One week in Wengen – our family’s summer holiday in Switzerland

I did my planning for our summer holidays at least 6 months in advance and we had made up our mind that the location would be in Europe, since we would be in the UK to attend a son’s graduation.  I was torn between hiking in the Switzerland’s mountains or the beautiful western coasts of Italy, namely the Amalfi Coast or Cinque Terre. It was difficult to go for a holiday with the entire family...

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From UK to Zurich and on to Wengen

4 July 2015We left Heathrow/Windsor Marriott Hotel at 7.00 AM for the 25 minutes drive to Heathrow Airport. Our flight to Zurich departs at 9.30 AM and we needed some extra time to return our rental car and grab some breakfast. I was glad to see the British Airways concorde, parked outside a hanger, while waiting for our turn to take-off. This aircraft is now out of service and a reminder of the days...

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Walking the scenic Grütschalp to Mürren trail in the Jungfrau region

5 July 2015 The plan for this morning would be to walk the scenic Grütschalp to Mürren trail. This is one of the recommended walking trail for beginners on the western plateau above the Lauterbrunnen valley.The sun rose early and so was I. I wanted to shoot some photos of the gorgeous scenery in the morning light. I could see Murren in the distance, on the other side of the Lauterbrunnen valley from...

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Hiking the Northface trail from Allmendhubel to Gimmelwald via the Sprutz Waterfall

5 July 2015 After a good rest and lunch at the restaurant inside the Edelweiss Hotel, we continued our walk into Murren to look for the funicular railway that would bring us higher up the mountain to Allmendhubel, at 1907m above sea level.The Allmendhubelbahn was easy to find. We could not miss the sight of the rack rail going up the side of the sloping mountain. A model at the entrance of the station...

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