Switzerland Stories


Zurich and the Rheinfalls

I headed off with my parents early to make the most of the day and took the train to Zurich. We arrived at about 9:30 and had a quick coffee before heading off to see the city. We walked around the old city using the old city walking tour, which took us a winding route around the old town from the station. There was lots of very interesting buildings, a...


Difficult hike

I left early at first light with my parents to make sure that we would get the most out of the day. We started off by walking down to the Thunersee lake to meet up with a friend for a lift across the lake on his boat. It took us a little while to find the pier, but we managed to find it on time to meet him. The jouney across the lake was quiet peacful a...


Adventure driving in Splugen Pass!

Have you ever felt that you have been called? It is the unexplainable calling from within you. If you try to explain this calling to your families and friends, they will think you have lost it. The Alps that span across Switzerland and Italy are not as colossal as the inspirational but deadly K-2 in Tibet. But once you witness the grandiose view before ...


A visit to Lucerne

We started our trip by taking the train from Spiez along the Brienzersee with beautiful views across the lake. We stopped off in Meiringen where Francis had a few words with Sherlock Holmes statue! We then continued by train climbing high up over a beautiful pass with great views and then down to the Vierwaldstattersee and Lucerne. We stayed 2 nigh...