We stayed a couple of nights with my parents’ Swiss friend Ursulina at her old family home. She made us so welcome and we delighted both in that and in the differences between her and our way of living in NZ (the houses, habits, food etc). She took us to her grandparent’s old house, where [...]
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Chur (2)
Posted in Switzerland on August 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Switzerland – Interlaken (2)
Posted in Switzerland on August 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hard to find a camping ground here that isn’t full! Apparently Interlaken is second to NZ (have I got that right?) for adventure sports. Making it harder, we arrive in a huge thunderstorm with lightening and pouring rain. The youth hostels are all full so we hide in the supermarket.
The skies clear – apparently in summer [...]
Switzerland – Interlaken (1)
Posted in Switzerland on August 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Mum was very grumpy this morning calling everyone lazy
We went on a massive as tramp. We started by going up on the cable car. it holds maybe 30 people all squeezed in but I stood near a window so got a really good view.
Then we started on the tramp. Within moments my legs felt like [...]
Switzerland – Chur
Posted in Switzerland on August 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We stayed two nights with grandma’s friend in Chur. Ten differences between Ursulina’s house and our house:
1. it was built in 1850
2. there are no TVs and computers
3. it is 3 storeys high plus an attic and a cellar and a below the cellar
4. there is a space between every flight of stairs where she [...]
