Oberalppass, Switzerland - 17th September 2012
By: Jasper
Hi mum
Sunday we left early. We had a long journey ahead of us. First we went towards Grisons, the easternmost canton of Switzerland. On the Rickenpass we had a great view of Lake Zurich and the Glarus Alps.
At a rest area on Lake Walen we could consider the Churfirsten from the back.
We had fun on a playground
and sat on a bench, made specially for us :-)). The inscription means: Here are the little ones, the largest.
Next we drove past the Heidiland near Maienfeld and Bad Ragaz.
We passed through pretty villages
and stopped at a little old bridge.
This bridge crosses the young Rhine.
We drove on
and reached the village of Disentis,
with his old monastery.
There we had lunch. Capuns, a specialty of the Grisons.
The mountains were higher and narrower the streets.
Then we arrived at our first destination, the Oberalp Pass.
Here rises the Upper Rhine.
Next, we visited the Schöllenen canyon with the Devil's Bridge and the Suvorov monument.
It is reminiscent of the battles between General Suvorov and Napoleon in 1799. We continued on to our next destination,
the Klausen Pass, which is 1948 meters high.
The prospect of fresh snow covered mountains was breathtaking.
We sat down in a snow rest
and enjoyed the sun and the view.
The ride home, we have overslept.
Hugs and kisses for you, mum
Lola
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Posted Sep 17, 2012, 4:16 pm
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Einsiedeln, Switzerland - 30th September 2012
By: Jasper
Hi mum,
Today we went to Einsiedeln. Einsiedeln is a small town in the canton of Schwyz, and known for its baroque church and the Black Madonna.
It is also a place of pilgrimage on the Camino. Unfortunately, the photograph is not allowed in the monastery church. Host mum is looking online for a picture, the church is really beautiful,
you could not tell by the weather, it was foggy, wet and cold. With hot chestnuts, we warmed up a bit.
Then we visited the ski jump.
It is a plastic covered jump and is used for summer training.
Even the students of the high school sports train here.
At home host mum has made a special dinner - Raclette.
Melted cheese with potatoes, cucumbers, onions, sweet and sour homemade pumpkin and more.
It tasted wonderful.
Bye mum
Lola
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Posted Sep 30, 2012, 7:24 pm
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Lichtensteig, Switzerland - 1st October 2012
By: Jasper
Hello mum
This morning we found a well-known envelope on the table. With an address on it. Curious, we tried to figure out where things are headed, and above all who is going to travel.
Fiete is the lucky one, he can travel to Finland. At first we were all a bit sad Fiete is leaving us, but we were happy for him too. Hemming had to distract him at the computer,
while we have baked a farewell cake.
Fiete enjoyed immensely.
Then he was allowed to fill his belly with fruit. You never know how long the journey lasts. Then he packed up his cap, in Finland it can be very cold, a few sweets and a card of host mum.
We gave him a big group hug
and he slipped into his envelope.
We will miss him. Bye, bye Fiete, bon voyage, and
bye, bye mum
Lola
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Posted Oct 1, 2012, 8:09 pm
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Lichtensteig, Switzerland - 9th October 2012
By: Jasper
Hi mum,
the weather is atrocious. It rains only once, from morning until evening. But then the doorbell rang, and an envelope was delivered. A new TV. We tried to read the sender but it was strange letters and characters.
Not even Karl Sausi could read it, and he can write in 4 languages Mum and Dad. Host mum opened the envelope
and a nice, white little bear looked out anxiously.
Shy Meomie told us, Meomie that's her name, she comes from Vietnam.
It is her first trip. Okay, then she obviously can not know what happens when a group of "old TV's" gets an envelope in his paws. The big cat came to greet too, what else.
Then host mum showed us on the computer where Vietnam is.
Ooh, a very long journey.
I hope Meomie feel so well as I do.
hugs
Lola
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Posted Oct 9, 2012, 1:57 pm
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Lake Thun, Switzerland - 12th October 2012
By: Jasper
Hi mum,
Yesterday we visited host mum's daughter. She is head chef at a hotel on Lake Thun. On our way there we made a short stop at the base of the Pilatus Railway, the steepest cogwheel railway in the world.
Pilatus is good 2000 meters high and the local mountain of Lucerne. We passed on Lungerensee.
This lake is very popular with fishermen. Pike, lake trout and whitefish are some of the fish here.
From an elevated vantage point we had a fantastic view of the lake and surrounding mountains.
We passed the Brünigpass who disappeared in the fog. The weather was weird anyway. One minute blue skies and sunshine, the next moment a thick fog, like here on Lake Brienz.
We drove on and came to Interlaken, a popular tourist destination. The most famous hotel, the Grand Hotel Victoria - Jungfrau.
This under monument protection hotel began as a Guesthouse Victoria. A few years later the neighboring Hotel Jungfrau was bought. Both houses were then connected with a central part.
In good weather, you have a great view of the Jungfrau massif with the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau. We saw only fog.
On partial adventurous roads
we reached the Lake of Thun. Here the weather meant something better with us.
We hung around in the garden of the hotel
and had a good view of the lake and the mountains.
On the way home we had to drive the long way because on the highway, an accident happened. But without this detour we would have missed this evening atmosphere.
Hugs and Kisses
Lola
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Posted Oct 12, 2012, 1:23 pm
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