We had budgeted for at least one mountain train journey and chose the trip up […]
Year: 2014
Into the Swiss Alps: Interlaken & Thun
From Emmental we headed south to our next stop at the busy resort of Interlaken, […]
A day in Bern
After the Emmental valley experience, we braved another train from Oberburg station and arrived in […]
Emmental pumpkins and a piece o’ cheese
Leaving Solothurn we headed south into the Emmental valley. The lush green grassland was dotted […]
Solothurn
A new week and a new country called. The journey south down the A5 was […]
Basel and bathing in Bad Krozingen
We left France early to stock up on gastronomic goodies and cheap fuel before crossing […]
The Rhein Borderlands: Neuf Brisach to Breisach via Pedal Power
From Bad Krozingen we swung west across the Rhein and returned to France for a […]
A day in Freiburg
We were sorry to leave Simonswald, and fought pelting rain to get packed up and […]
Into the Southern Black Forest – Simonswald
After three excellent but soggy days we left Oberkirch in bright hot sunshine as the […]
On the train to Schiltach & Alpirsbach
A truly wet night at the Oberkirch aire meant we struggled to sleep through the […]