers, majestic mountains, precious bovines plus you get chocolate and cheese (probably my 2 favorite foods)......don't think it could be any better.
OK, I haven't been commenting but I have been reading along.........the only way to describe Switzerland for me is breathtakingly magnificent! The architecture, the rolling fields, colorful flowers, majestic mountains, precious bovines plus you get chocolate and cheese (probably my 2 favorite foods)......don't think it could be any better.
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I've been to this great continent 8 times now, and witnessed many of them and some on my tours, but for the most part, they're pretty good! 
Although, I've yet to get one of them on my two Rick Steves' tours to Italy and France as that is a completely different clientele, who are much more experienced travelers and versed in Europe travel! 
These dumb Americans seem to multiply like cockroaches at times. Watch out for them...as they may be upon you! 
Just look at the fllor listings on the elevator and see what is there. After that, it's pretty much common sense....at least for most! 
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the weather wasn’t worsening, it was the effect of being dwarfed by the high mountains either side of us. 
Mary - not enough trips!
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