Category: travel
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Easter Weekend: Neuchâtel to Lugano – Part 2
After the St Gotthard’s pass, the first town was Airolo which was still covered in snow. We saw long lines of vehicular traffic near the entrance of the tunnel on both sides – Easter traffic. A couple of tiny churches perched on the edge of the mountain. Can you see one in this picture below ?…
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Easter weekend: Neuchâtel to Lugano – Part 1
Easter was my first 4-day long weekend and Lugano was our first trip out of this area. It was a four and half hour train ride with a change at Olten. We each bought a half-fare pass (demi-tarif) which made the first class train fare do-able. Wide leather seats that recline a little, they were more comfortable than my…
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Descending Chaumont Video
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RopMEDv91Qc&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Here is a seven-minute video of the entire descent from Chaumont to La Coudre on the funicular railway. Hope you enjoy the ride. The photos posted in the last few days were taken from this tower which is located next to the funicular station house. At the top of the tower is a lookout…
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Panorama at Chaumont: Part 2
[googlemaps http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=chaumont+neuchatel&sll=40.82315,-73.973964&sspn=0.013494,0.028989&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Chaumont+Neuch%C3%A2tel,+Canton+of+Neuch%C3%A2tel,+Switzerland&t=h&ll=47.018067,6.968079&spn=0.046813,0.087376&z=13&output=embed&w=510&h=400] The satellite map shows the La Coudre-Chaumont funicular railway (faint white line up the mountain) and the surrounding areas. The pictures show Neuchâtel downtown, football stadium (that happens to sit on top of the town’s only shopping mall – La Maladiere) and neighboring towns (last two photos) – Hauterive and St. Blaise. These pictures…
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Panorama at Chaumont: Part 1
First, this is my 100th post. I was going to create a special post to commemorate this surprising event – but too busy in the last few days. Frankly, I did not expect myself to keep up with posting on the blog so semi-regularly (once every 2 or so days) and for such a long…
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La Coudre – Chaumont Funicular Railway
Funicular railways are common in Switzerland due to its hilly terrain. I believe it is one of their favorite civil engineering activities beside building tunnels. There are at least three funicular railways in Neuchâtel. Two of them were used mainly for commuting to a higher part of town from the town center – nothing to write…