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Day 2
Woke up this morning to see this view from our hotel window. Light dusting of snow overnight. Best thing I ever did was get travel insurance. They called me every hour to let me know the status of luggage. They located my luggage and had it delivered by 11:00 last night. A guy staying in same hotel and flew the same flights ...
Arriving in Basel
We arrived earlier this afternoon in Basel. Flight delayed 30 minutes leaving Houston so had to run to catch plane in Frankfurt. Needless to say no pictures and for those of you that know my history, no luggage. Lufthansa is saying 50,000 bags are stranded in Frankfurt. Hopefully I will get it before we leave on cruise. Going exploring in a ...
Switzerland - Day 14
... a restaurant situated on the side of the ski slope where people who would be skiing for the day could stop in and have a coffee or something to eat. Once again the hospitality and food was immaculate. Mushroom soup with a pastry top was probably the stand out which Tom ordered for entree, followed meat and more Rosti for me, mouth watering. I dd however have to refuse Petra's offer of a wine as my head was already spinning due to the altitude ...
Switzerland - Day 13
... where we schemed and vowed to get the girls back wow 23 and 24 year old we were super amazing.
However by the time we got to the top we were a bit tired and Petra had learned they were keeping the slope open until midnight...sweet! So we left to get ready for dinner at the local Hottwil restaurant.
This is a cute little restaurant called Baeren (Bear) in the centre of Hottwil where people travel all over to come to as it has amazing food, all locally ...
Switzerland - Day 12
... br> We were a bit worried about the drive home and potential traffic jams due to this unusual and massive snow fall. Lucky for us the direction we were traveling everything was clear, however in Bern there were 70 car accidents alone due to the conditions!! The surrounding areas on the way home was a sight to see, snow covered everything thick fluffy snow was everywhere putting into reality everything you have every seen or heard of a ...