BaselTravel to BaselIt’s overcast and cool today. We leave early because we have a 3.5 hour drive to drop off the rental car at the Basel Airport.My leg muscles are sore from all the up hill climbing we did yesterday.From the airport it is an easy and convenient bus ride to the rail station and then a fifteen minute walk to our hotel.Our hotel stay includes a complementary transit …
From Switzerland to Liechtenstein to AustriaRapperswil We say goodbye to our friendly Airbnb hostess in Lucerne and head out.Our first stop is the hometown of our neighbour Stefan – our favourite Swiss person. The town is Rapperswil and is very pretty. As we drive into the town, a castle looms up over a lake. “That must be Stefan Schloss”, John jokingly says.The town has numerous churches and pretty squares while the …
Laid Back Day in LucerneMusegg Wall and Towers I finish our laundry in the morning and we have a stimulating conversation with our host’s partner who is a journalist from Kenya before we drive to Lucerne city centre.We start walking up the steep hill to the Musegg Wall which are the remains of the walls that once protected the city. We pass some adorable cows along the way (part of …
And Now in Switzerland Cutest Planes EverWe are up and off to the airport early. On the advice of hotel staff, we walk to the airport. It takes under ten minutes with sidewalks all the way.At the airport, John spots a number of very cute planes that look like beluga whales. John explains that Airbus is headquartered in Toulouse and they use these modified planes to fly in plane parts …