Finally, on May 13, 2013, my last full day in Interlaken, the weather had improved just a little bit, which was important for my plans …
Discoveries in the Bernese Highlands: A Visit to Meiringen and Thun
Following my visit to the Ballenberg Open Air Museum on May 12, 2013, I drove to the small village of Meiringen, the location of the …
Swiss History in Action: The Open Air Museum of Ballenberg
May 12, 2013 was another rainy day and I was originally planning to go biking that day. But with the bad weather I decided to …
Interlaken Adventures: A Train Ride on the Jungfraubahn & a Visit to Brienz and Interlaken
May 11, 2013 started out as another overcast, grey and drizzly day. On this day I had big plans: a trip up to the famous …
Interlaken Discoveries: Lunch on the Harder Kulm, Souvenirshop Zryd and a Chocolate Show
With our impromptu visit to the Grand Hotel Victoria-Jungfrau complete, we strolled by a series of historic hotels on the main street of Interlaken during …
Interlaken Discoveries: Unterseen, the Bödelibad, the Kurpark and the Iconic Hotel Jungfrau-Victoria
Following a soggy evening in Lucerne, I checked out of my hotel in Beckenried and got on the highway during the morning of May 10, …
Lucerne in the Rain: Still one of Switzerland’s Jewels
After a few gorgeous hours on Lake Lucerne, it was now late afternoon on May 9, 2013, when I finally drove into Lucerne. As I …
Arrival in Switzerland: Beckenried, Emmetten, Seelisberg and Lake Lucerne
My time in Austria came to an end on May 8, 2013 when my brother and sister-in-law dropped me off at the train station in …