Tag: switzerland

  • Looking back at our trips in 2021-2022, Part 1

    Looking back at our trips in 2021-2022, Part 1

    Happy New Year ! It is a tradition on this blog in January to take a look back at some of the places we visited in the previous year. Since we took some time off from posting on this blog, we will review both 2021 and 2022 together. Let’s kick off with some tunes and…

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  • Sunrise at Mount Pilatus, part 2

    Sunrise at Mount Pilatus, part 2

    Continuing with our story about mountains and … We woke up at six something and hurried out of the hotel to see the sunrise. Thankfully, the fog had dissipated overnight and the sky above us was clear. Play a tune while reading this : Since Hotel Bellevue was already at the top, it was technically…

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  • Sunrise on Mount Pilatus, part 1

    Sunrise on Mount Pilatus, part 1

    On our way back home after a visit to St. Moritz, we used the motorway instead of the mountainous route we previously took. To see photos of the mountain passes we visited on that route, click here. _ We passed Chur, stopped at Lucerne for lunch and then sneaked up to Mount Pilatus for the…

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  • Cotti Agricultura at Alp Flix

    Back to Switzerland …  On our way home back from St Moritz, we spent a night at a sheep farm at Alp Flix.  Click on the link to see our earlier posts on St Moritz, and the nearby Julierpass. Alp Flix is a protected moorland situated on a plateau of between 1900 and 2000 m…

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  • Views from above St. Moritz

    Views from above St. Moritz

    St. Moritz lies on the southern slopes of the Albula Alps, a mountain range in eastern Switzerland, overlooking the flat and wide glaciated valley of Engadine and Lake St. Moritz. Because we were visiting just after the peak tourist season, the hotel gave us free unlimited passes for use on the cable cars and funicular…

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  • Muottas Muragl looking over St. Moritz

    Muottas Muragl looking over St. Moritz

    Muottas Muragl is a location on the southern slopes of Blais da Muottas (2,568 m) and offers at 8,051 feet (2,454 m) the most beautiful vantage point above the lakes of Upper Engadine valley.  Muottas Muragl is situated between the villages of Samedan and Pontresina, accessible by a funicular railway built in 1907 that takes…

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