Hotel Martha Buehler Triesenberg

Obersaxen ist eine „Walserinsel" im romanischen Sprachraum und liegt auf einer Terrasse hoch über dem Vorderrhein. Der nächste grössere Ort ist Ilanz, die erste „Stadt“ am Rhein. In Obersaxen wird Deutsch gesprochen, in allen umliegenden Gemeinden jedoch Rätoromanisch.

Obersaxen ist rund 14 km lang und zwischen 1100 und 1400 müM und besteht aus ...

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... 8211; so the views weren’t really there. But it was nice to be in the mountains! I can’t remember the name of the mountain we were on, but it has caves you can walk through, and a little church on the side of the mountain using one of the caves, pretty cool! We came back down on the gondola and ate sandwiches while watching the cows with their bells.. Very relaxing. Then on the way home we stopped by an Appenzeller cheese factory where ...

... neuen modernen 3-fach Turnhalle/Sporthalle weichen.
In den letzten Jahren wurde viel dafür getan, das Städtchen zu erhalten. Viele Häuser sind mit viel Liebe immer wieder renoviert worden. Aber leider hat das Sterben der kleinen Geschäfte auch hier nicht halt gemacht. Eins der wohl besten Beispiele ist gleichzeitig aus meiner Sicht auch der Schandfleck von Rheineck, die alte Kronenliegenschaft. Das grosse Gebäude steht seit ca ...

... apparently been trying to call us, but had the phone number of the team's technophobe, so he didn't realise!! They had a bit of a problem with working out where the maps we all had joined up, and following the roadbook backwards was almost as bad as going along it the correct way!! We had a Europe Road atlas in our car, so we gave it to them, on the basis that they give a donation to our charity.

Landquart, Switzerland dirtyweekenders

... found a spot. Touris tat and postcards were the first stop. Luckily the little kiosk took Euros - we hadn't thought of that! But he didn't sell stamps, and directed us towards the post office. They took Euro notes, but gave change in Swiss francs, which seemed a bit odd. Anyway, no choice, so the cards got posted. At ast we were back on track.
The way back to the car park ...

... at removing the fan altogether, so it didn't break up in the engine compartment, it was decided to re-try the original fix.
While the boys were getting their hands dirty, Charlotte & I used the last of the light to get a few more shots. We were lucky that the 'Man in a Tie' made an appearance and was happy to pose for a photo for the bingo card! And the shop in the garage revealed some more goodies for photos, too!

Once fixed again, we needed ...

Our third stop of the day was our first in Austria. Now I was entering undiscovered lands! Feldkirch is right on the Switzerland border. The old town centre is surrounded by towers, and a castle sits on a hill above.

We explored Feldkirch and a few of its towers. The old town is quite charming with its colorful buildings, trickling fountains, and small shops. When we tried to ...

Our next stop was St Gallen, home of a beautiful abbey with a medieval library and neighbouring by a charming Old Town. We walked around the abbey exterior before everyone went inside, with the exception of Lincoln and I. I have been here before and know it is a very ornate baroque design inside.

Next, we walked to the abbey library which houses the largest medieval collection of books in the world, basically. There was an admission to go in and my ...

... of Relativity. I felt a little smarter afterwards. Zurich: It turns out that every year on August 12th, there is a HUGE rave party in the streets of Zurich. Thats the only way I could have explained the thousands of blurry eyed, colorfully dressed Europeans everywhere! I enjoyed watching the scene for a while, but eventually decided to move on. Stein am Rheim: A little 15th century town outside of Zurich ...