Category: seaside & lakefronts
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Thunersee cruise, part 1
We spent a long weekend in Interlaken towards the end of summer. The plan was to visit the world famous Jungfrau but for that altitude, it requires a clear and cloudless sky. Otherwise, the visibility is effectively zero. At the tourist office, they told us the weather on the first two days were not good…
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Swiss glacier lake in the summer – Lac Lioson
We went hiking with YS when she was in town in June. Lac Lioson is in the Pic Chaussy massif at 1890 m, about an hour drive from home. The glacier lake can only be reached on foot, according to our guide book, 1.5 hours from the Col des Mosses. We left the car just off Route…
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Mummelsee, Schwarzwald (Black Forest), Germany
Mummelsee is one of the most visited lakes in the area since it lies directly on the Black Forest High Road (Schwarzwaldhochstraße, see earlier post). In fact, we did not know about it until we came upon it at lunch time. The lake is 3.7 acres in size, 17 meters deep and is located at…
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Ang Thong Marine National Park, Gulf of Thailand, part 2
We went on two speedboat tours in the Gulf of Thailand on two consecutive days – the first day to see Ko Tao and Ko Nang Yuan and the second day to visit the Ang Thong Marine National Park (Ang Thong = “Golden Bowl”, see part 1 here). We were lucky because as you can see in the photos…
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Ang Thong Marine National Park, Gulf of Thailand, part 1
During our stay on Ko Samui, we went on two speedboat tours of some of the neighboring islands. On the first tour, the highlight was snorkeling in the clearest waters around Ko Tao and Ko Nang Yuan (see earlier post here). On the second tour, the Ang Thong marine national park was our destination. The…
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Ko Tao and Ko Nang Yuan, Gulf of Thailand
On the third leg of our Thailand trip, we went south to the third largest island of Thailand, Ko Samui (or Koh Samui). Ko or Koh means island in Thai. Ko Samui is located on the “east” coast in the Gulf of Thailand. The better known island in Thailand, Phuket is on the “west” coast in…