Tag - #switzerland

Europe’s Largest Waterfall – Rhine Falls

August 31, 2018Dan3 min read

29/8/18 – 31/8/18 Rhine Falls, Switzerland Situated close to  the Swiss German border, Rhine falls is Europes plaines largest waterfall. Although its only 23 metres high, its approximately 150 metres wide so the volume of water that flows through it, makes it very powerful. Entry costs about £5, and there is about half a mile to walk down thought several viewing points to reach the bottom. The final viewing platform is by far the best as its the closest (You can almost touch the water) At the very bottom there are several options for boat trips to see the falls close up – we decided to take the one that goes to the other side and then close to the falls on the way back (About £6/person from memory)  – top tip to take a waterproof coat as the spray can soak you depending on where you are sitting in the boat. The falls were dog friendly throughout (Including the boat trip) and definitely worth a visit. As there aren’t may places to stay for free in the Moho in...

Lovely Lucerne in Switzerland

August 29, 2018Lorraine Stokes5 min read

28/8/18 – 29/8/18 – Lucerne We visited Hergiswill, Switzerland for one night which is located just a few miles from the lovely Lucerne. We followed Google Maps to our free location, which we knew was up a very high hill, but hadn’t quite bargained for the steep accent  that we got. As I sat tense in my seat trying to enjoy the amazing views surrounding us, whilst thinking this can’t be the right place, we reached a construction site on a very small ledge of a mountain side and became stuck behind a jeep with a trailer!  I won’t say what words actually came out our mouths! Fortunately the jeep was moving out of the only space where it would be possible for us to turn around, and out I hopped to help Dan manoeuvre the van around the tiny bend, turning us back to face the direction we came in. He did it so well, and was remarkable calm. Must be getting used to it. When we could, we pulled over and re-entered the GPS into Apple Maps, and low and behold it...

A Great End To A Difficult Day! Sion, Switzerland

August 23, 2018Dan6 min read

22/8/18 – 23/8/18 – Sion, Switzerland So this was it, our first visit to Switzerland. Neither if us really knew what to expect other than mountains and some amazing roads through them – plus its supposed to be an expensive place to live. Having spoke with our friends Adele and Charlotte who we were on our way to meet at Lake Maggiore (who had travelled a similar route a couple of days prior) told us they paid 58 Euros one-way to drive through Mont Blanc! We decided that we would try and find a toll free route. We did and it only added an additional hour to the journey. Sion was roughly at the mid-point between the two – hence our choice of overnight stop. As we reached the French/Swiss border it was time to get our vignette to allow you to drive on Swiss motorways however, when we got to the border Crossing at Le Chatêlard the border checkpoint was unmanned so we spent the next half an hour going between various cafe’s and restaurants (Most of which sold...

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