Category: Europe 2015

  • Geneva

    Geneva

    During our last night in Interlaken I had been very unwell. More unwell that I had been in a very long time. I was dehydrated, and had issues keeping any food or drink in me. In the morning we set off to find a doctor. He kept apologising for his English, which was perfectly acceptable.…

  • Switzerland, Day 2 – Jungfrau

    Switzerland, Day 2 – Jungfrau

    Our second day in Switzerland started quite early. We had booked on the train to travel to Jungfrau the highest train station in Europe, up in the alps. The tickets we bought meant we had to head up early in the morning, and head back well before the last train. We drove the car down…

  • Switzerland, Day 1 – Trümmelbachfälle

    Switzerland, Day 1 – Trümmelbachfälle

    We had a couple of trips out of Interlaken planned for the time we were there, but the first order of business was a Swiss SIM card. Having done the appropriate research ahead of time I headed into town to find a friendly Swisscom store. Another tourist was trying to purchase a SIM but had…

  • Luxembourg to Switzerland, via Schengen

    Luxembourg to Switzerland, via Schengen

    The drive from Luxembourg to Interlaken in Switzerland is a bit over 5 hours driving time, depending on route. We decided to stop in Schengen on the way.

  • Luxembourg, it’s like a real country, only smaller!

    Luxembourg, it’s like a real country, only smaller!

    After the dessert I had with dinner the night before, I wasn’t feeling wonderful. We headed into town to have a drive around. Dad pointed out a few of the buildings before we found a shopping centre and a carpark. I wasn’t sure they’d have such mundane things as shopping centres and carparks, but they…