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Lucerne
... delicious! Because Lisa and I hadn’t had lunch and the raclette wasn’t filling, we also tried the bratwurst, which was probably the best one I’ve had at any Christmas market. It wasn’t served on a roll, but with a slice of fresh bread. Renee then took us to a bakery to get some marzipan for dessert. The marzipan was in interesting shapes, including potatoes and cabbages.
From there, we walked to the KKL, the cultural centre, where ...
Swiss fondue!!
... Lucerne and of course ended up at the pub for drinks later that night. Was nice to have extra company :)
Swiss Fondue is AMAZING! So one night for dinner, Dan and i decide its time! Time to try the famous cheese fondue. I was like a little kid at Christmas, whereas Dan was rather scared about the experience and complaining that he was about to eat 'feet/wet dog fur'. When it came out to the table it was like looking at heaven in a pot. I pretty much downed ...
Travelpod Number 6
... were taken to the train station to board the Glacier Express for the 8 hour trip to Zermatt. We set off from St Moritz station virtually straight into a 5.8km long tunnel. On this sector back-tracked to Chur through gorges and valleys steadily climbing to the highest point on the route of just over 2000 metres. The sights from our train window were simply breath taking, amazing, sensational, incredible etc. Just to look up at the mountains with ...
Friends and frolics...
... work and drop him off then continue to Glenna's place. However, 2 minutes into the journey I was driving up a small but steep hill and the car just slid. I couldn't get the wheels to stop spinning and at one point I had the hand brake on and the foot brake and I was still sliding down the hill. Bare in mind our car, unlike English cars, does have winter Tyre's on! So Fab took over but we still couldn't get the car to move. Luckily a elderly man stopped and tried to help ...
Berenstein Bears or Bernstein Bears?
... famous sites in Bern, the bears. For hundreds of years, bears have been kept in the city and are even in the canton's coat of arms. Currently, there are four bears, two of which are adorable baby bears. So, any kid that grew up in the 1990s automatically has their mind jump when they hear Bern and bears, after all, one of the most famous children book series of my childhood was the series including a cute little family of bears with a similar name, ...