Category: Transatlantic Cruise
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Innsbruck and Seefield
Today we took a train ride out to the Austrian countryside and enjoyed submersing ourselves in the way of life there. The town we went to was Seefield, an old farming village popular for cross country skiing in the winter. Once we finished the carriage ride, we went to a local farmhouse where they give…
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Castles, Palaces, and Passion Plays
Today we took a drive to see some castles and palaces and views of the beautiful countryside. One thing we noticed is in Switzerland you are always looking at the alps; in Austria you are in the alps! We made a stop on the town of Oberammergau, which is in Bavaria, Germany. Oberammergau is famous…
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Lichtenstein and Austria
Today we traveled to Innsbruck, Austria and on the way we stopped in Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein is the fourth smallest country in Europe. We have also been to #1 Vatican City and #2 Monaco. We got our passports stamped in Lichtenstein, even though we don’t have them stamped from any other country on this trip! Nowhere…
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Salzburg, Austria
Today we drove through Germany to Salzburg, Austria. Salzburg is the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as well as the home of the Trapp family and where scenes from The Sound of Music were filmed. After walking around the squares, we took a cable car to the fortress overlooking the city. One thing we try…
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Mount Pilatus and Lucerne
Today we decided to go to the top of Mount Pilatus and see the views of the Swiss Alps from there. Afterwards we walked around the town of Lucerne for a few hours. It was a beautiful, quaint town right on the lake. An interesting fact we learned about Switzerland: It is well known that…
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Lake Geneva and Gstaad
We did a lot of sightseeing today and were on the road most of the day. We stopped to see how Gruyère cheese is made. It is a hard cheese that has a rich, creamy, salty, and nutty flavor. It has a stronger flavor than Swiss cheese. Gruyère is the most popular cheese in Switzerland…
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Bern, Switzerland
Bern is the capital of Switzerland and a very beautiful city. What amazed us was the large amount of people out on the streets in the evening and they all seemed happy. We started the day going to the Rose Garden overlooking Old City Bern. There are over 250 different roses and over 400 different…
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Säntis, Switzerland
After finally checking in with the front desk of our hotel this morning, we had breakfast at the hotel restaurant. We have been lucky that all the hotels we have stayed at have provided free breakfast. And they have all been really good. We are realizing the language barrier will be the greatest in Switzerland.…
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Wasserauen, Switzerland
We reluctantly left Lake Como today. It is a beautiful place that we would definitely like to come back to some day, especially when the weather is a little warmer. Now on to Switzerland! This was the first border crossing where there was actually a station and a person standing guard. I quickly got our…
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Lake Como, Italy
Today we travel from Savona on the Italian Riviera to Lake Como, Italy, which is about a three hour drive. We had a four hour boat trip on Lake Como planned for today. Since it was drizzling with rain predicted for this afternoon, I emailed the boat company to see if we were still on…
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