Intermonti Livigno

... were long & straight, but still felt like a session on the dodgems (that's the english name for a fairground ride with uncontrollable little electric cars that you are supposed not to bump into each other, but everybody does.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Bumper_car

... the end, fantastic driving experience, but it would have been much better to have been able to take photos of other LandyRally vehicles and share the experience.


It was now around 5 p.m. and we stopped in the town of Bormio to discuss what to do next. The rest of the group would be at Aosta (Italy) by now, and it would take us another 6 hours or so to get there. We didn't ...

St Moritz-Bad in Switzerland was amazing, hard to capture on picture/video but did our best! One of my favourite spots so far.

Travelled back to Czech via Germany and Austria. Oh and into Italy for a day at some stage. I then headed to Glasgow to catch up with friends and Jarrad stayed in Karlovy Vary to train for his powerman in Austria this weekend.

Anyway will let the pics do the talking!

Hope all is good with you all
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I climbed a mountain in the Swiss Alps. I whitewater rafted on the Rhine river. It was all amazing. All I could keep saying was "I cant believe Im here. I cant believe Im doing this."

There was so much to do in the last 2 days, and Im physically exhausted. Maybe tonight I can finally sleep, because Ive been habving some trouble with that.

More later.

... hike where I forgot my camera.But fear not, for tomorrow, we ride to the top of the mountain on a ski lift, and Ill get great shots.Miss everyone already, and can't seem to get any sleep, even though I was up for pretty much 24 hours.Foods good, beer is better!! Such a romantic little town, missing Bruce a lot here.Ok, that's it. I'll try to post a pic tomorrow! Night!

... 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!

On our return from Poschiavo to Chur the train took the alternative route via St Moritz. A very short stop, enough to allow us to stretch our legs beside the picturesque Lake Engadine. This lake is famous for its winter Polo and Horse Racing. Quite a spectacle for winter visitors ...

... shop and tourist facility seemed shut. Of course it may have been the Italian siesta time being near lunch!
From the Railway Staion one can see the gradient of the whole system clearly obvious when looking north, back towards the Albula Pass and Lake Blanco, so named because of its glacier run off water colour.

Wouldn't mind another holiday here!

... We traveled on some of the windingest roads you can imagine. Just when you thought you’d reached the valley, you would make a turn and go down some more. The scenery is so spectacular that the group is exceptionally quiet. They have to be awestruck. I know I am. The terrain returning from St. Moritz is very rocky. Wherever there is vegetation, there are cows. What a day! This was the most spectacular scenery I have ever seen. I will never be able to put into words what I ...

... a wonderful sound! As we started on our walk, we noticed that the fog was starting to descend on the valley and the temperature was getting cooler. While we walked around town, it was quite obvious that Davos is much more cosmopolitan than Kitzbuhel, not as charming and quaint. This is not to disparage Davos, it’s just that after being in Kitzbuhel (and falling in love with it), it’s hard not to make comparisons. The population in Davos is around 30,000.

As ...