Mont Blanc Swiss Alps

Swiss Alps , Switzerland
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    swiss alpine trails

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    ... and some thermal baths nearby. one day we drove over the border to start our hiking in France, and it was exhillerating being so close to the spectacular Mont Blanc. another highlight was the swiss fondue experience- much to much cheese for any ...

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    Shaken not Stirred at Schilthorn!

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    ... sky and the view from the summit was unbelievable - 360º panorama over more than 200 mountain peaks including the Eiger and Jungfrau, Mont-Blanc and right over to the Black Forest in Germany. After taking a few thousand pictures we spoilt ourselves to a ...

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    Day 5 - Grand St Bernard

    ... Set off about 08:30, arrived in Crans-Montana at 17:15! We avoided nearly all the toll roads and tunnels (including the Mont Blanc tunnel) and took every twisty mountain pass there was. The highlight was the Grand St Bernard, but the Petit St Bernard ...

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    Lauterbrunnen and Schilthorn

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    ... , and by a good way. What they don't say is that it is only the "highest railway" in Europe. Anyway, having been up Mont Blanc we opted for the slightly smaller (though much cheaper) trip up Schiltorn. We took a funicular up the base of the mountain a ...

  • 5

    The Matterhorn

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    ... a bit slow-going until we hit the highway back in Switzerland near St. Gingolfe. Where we'd turned South to head to Chamonix/Mont Blanc on Sunday, today we veered East. Gerald and I were both travelling along with our mouths gaping open. The beautiful ...

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    Bienvenue en Suisse (Welcome to Switzerland)

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    ... been fixed to the 29. The ride up to Vercelly in the low lands was not that exciting like the sighting of the mountain of Mont Blanc in the far. Since my navigation control recently has broken down, this was the perfect sign to follow, where I planed to ...

  • 7

    Christmas in Switzerland

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    ... nbsp; In the evening we joined our friends for an eventful Christmas Dinner.  Boxing day we took the cable car up Mont Fort, the highest point in Verbier, to enjoy the views of Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn and many other peaks before skiing back ...

  • 8

    Chamonix and Mont Blanc

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    ... by a bridge.  There are several platforms that allow views of the great glacier Mer de Glace, the Alps in all directions, and Mont Blanc (4,809 metres) in particular.  Tunnels give access to the Panoramic Mont Blanc telecabin, which travels ...

  • 9

    Berner Oberland: where Adventure awaits

    ... up there, and yes, there was quite a bit of snow - the view is everything that was promised. You can see Mont d'Or, Mont Blanc - and countless peaks whose names we couldn't even pronounce. The wraparound terrace lets you walk all the way around and ...

  • 10

    Beautiful mountains

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    ... out into the French countryside.   It is very green and hilly.   Our ar looks real cool.    We stopprd at Mont Blanc, which is the tallest mountain in Europe.   We went up a ski lift to get a good view.   ...