By Ruth, on November 12th, 2009
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 [...]
By Ruth, on October 29th, 2009
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
DEP Viareggio 10:11 …. ARR Prato [...]
By Ruth, on October 28th, 2009
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 [...]
By Richard, on September 20th, 2009
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 [...]