Enchantment of Eastern Europe

Finally catching up on the last few entries! Luzern; Situated on the edge of a lake, with a striking alpine panorama as a backdrop, Luzern was a regular stop on the “Grand Tour” route of Europe during the Romantic era, and the ambiance from this age still lingers in some of its classic sights. Its…

I had been in correspondence with someone from KoBi Boutique Studios about checking in, so paid the local tax and received the code to check in at 3pm. Luanne and Dan were in Luzern already, so planned to meet us at the train station and keep our luggage in their room until we could get…

I had some kind of allergic reaction yesterday and my eyes were watering like crazy. I spent the night sneezing and blowing my nose, even though I took an antihistamine! This morning, my eyes were puffy and my nose was still stuffed up, but I wasn’t going to let that stop me. At 10:53 we…

Here’s a little lesson I learned; before smearing what you THINK is lotion on your arms, use google translate to make sure! It turns out this is shower gel, and does NOT work well as a body lotion! Hahahaha! Back into the shower I go! What a treat to see sunshine and blue skies this…

Go to the Alps because they’re there! Unknown We caught the 9:23am train at Interlaken West to Interlaken OST, then the train to Lauterbrunnen, the cable car to Grutschalp and the train to Murren. We arrived after all those “like clockwork” transfers at 10:30 and were greeted by Luanne and Dan. This town of Mürren…

Luanne and Dan arrived in Murren yesterday after flying to Zurich from Budapest (they had a long day!). Today Sharon and Dean are going up Mount Pilates (weather be damned). When I woke up at 6am, the sky was blue – I could hardly believe it! However, by the time we were ready to get…

Another great night’s sleep although Gary has asked Therese for an extra pillow and thin blanket. We were on the train at 10:08 headed for Bern. Contrary to stories we heard, everyone in our car was checked for our pass, our half fare card and our ID. Taking the train is SO easy! I downloaded…

Gary and I agreed that after being up early and ready for breakfast every morning for the last week, he could sleep in today!! Thankfully one of my outlet converters will fit into the recessed outlets in this apartment, but then we looked in all the drawers and found one provided by Therese! This place…