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Travel Blogs from Breil/Brigels
The passes are blocked by snow
... I cannot remember its name) has a large train station with lines heading in all directions and so stopped off here to inquire about catching the Glacier Express from here. Unfortunately I'm told that is not possible and that I will have to head further up the pass to the town of Andermatt.
Onwards I head and as before the scenery is magnificent. As I head up this wonderful mountain road the cliffs on each side of me are closing in and the road becomes even more twisty ...
Chur and the train trip to Morges
... side. Now a race against time it's 11:49 - check out for the hotel is 12noon and the train goes to Morges at 12:16. We get to the hotel at 12:01 get our bags and board the train at 12:15 - now that is to the minute timing! We have to make a change at Zurich and Camille had only downloaded up to the 12.09 train, so with a bit of guess work using the previous train times, we managed to make the connection with about 8 minutes to spare! We're getting good at ...
Not much in Lichtenstein
... arrived at about 7pm where I got to my expensive hostel in the quiet Vaduz, where I dropped my stuff and went to get pizza for dinner. A very healthy choice, but there wasn't much else available (and Lichtenstein is nice and expensive like Switzerland). I had my pizza in bed while watching a movie and then went to sleep nice and early to try and ward of the sickness I was ...
Liechtenstein
... We spent our day only in the capital city but would recommend spending time in the nearby mountain towns if ever making a visit here.
Fun fact: Liechtenstein is the world's largest producer of sausage casings and false teeth. Who would've thought!
Ticking random things off the travel list,
Leann and ...
Stamp Stop in Liechtenstein
... but the procession was a bit different. The leaders came through on a wagon which was decorated with tons of flowers. Then the cows followed along with the farmers herding them in the right direction. Many of the cows in front had on headdresses made out of flowers. They really were quite neat although I’m not sure that the cows liked them too much – they would probably rather be eating the flowers. Later, many of the cows ...