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Tour of Italy ~ Resumed: Through Switzerland First

Posted by Lorac Saturday, 18 October 2014 10 comments

After our train ride through the mountains there were still many tunnels to go through to get to the other side of Switzerland.


 This one was not too long but some of them were several minutes traveling under the mountain.



When we got off the train there was this really coll old bridge we had just gone over and a very pretty little stream running down the mountain.



 Heading down the mountain. Village below. There were hair pin curves all the way down and you needed to pretty much ride the brakes as the road was so steep.



 A gorgeous valley at the bottom of the road in between the mountains.


 One of those turns I was mentioning!


We stopped for coffee in the village. It was quaint and beautiful and had a river running right through it. Probably the tributary started up were we were. Look at the colour. It was full of sediment picked up from it's trip down the mountain. It was flowing fast and looked cold!


You can see the rapids right ion town There were really nice walkway bridges every 50 ft or so in the town.

 
 Leaving the town and driving through the mountains and valley to get to......


 Yes! Another train through the mountains. This was so worth it. Cut off many miles of travel and
was really fun!

 So many orchards are starting to sprout up and beautiful farms in the valleys.

 
This is the front window view of the first place we stayed in Switzerland close to the border.A little apartment my friend had found to rent for the night.


This is the view on the other side.The Swiss Mountains were mind blowing. I could sit and stare at them for hours!


Look closely. I was surprised to see the cows are walking over the bridge to get to the other side of the farm. Almost missed the pick as I was watching.


Some cranes seem to be enjoying the view of the fantastic mountains with me.

Look at that waterfalls! Can you imagine the sound?

I love this picture. It looks really Swiss to me, Majestic mountains and Swiss Chalets.


Next post we get to Italy. Venice to be precise! Stay tuned for more!


Part one. Tour of Italy

Posted by Lorac Tuesday, 14 October 2014 3 comments

Went on a tour of Italy this summer by car from the Netherlands. My good friend did all the driving this time. A little touchy for me to drive in Italy but we paced ourselves so it was a lot of resting and site seeing in between drives.
First through the mountains in Switzerland...



For part of the journey we took the car on the train right through the mountain.You drive on, stay in the vehicle and it takes you through. Cuts off about 2 hours driving and tons of gas.


 So dark inside. no lights unless you are at the front of the train. I took a photo with my flash and this is what it looks like in the mountain.There is a track on the other side and yes we were passed by a train going the other way. The ride is about 35 minutes.




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I have lived in Georgetown for 37 years but have traveled around a great deal. I own my own business which takes a lot of my time but try to blog as much as possible! I love to take pictures, no training, just a love of photography. Enjoy the pics but please do not copy them.
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