Tag: Switzerland
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Bern Travel Guide (One day in Bern)
One day in Bern – A Travel Guide. Federal Palace of Switzerland / Bundeshaus Bern I spent a good five hours in Bern. I started my visit at 09:00 from Bern’s main station (Bern Hauptbahnhof) Info: I travelled by public transport so I bought the SBB day pass for the city of Bern. Buying a…
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Five-Lake hike at Pizol, Glarus.
First Lake: Wildsee Disclaimer: Although this is a five-lake hike, we saw only 4 lakes. I will explain why we didn’t see the fifth lake. Info: We started our travel with Pizolbahn in Wangs. From Wangs, we took a cable car to Furt. From Furt, we took a ski lift/chair lift to Gaffia. From Gaffia,…
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Braunwald – Glarus, Switzerland
One funicular and a cable car, we reached Grotzenbüel. We did the panorama hiking trail in Braunwald. It’s fairly easy and family friendly. The landscape was amazing that day. Meadow blooming in all it’s glory. In the morning, the skies were so blue and clear. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. Info: There are…
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My first skiing experience in Switzerland
Last night, I slept at 8 pm! I woke up this morning at 6 am with muscle pain all over my body like an aftermath of extreme gym session. My first impression of skiing? It is harder than it looks. Friday, 17th March at 05:00 Let’s roll back. After three years of living in Switzerland…
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Secret Life of Atzmännig
Destination: Atzmännig Time: ca. 1 – 2 hours I took these pictures when we were on our HalloxChasingWaterfalls streak. It was an impromptu trip. We wanted to go hiking but plans changed and we went to Atzmännig instead. We were here a few times before – to look for gold. Well, did we find any?…
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Spitzmeilenhütte – Glarus, Switzerland.
Starting: Maschgenkamm 2007m Destination: Spitzmeilenhütte 2087m Distance: ca. 20 km Elevation: ca. 80m Time: ca. 9:00:00 I am writing this throwback post on the first day of Autumn (I presume!) because apparently yesterday was the last sunny day of Summer. We went to Spitzmeilenhütte again two weeks ago. The last time I was there, I…
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One off the list: Rheinfall, Munot & Schauffhausen Altstadt.
Starting: Zürich Destination: Rheinfall, Munot & Schauffhausen Altstadt Time: 1 day. I have a Swiss travel list. A list of places in and around Switzerland I wish to visit before this year ends. Rheinfall is on my list of travels. I am glad that we finally get to ticked it off the list. Sometimes it…
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Hoch-Ybrig, Unteriberg – Schwyz, Switzerland.
Starting: Sternen 1825m Destination: Gr. Sternen 1969m & Spirstock 1171m Distance: 4.2 km Elevation: 196m Time: 3:05:27 After complaining for several weeks, we finally got an okay weather last Sunday to go hiking. Since we were not actively hiking this year, we thought we’ll start easy this time. We had a few hiking routes to…
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Martinsmadhütte SAC – Glarus Süd, Switzerland
Destination: Martinsmadhütte SAC (2002 m) – Starting point: Nideren (1480 m)- Elevation: est 522 m This year we are in for a bad streak of hiking season. The weather has been volatile and annoyingly rainy especially on Sundays. The last time we were in the (sorta) mountain was at Wildkirchli-Äscher. We have been out and…
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Cycling: Grüningen, Zürich – Switzerland
If you followed our Instagram stories, you know that I’ve gotten myself a new bicycle. I thought instead of spending my money on public transportation, I could use it to buy a new bike to get around. It’s also an opportunity to kick myself to work out. Buying a bike has been on my mind…