Around 3plus, we took a 30-min train ride to Château de Versailles, which is located in the suburb of Paris. It is a very grand palace, with a very big garden. KAPPA??? The last night in Paris. After a few days of having meagre meals on prudent spending, it was time for us to try…
The “Amazing Race” to Geneva
We were in “Amazing Race”. We were confused with the direction to Paris Orly Airport for the morning flight and we were still at the train station waiting for the train to arrive, just 45-min before the flight took off! We were very worried that we might miss the flight to Geneva and we left…
Interlaken Sweet Heaven
We took a train to Interlaken where we were be staying for the next three days. Interlaken is located between two beautiful lakes – Lake Brienz and Lake Thun. Our hostel – Balmer’s Herberge was actually a 15-min walk from the train station to the hostel, but we could not find our way there. Fortunately,…
Mt Schilthorn, the 007 James Bond Mt.
We set out for our first mountain trip at the famous “007 James Bond Mountain” – Mt. Schilthorn in the Jungfrau Region. The Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn region is listed in UNESCO World Heritage. We took a cable car from Gimmelwald to Mürren, a beautiful, idyllic and traffic-free mountain village, nestled amidst the enchanting mountain scenery. We hardly…
Exploring the Swiss Alpine Beauty
We headed halfway down from Mt. Schilthorn to Mürren, at about 1,650m above sea level, to explore the peaceful alpine meadows. Every angle of the mountainous view is picturesque! Drinking spring water fresh from the Swiss alps! There seemed to be many Indian tourists in the area. We got into a cable car packed with…
Mt Titlis is superb!
Having not enough “FEEL” of mountains yet after the James Bond Mt trip, we went up to Mt Titlis, while our friend took the free cruise ride using the Swiss Pass. Going Mt Titlis from Interlaken took us half a day long but scenic train ride. It was never boring taking train rides in Switzerland,…
Glacier Express through the Swiss Alps
We embarked on our next journey to Austria. It was a train-ride day for us on board the Glacier Express – the famous Swiss mountain railways that pass through the Alps in the heart of Switzerland. It was an awesome train ride with stunning views of different seasons flashing pass the window. We passed through…
The 700 years old cottage-hostel
Around 6pm, we finally reached Feldkirch at the Austria border, after crossing Liechtenstein – the smallest German speaking country in the world. We had planned to stay a night at Feldkirch to save a day of our Eurail Pass, since it was already late evening when we arrived Austria, and headed to Innsbruck the next…
Innsbruck with the enchanting Alps
Early in the morning, we left for Innsbruck, a capital city of Tyrol in Western Austria, and an internationally renowned winter sports centre that hosted the Winter Olympic twice. This is one of my favourite photos with the alps in the background. Risking our lives while standing on the tram track just to take a…
The pretty Alpine resort in Schladming
We had booked a resort called The Alpine Club for a 7-day stay in Schladming, a small mining town in Styria. This was not the first choice resort that we wanted, but to book a timeshare resort, especially a popular one, it might need at least six months of advance booking (that’s why I terminated…
