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Lost in Venice

Now with many winding alleyways, bridges and piazzas, it is very easy to get lost in Venice. Even finding a public toilet...

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Arrivederci Verona, ciao Venice

☹️  Today was our last major train trip.  We spent the morning in Verona exploring the Roman fort and other buildings on...

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Romeo, Romeo, where for art thou?

Three trains and four hours  later, and we have left the majestic mountains ,with their fast running streams, for the dryer climate...

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Retail therapy and extra stories

Today we enjoyed our last day in Switzerland checking out the shops for souvenirs for family. Sorry readers I couldn’t find something...

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Mighty Matterhorn

   As you guessed, bags are packed and we travelled to Zermatt.   We passed Lake Thon and many pretty villages that line...

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Nature’s power

With such wonderful scenery around us, I thought nothing could surpass it, until today. We had planned on visiting Trümmelbach falls yesterday...

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It snowed!

With rain threatening, we headed off to the Schilthorn. Apart from being a magnificent mountain,well known skiing venue, Schilthorn is known for...

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We’ve been shrunk and put in a model train set

Our trip was carefully planned with respect to trains , accomodation and locations. John agonised over details, connections, emails were sent between...

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Picture postcard

Your intrepid travellers left Lucerne today for Meiringen. The husbands demonstrated their superior strength by taking the suitcases and heading to the...

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Above the clouds

Swiss people look forward to their days off. They head out of the city when it is fine to enjoy the outdoors....

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