Travel Blogs from Andermatt, Switzerland
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Who says a scooter can't go over Grimselpass
... " us at all. It made it a very pleasant journey and not at all scary like Italy. Everything that is ever said about Switzerland is true - and every photo you have seen of the wonderful mountain scenery does not do it justice. It is so amazing it ...
Anreise nach Andermatt
... sind viele andere Velos da, so dass alles etwas länger dauert. Mit der Bahn geht es recht steil hinauf nach Andermatt. Kurz vor Andermatt helfen sich die Velofahrer gegenseitig, um das Ausladen der Räder zügig vorzubereiten. Wir kommen mit einem Herrn ...
All Aboard...the Glacier Express
... end of lunch, we approached Disentis, a town with a Baroque church, in the distance. It had (like other churches in Switzerland) these strange pointed onion-like domes on top, almost like Greek or Russian Orthodox churches. At this town, our train ...
Andermatt and Family reunion in Bremgaten
... ! because i honestly did, anyone would. I fell in love with Switzerland! how could you not? it is truly magnificent. everything about Switzerland is perfect. For the first time in a very long time i feel as if i can breath, i am more relaxed and happier ...
Paris to Switzerland..... The long way round
... . that was a 4hour round trip for her, she is another amazing lady from our family! the drive from Zurich was perfect, Switzerland is the most beautiful country in the world. we even drove past the bridge from the 3 billy goats gruff story. Lotty was ...
Andermatt, Alpine Hiking, and Other Awesomeness
... with all the stone farm buildings and farmers cutting their hay by hand in the fields. Tomorrow we head on to the eastern edge of Switzerland and the resort towns around St Moritz - it all sounds a bit fancy for us, I hope the dress code includes hiking ...
Bitter Sweet
... place for the mountain bikers - and intrepid motorcyclists. Then they put in the St Gotthard tunnel which cuts deep into the mountain directly from Switzerland to Italy leaving the mountain roads to the adventurous. Boy am I gonna have some fun tomorrow. ...
This Perfect Day
... was!!! Cobbled hairpins!! Honestly, you haven't ridden until you have conquered cobbled hairpin bends. It was only 4pm when I got back to Andermatt and I couldn't handle the idea of calling it a day - so I turned around and rode to the top of Furka pass ...
Arrivederci, Guten Tag
... of date but still worth the investment if you are spending any length of time in the Alps. I had prebooked the Youth Hostel in Andermatt as the campground was just a paddock with no facilities. The hostel is 35Fr (AUD$34) per night for a dorm room with ...
Grounded
... day was on order so I set off to explore the town. This took about 35 minutes walking very slowly. Not much to Andermatt. 400 hotels and 3 houses. I managed to find a physiotherapist though (desperately need one) but they were closed - it's Saturday. ...
Another magic day
The beautiful blue sky was still with us but this time it was already a gorgeous 20o by 9am. I set off due north towards Altdorf as there's a few things I need to tick off my list today. JH recommends just jumping on the National motorway for 25kms and ...
Lidt for meget til venstre
Andermatt er et område rigt på offpiste muligheder og fattig på pister so to speak og et par sving nede af en enlig rød piste viser sig et fint plateau med dyb hvid sne... Det MÅ da prøves. Kasper lokker Signe (der ...
Hinterlands of Switzerland: Graubunden & Beyond
... . Finally, at 5pm I grabbed my bag and headed out of the office and caught the train from Basel to Chur, in Switzerland's easternmost canton, called Gräubunden. In Chur, I had to "umsteigen" (transfer) to the little red Rhätische Bahn train, ...
Første stop: Andermatt
... om kø af nogen betydning osv. Og så meget desto friskere var man jo så til den sidste etape ned til Andermatt i Schweiz, hvor vi ankom cirka midt på dagen til Hotel Aurora, som heldigvis både ventede os og havde et værelse ...
A great day over the passes
Mountains of Europe 11-05-13 Rabland Rabla, Italy to Andermatt, Switzerland 8am and its time for breakfast here in Rabland Rabla. Looking outside it looks to be another cold and wet day ahead. We stayed in the Kaffee Pension Lahn hotel which compared to ...
Chegada em Andermatt
... neve. Seguiamos para Innsbruck na Áustria, mas logo após o término do vale decidimos parar em uma cidade próxima, Andermatt, decidimos jantar e fazer algumas compras em algum supermercado, mas como já era 7h30Pm todo o comércio estava fechado. ...
The passes are blocked by snow
Winter Alps Adventure, 9-11-12 Grindlewald to Andermatt, Switzerland This morning I awoke early and looked out my hotel window. The weather looked very promising with blue skies all around. The sun was just coming up and was just hitting the tops of the ...
Good Company, Bad Skiing
... . In Zurich they have Snow n Rail passes that are good for your train ticket and lift ticket to several places in Switzerland. Typically the combo ticket is less than 100 CHF. If anyone makes the trip over to Zurich and are traveling ...
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