Hotel Villa Silvana Flims

We were planning to go to Liechtenstein but thought we may as well as it was sort of on our way. It's the worlds 6 smallest country so it would have been rude not to go..haha.

We didn't drive to the main town but to another.. where really there wasn't anything. I did get a photo with the tourist sign though. Had to somehow prove I'd been there!

... Gebiet Obersaxen mit dem Stein und dem Piz Sezner und dazu von der Südseite her aus dem Val Lumnezia (Lugnez) das Gebiet um den Hitzeggen. Heute sind die 3 Skigebiete miteinander verbunden, obwohl das Lugnez politisch nicht zu Obersaxen gehört.

Geschichte

Vor den Walsern war es jedoch bereits durch die Romanen besiedelt. Im Testament des Bischofs Tello ...

We continued on the roadbook without too much of a problem, driving through some really pretty towns and villages. We stopped at a post office, to get stamps, just in case the postcard shops didn't sell them. The change we got in Liechtenstein came in handy here! The route took us into a small town which had a Subaru dealer, so we stopped for a few bingo card photos. As we drove away from there, we saw a ...

... me that it was very painful. 'Well that doesn't matter' I replied, 'They are for him!!' Of course the other half of the team was blissfully unaware of his forthcoming pain until the cuffs were snapped on, and the policeman took a good grip on the handcuffs ready for the photo!!
What a coup, we could hardly believe it.

So out of Vaduz, and travelling on to Switzerland.

... get on the bus I watched southern Liechtenstein roll past on the way to Vaduz. Cute villages with quaint houses, cows grazing in green pastures, and a castle sitting on a high hill surrounded by vineyards.

Vaduz is a very nice city. The royal residence, a castle of course, sits on a high cliff directly above the city centre. The main street is a pedestrian street with shops and restaurants, museums, the tourist office, the ...

... tôt en me rendant à l'Auberge. Je me prends quelques trucs que je déguste en admirant encore une fois les alentours, et je retourne à mon quartier général, faire juste quelques minutes d'Internet parce que de toute façon à 6 FRS de l'heure (un Franc suisse vaut presque la même chose qu'un dollar canadien), je ne veux pas vraiment abuser. J'appelle aussi au Québec, comme j'essaie de le faire chaque samedi ; il est 16 heures 45 ici, donc six heures plus tôt là-bas, et je ne réussis qu ...

We made an early start climbing aboard the famous Glacier Express at Chur Station for the long days haul up to Andermatt and beyond. The bright red livery of the train cheering the relatively dull contours of the station platform!
Our spacious viewng carriage was found to be very comfortable, each place being fitted with multi-lingual audio headphones relaying interesting travelog as we ...

... I could imagine it being a very lively place in the ski season. The day we chose to visit was ghastly! The rain causing a very low mist over the scenery. The cable-car wasn't doing much business that day either and our planned walk into red squirrel country up above the town didn't seem to beckon us! After a light refreshment in the nearest cafe we climbed aboard the same train we had arrived on and made the very slow descent back to Chur!

... As we chose our first European meal, or sat by Zurich lake and ate it, I kept remembering how awesome this whole thing is. We get to see the world and I am thrilled about it. The highlights of the day: (given by Charlie and Kelli) -wandering into an old church filled with breathtaking stain glass windows -lunch by the lake -falling into bed for a brief rest after we made our way to our hotel - realizing that we are here and tomorrow is a new ...

... apparently has a stronger constitution than I do!) Once I was on the path winding up the mountain though, I was fine. Spectacular view from up here, looking down on the valley. Took what I believe to be some good camera shots, I just hope that they come out so that I can share this experience with the others. On our way back down to town, there was a little church along the trail, so we decided to stop in and check it out. We discovered that it was a Catholic church, and ...