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Journey to Interlaken
... have balconies wrapped around the second floor. They look like big gingerbread homes that Whistler and Banff villages try to emulate. There are also homes scattered all the way up the mountain slopes, and even big paths down the mountain that look like ski runs. Eventually, the train started ascending into the mountains and it started snowing. There were at least three feet of snow on the rooftops of the little wooden homes and the ...
Lucerne
... we'd left plenty of time. The cab took forever and two roads were closed, so instead of getting another view of the Cathedral on the sunny morning (instead of in the thick snow like last night) we had to go around the other side of the Cologne Hauptbahnhof and we didn’t get a good view of the Cathedral. We had planned to have time to grab some breakfast at the train station, like we’ve done everywhere else, but because of my boot and the taxi we ...
Jungfrau
Started off today with a good night's rest, started my laundry and off we head to the Alps!
Before leaving Hibo's flat...I realized I needed a jacket for the Alps. I asked her a few times which jacket I could use. "Is the Yellow one ok?"...to which she replied "whatever fits". Little did I know, I accidentally picked up Till's new coat..and he takes his fashion very seriously. Heehee. ...
Drive Day
... the day playing in the snow and checking out the view. The snow is a big attraction for a lot of the Aussies in the group but I am personally less keen on it as snow is basically the last thing I want to see in mid-July. I am hoping the rest of the travel days are not like they were today. It would be very disappointing if half of my time in Europe was spent on a bus moving from destination to ...
1st Full Day in Switzerland
Today was our day off in Switzerland. I awoke at 7am and I was feeling fantastic after my 6 tequila shots and beers. After a breakfast of cereal and mushrooms we had to make our lunch to take with us to the Jungfrau Mountains. I was extremely pleased to see that apples were available to take with us. I've had very little fruit since leaving home so this was a welcomed treat.
We boarded the train to the Jungfrau Mountains which are the highest mountains around ...
Location
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Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains St. Moritz
Via Mezdi 27, St. Moritz | 5 star hotelfrom $351- Quality and value - Grand Hotel des Bains, St Moritz
- Excellent five stars hotel
- Beyond Stellar Experience at the Kempinski in St Moritz!
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Sunstar Parkhotel Davos
Parkstrasse 1, Davos | 4 star hotelfrom $186 -
Sunstar Hotel Grindelwald
Dorfstrasse 168, Grindelwald | 4 star hotelfrom $224 -
Hotel Mont Cervin Palace
Bahnhofstrasse 31, Zermatt | 5 star hotelfrom $412 -
Hotel de la Paix
Via Giuseppe Cattori 18 , Lugano | 4 star hotelfrom $220 -
Steigenberger Belvedere
Promenade 89, Davos | 5 star hotelfrom $303 -
Badrutt's Palace Hotel
Via Serlas 27, St. Moritz | 5 star hotelfrom $392 -
Laudinella
Via Tegiatscha 17, St. Moritz | 3 star hotelfrom $222 -
Hotel Seehof Davos
Promenade 159, Davos | 4 star hotelfrom $193 -
Calipso Hotel
Via delle Scuole 3, Lugano | 3 star hotelfrom $104 -
Suvretta House
Via Chasellas 1, St. Moritz | 5 star hotelfrom $617 -
Fluela Swiss Quality Hotel
Bahnhofstrasse 5, Davos | 4 star hotelfrom $272 -
Waldhaus Flims, Mountain Resort & Spa
Via dil Parc, Flims | 4 star hotelfrom $442 -
Kulm Hotel St. Moritz
Via Veglia 18, St. Moritz | 5 star hotelfrom $440 -
Holiday Inn Lugano Centre
Via Geretta 15, Lugano | 4 star hotelfrom $138 -
Arosa Kulm Hotel & Alpin Spa
Innere Poststrasse, Arosa | 5 star hotelfrom $374 -
Esplanade Swiss Q Hotel
Strelastrasse 2, Davos | 4 star hotelfrom $256 -
Hotel Victoria-Lauberhorn
Dorfstrasse, Wengen | 3 star hotelfrom $175 -
Central Sporthotel Davos
Tobelmuehlestrasse 1, Davos | 4 star hotelfrom $85 -
Hotel Splendide Royal
Riva Caccia 7, Lugano | 4 star hotelfrom $438 -
Metropole Hotel Interlaken
Hoheweg 37, Interlaken | 4 star hotelfrom $239 -
Grand Hotel Eden
Riva Paradiso 1, Lugano | 5 star hotelfrom $330- Dark gloomy and a lack of logistics, but a fantastic staff
- Wonderful Hotel, Wonderful Place
- A true taste of Eden
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Hotel Schweizerhof
Bahnhofstrasse 5, Zermatt | 4 star hotelfrom $276 -
Ramada Hotel Arcadia
Lungolago G. Motta, Locarno | 4 star hotelfrom $207 -
Lugano Dante Center Swiss Quality Hotel
Piazza Cioccaro 5, Lugano | 4 star hotelfrom $273- Hard to find, but worth every penny
- Affordable Luxury in a great location
- Luxurious
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Tschuggen Grand Hotel
Sonnenbergstrasse , Arosa | 5 star hotelfrom $388