Two interesting rail films, both showing the Brusio viaduct spiral turn on the Bernina Express in Switzerland. As recounted in a previous post, this describes a portion of the trip that the SWERJK girls took just last October 3 (09). The really fun part is the fabulous outdoor garden train that recreates the Bernina Express [...]
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SWERJK Trip – Days 13, 14, and 15 (Shary, Wendy, in Europe with Ruth, Judy, Kate) Day 13 – Into the Alps by Rail On Saturday October 3, we followed some of my favorite train routes including a significant part of the Glacier Express. After a good breakfast at our Tirano hotel, we crossed the street to board the little red train to take [...] SWERJK Trip – Days 10, 11, and 12 (Shary, Wendy, in Europe with Ruth, Judy, Kate) Day 10 – Across Italy to Venice After an early breakfast, we hurried to the train station to catch the first connection on our way to Venice – glorious Venice!! This is what it was like: DEP Monterosso 9:03 …. ARR Viareggio 10:00 SWERJK Trip – Days 7, 8, and 9 (Shary, Wendy, in Europe with Ruth, Judy, Kate) Day 7 – Highlights of Some Paris Museums After spending two nights at our perfectly located Paris hotel, we dressed and stored our bags at the hotel; we’d get them at the end of the day for our second overnight train trip. Then [...] Today I was at the fish market in Venice. How about a little seafood chowder folks? Maybe some octopus appetizer? Imagine bringing this home? For kids who will only eat macaroni, pancakes, and hot dogs? You kidding? Just try bringing it in the house! Perhaps instead of stuffing those hot dogs with beef, pork, or chicken it [...] I can tell you that our few days in Monterosso on the Cinque Terre Coast has been absolutely delightful. It has been a great place to rest up after our first 7 hectic days in Europe. I spent a few hours swimming in the warm Mediterranean – imagine, it’s the end of September. Is it the [...] Here are some more details from the European travelers, as reported by Kate. Of course this is the trip described in earlier posts – where Ruth is leading Kate and three nieces on a hectic 15 day tour of some favorite spots in Europe. + + + + + [...] As long as I’m traveling, I’m pretty happy, so I’m not against seeing Europe by car or by boat, for that matter. But since I’m in Europe right now, taking my daughter and nieces on a 15 day tour by train, let me share some advantages of train travel. 1. Convenient. Most of us in North [...] They're off tonight on SWISS International. This has been an exciting weekend for two reasons: (1) I attended my 45th high school class reunion, and (2) my wife, daughter, and three nieces left for their 15 day European tour. More on the reunion later in the week. For now, the grand departure! This trip has been [...] Ruth Goutal is planning a trip to Europe for her daughter and five [...] |
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